Ms Manoja Weerasekara currently works as a Senior Lecturer attached to the Faculty of Computing. She’s a certified Java programmer and a professional member of the Computer Society of Sri Lanka.

She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science & Technology at Uva Wellassa University and was bestowed the Vice Chancellor’s award for the best performance in Computer Science & Technology at the convocation. She also completed her Master’s Degree in Business Administration at the University of Peradeniya and received the highest GPA in her batch. Currently, she is reading for her doctoral qualification attached to Department of Computer and System Science at the Stockholm University, Sweden.

Prior to joining NSBM, she worked at Uva Wellassa University as an Assistant Lecturer in Computer Science attached to the Department of Computer Science and Technology. She also served as a software engineer attached to Virtusa (Pvt) LTD.

She has successfully completed the Staff Development Program conducted by the Internal Quality Assurance Center, NSBM and also participated at the International Business Summer School organized by the Plymouth University in 2015. She received a certificate of achievement at the Outbound training on Group Dynamics and Personality Development.

Her academic teaching responsibilities are primarily linked to modules pertaining to database systems, software engineering, programming, data structures and algorithms and information systems. Her research interests are in ICT for development, ICT supported mental health interventions, online communities, fostering empowerment in online communities and data driven development.  She also possesses experience in conducting research methodology sessions and guiding students in their final year research projects in the Information Systems discipline. She has a passion for improving the student experience through innovative teaching approaches and research into the development of complementary technologies for stress management.

Recent Publications:

2019. Weerasekara, Å. Smedberg, and H. Sandmark, “Using ICT in occupational stress management: The views and experiences of Sri Lankan stress experts,” Multi Conf. Comput. Sci. Inf. Syst. MCCSIS 2019 - Proc. Int. Conf. e-Health 2019, pp. 163–174, 2019.
2020. Weerasekara and Å. Smedberg, and H. Sandmark, “Design Practices and implications in ICT Supported Interventions for Occupational Stress Management,” International Conference on Advanced Computer Science and Information Systems. ICACSIS 2019, pp. 285-294

Weerasekara M.K., Thilkarathne P. (2019). Use of ICT Supported Interventions for Occupational Stress Management: A Systematic Review of Published Studies. Proceedings of the second International Conference on Business Innovation (ICOBI 2019). Pitipana, Homagama, Sri Lanka: NSBM Green University Town (ISSN = 2651-0103)

Perera G.P.K., Weerasekara M.K.(2019). Fostering mental wellbeing among undergraduates: Possible Avenues. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Business Innovation (ICOBI 2019). Pitipana, Homagama, Sri Lanka: NSBM Green University Town (ISSN = 2651-0103)

Weerasekara M.K. (2018). ICT Supported Interventions for Occupational Stress Management: Theory to Practice. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Business Innovation (ICOBI 2018). Pitipana, Homagama, Sri Lanka: NSBM Green University Town (ISSN = 2651-0103)

Weerasinghe P., Weerasekara M.K., Wickramaarachchi W.A.S.M (2018). Implementation of Brain-Computer Interface for Stress Management. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Business Innovation (ICOBI 2018). Pitipana, Homagama, Sri Lanka: NSBM Green University Town (ISSN = 2651-0103)

Hisham, M.N.M., Weerasekara M.K. (2018). A Case study on customizing the Microsoft Time Series algorithm for predict tourist arrivals. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Business Innovation (ICOBI 2018). Pitipana, Homagama, Sri Lanka: NSBM Green University Town (ISSN = 2651-0103)

K.A. Ganegoda, K.R.T.M.D.P.M. Mahawasala, M.K. Weerasekara (2017). Analyzing and predicting surface land temperature using machine learning techniques. International Conference on Innovations in Infobusiness and Technology 2017, IIT Sri Lanka.

Samarasinghe, S., Weerasekara, M. K., (2016). Predictive data mining for medical prediction. International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research (IJCSITR) Research Publish Journals, Vol.4 (Issue 3)

De Silva, D., Weerasekara, M. K., (2016). A Model of e-Commerce for Success in the Photography Industry. International Journal of Thesis Projects and Dissertations (IJTPD) Research Publish Journals, Vol.4 (Issue 2), pp.283-290.

Weerasekara, M.K., and Dissanayake, B.A.K., (2012). Mobile Based Travel Guide System, Research Symposium, Uva Wellassa University, pg. 545-546