harshiPriyanwada

Ms. Harshi Priyanvada

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Ms. Harshi Priyanvada obtained her Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Applied Mathematics with First Class Honours from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
Prior to joining NSBM Green University, she served as a Research Intern at Ritz Clothing (Pvt) Ltd., Colombo 08, where she contributed to research aimed at enhancing existing optimization techniques to reduce material wastage in the garment industry. She also worked as a Temporary Demonstrator in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
During her undergraduate studies, she actively participated in extracurricular activities, including serving as an executive board member of University Clubs and contributing to event organization and student engagement initiatives.

She is currently serving as an academic in the Faculty of Engineering at NSBM Green University, where she delivers lectures on Engineering Analysis, Engineering Mathematics and Statistics, Applied Mathematics, and related mathematics modules.

Research Interests

  • Mathematical Modelling
  • Numerical Methods and Advanced Numerical Techniques
  • Optimization and Applied Optimal Control
  • Graph Theory
  • Statistics

Conference (Abstract) Publications

  1. Priyanvada K. H. H., Paragoda T, Fernando B. P. W., Jinasena T. M. K. K., and Embuldeniya T. M., (2024) ‘A Study of Growth of a Human Brain Tumour Using Reaction-Diffusion Equation with Finite Element Method’ , Proceedings of the 28th Annual Technological Advances in Science, Medicine, and Engineering (TASME 2024) Conference (Hybrid Conference), Toronto, Canada, p. 207.
  2. Lanel G.H.J. and Priyanvada K.H.H., (2024) Application of Dijkstra’s algorithm to find the shortest paths between selected travel destinations in Colombo, Proceedings of the 11th Ruhuna International Science & Technology Conference, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, p. 116.

On Going Research

  • A Case Study on AI in Mathematics Education