D. Samarakkody
Instructor in ICT
Department of Applied Buddhist Studies
Faculty of Buddhist Studies · Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka
Biography
Dhanusha Samarakkody is an Instructor in Computer Technology in the Department of Applied Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Buddhist Studies, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka. He also serves as a Visiting Lecturer in Information Technology. His academic and professional interests combine computer science education, software engineering and applied computing, with particular interests in natural language processing, data mining and software development using Laravel, Java and Python.
He holds a Master of Computer Science from the University of Colombo School of Computing and a Bachelor of Science in Information and Communication Technology with Second-Class Upper Division honours from the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna. His earlier university experience includes service as a Temporary Lecturer and Temporary Demonstrator in ICT. In addition to academia, he has approximately eight years of professional software engineering experience, particularly in web development, enabling him to integrate industry-oriented problem solving and practical software-development experience into teaching and learning. His research experience includes work in optical network protection and data-mining applications, including a master’s thesis on predicting factors influencing suicides in Sri Lanka using data-mining techniques.
Educational Qualifications
Master of Computer Science, University of Colombo School of Computing, Sri Lanka, 2021
Bachelor of Science in Information and Communication Technology, Second-Class Upper Division, Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2015
BCS Level 4 Certificate in IT, BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT, 2012
Academic Positions
Instructor in Computer Technology, Department of Applied Buddhist Studies, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka (2025 - Present)
Visiting Lecturer in Information Technology, ICBT Campus, Anuradhapura (2025 - Present)
Temporary Lecturer in ICT, Department of Applied Science, Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna (2016)
Temporary Demonstrator in ICT, Department of Applied Science, Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna (2015)
Publications & Research
Conference Papers (International)2
- Satkunarajah, S., Samarakkody, D. & Perera, W. A. S. C. (2016). Comparison of Single-Line Rate for Dedicated Protection on WDM Optical Network Topologies. 2016 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAfS), Galle, Sri Lanka, pp. 1-6.
- Suthaharan, S., Samarakkody, D. & Perera, W. A. S. C. (2016). Resource Efficiency for Dedicated Protection in WDM Optical Networks. Kelaniya International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (KICACT 2016), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, pp. 64-65.
Thesis / Dissertation1
- Samarakkody, D. (2021). Predicting Factors Influencing Suicides in Sri Lanka Using Data Mining Techniques. Master’s Thesis, University of Colombo School of Computing.
Fields of Interest
Memberships
Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)