The University of Sri Jayewardenepura is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Prasad M. Jayaweera as the new Dean of the Faculty of Computing, effective December 20, 2023.
Professor Prasad M. Jayaweera, currently serving as a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, brings experience to his new role. An affiliated member of the SYSLAB laboratory at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University and Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. Prof. P.M. Jayaweera earned his B.Sc. honors degree in Computer Science from the University of Colombo in 1995. He subsequently completed his Ph.L. and Ph.D. degrees at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, and the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden in 2002 and 2004, respectively.
Recipient of a Commonwealth Academic Fellowship, Prof. P.M. Jayaweera conducted research at the Informatics Research Centre, University of Reading, United Kingdom. His research work on process modeling, process patterns, and electronic commerce system design has been widely published at national and international forums. Prof. P.M. Jayaweera has actively participated in various research projects through both local and international collaborations.
Previously, he served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Research Center in Information Systems Engineering, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Namur, Belgium, in 2008, and at SYSLAB, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University and Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, in 2007.
The Japura Web Team extends sincere congratulations to Prof. Prasad M. Jayaweera on his prestigious appointment. We wish him every success in his new role and anticipate the continued growth and success of the Faculty of Computing under his guidance.
