Academic Staff member

Dr. A.W.L.P. Thilan

Senior Lecturer Grade II

B.Sc University Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
M.Sc Sam Houston State University, USA
M.Phil University Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
BIT(Dip) University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Ph.D Queensland University of Technology

pubudu@maths.ruh.ac.lk
0412222681/14101

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  • AMT221b Mathematical Modelling II   -       2013
  • IMT1b2b Mathematical Computing   -       2012
  • IMT224b Applied Statistics I   -       2011,  2012,  2013
  • IMT2b2b Mathematical Computing   -       2013
  • imt3b1b Industrial Mathematics Project   -       2022
  • MAT1142 Mathematics for Biology   -       2011,  2012,  2013
  • MAT122b Calculus   -       2013
  • MAT212b Real Analysis-I   -       2021,  2021
  • MAT224a Geometry   -       2011
  • mat312b Real Analysis III   -       2011
  • MIS1222 Statistical Computing (R and Python software)   -       2022
  • MIS2122 Sampling Techniques and Survey Designs    -       2022,  2023
  • MSP312b Real Analysis III   -       2013
  • MSP3193 Bayesian Inference and Decision Theory   -       2023
  • MSP4273 Categorical Data Analysis and Sampling Theory   -       2022
  • Optimal experimental design
  • Bayesian design
  • Ecological modelling
  • Adaptive design
  • Bayesian computational algorithms

    Journals

  • Thilan AWLP, Peterson EE, Menendez P, Caley MJ, Drovandi C, Mellin C, andMcGree JM (2021). Bayesian design methods for improving the effectiveness of ecosystem monitoring.Environmental and Ecological Statistics (Submitted for publication).
  • Senarathne S. G. J. and Thilan AWLP. (2023). Prediction and Assessment of Stream Water Quality by Considering Multiple Water Quality Parameters, Asian Journal of Probability and Statistics.
  • Thilan AWLP, Menendez P, and McGree JM (2022). Assessing the ability of adaptive designs to capture trends in hard coral cover. Environmetrics
  • Thilan AWLP, Fisher R, Thompson H, Menendez P, Gilmour J, and McGreeJM (2021). Adaptive monitoring of coral health at Scott Reef where data exhibit nonlinear and disturbed trends over time. Ecology and Evolution.
  • Thilan AWLP, and Jayasekara LALW (2016). Applying Bivariate Meta-analysis when Within-study Correlations are Unknown, International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, Vol. 3, No5.
  • Thilan AWLP, De Silva MPKSK and Jayasekara LALW (2011). Classification and Regression Trees to predict species of an unidentified Puntius specimen. Ruhuna Journal of Science.
  • Thilan AWLP, De Silva MPKSK and Jayasekara LALW (2010). Use of morphometric characters of a fish species to predict its location; a statistical approach. Ruhuna Journal of Science.

    • Conference (Abstracts)

  • Wickramasinghe W.T.C.M. and Thilan A.W.L.P (2023). Modelling non-linear exchange rate data in Sri Lanka that exhibit disturbed trends over time.
  • Thilan AWLP. MODEL-BASED ADAPTIVE MONITORING: IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REEF MONITORING PROGRAMS. Bull. Aust. Math. Soc. 105 (2022), 511–513.
  • Thilan AWLP, Peterson EE, Menendez P, Caley MJ, Drovandi C, Mellin C, McGree JM (2019). Optimisation of coral reef monitoring using Bayesian adaptive design methods, the Bayes on the Beach, the 13th International Conference for the Australasian chapter of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) and the biennial meeting of the Bayesian Statistics section of the Statistical Society of Australia (SSA).
  • Thilan AWLP, Peterson EE, Menendez P, Caley MJ, Drovandi CC, Mellin C, McGree JM (2018). Bayesian adaptive design methods for improving the effectiveness of monitoring coral reef communities. Conference on Experimental Design and Analysis, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
  • Thilan AWLP, Peterson EE, Menendez P, Caley MJ, Drovandi C, Mellin C, andMcGree JM (2017). Model-Based Adaptive Design Methods for Improving the Effectiveness of Reef Monitoring, the Bayes on the Beach, the 12th International Conference for the Australasian chapter of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) and the biennial meeting of the Bayesian Statistics section of the Statistical Society of Australia (SSA).
  • Thilan AWLP (2016). Use of Multivariate Meta-Analysis when Within-Study Correlations are Unknown. 95th Annual Texas Section Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America.
  • Thilan AWLP and Hallum C (2016). The Impact of Color to Grayscale Conversion and Image Resolution in Face Recognition. Conference of Texas Statisticians.
  • Thilan AWLP, Baikuntha Nath Sahu, Abdushukoor KM, Mary Reena, Eda Suresh Reddy (2013). Optimizing the shape and speed performance of the boats. Technical Report.
  • QUT Postgraduate Research Award-Australian Technology Network of Universities Industry Training Centre (ATN IDTC) Scholarship and QUT International HDR Tuition Fee Sponsorship 2016
  • Glenda J. St. Andrie Scholarship, Sam Houston State University 2015
  • Professor Isabelle Attali Memorial, CIMPA Gold Medal for the outstanding graduate who scored the highest aggregate marks at the B.Sc. (Special) Degree Examination in Mathematics with First Class (Honours) 2010
  • Ronie De Mel Gold Medal awarded by the Ronie De Mel Trust Fund to the graduate who obtained a First class Honours with the highest aggregate marks in the Final Examinations leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science held in 2010, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka 2010
  • Scholarship for the Masters Degree in Statistics from the Sam Houston State University, USA. 2014
  • Top-up Scholarship funded by Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) during the PhD candidature at Queensland University of Technology, Australia 2016
  • Financial support from CIMPA (International Centre for Pure and Applied Mathematics) to participate in Modelling and Simulation in Population Biology-CIMPA-UNESCO in South Africa in 2011 2011
  • Teaching Assistant - Sam Houston State University, USA - from 2014-09-01 to 2016-04-25
  • Sessional Academic - Queensland University of Technology, Australia - from 2017-07-26 to 2020-06-26
  • Student Counsellor - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna - from 2013-09-23 to 2014-08-11
  • Life Member-Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science - Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Student Counsellor - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna
  • Event Coordinator - Sri Lanka Student Association-Sam Houston State University, USA - from 2014-09-01 to 2016-05-20
  • Committee member of Faculty day, 2021 - Faculty of Science-University of Ruhuna
  • A member of the Technical Evaluation Committee for purchasing computers and accessories, utilizing the allocated funds (Rs. 133 mn) for the Faculty of Science under the additional intake-Academic year - Faculty of Science-University of Ruhuna
  • A member of the Programme Review committee - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2022)
  • A member of the Sport Committee - Faculty of Science-University of Ruhuna (2022)
  • A member of the planning committee for the postgraduate programme in Statistical Science - Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science-University of Ruhuna (2022)
  • A member of the Exam committee which was formed to investigate the possibility of conducting online examinations. - Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science-University of Ruhuna (2022)
  • Technical Evaluation Committee member - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2023)
  • Member of Science Education Development Committee of FOS - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2023)
  • RISTCON 2023 committee member - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2023)
  • Course Coordinator committee member - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2023)
  • Faculty IT Committee member - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2023)
  • Faculty Representative for Karate sport - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2022)
  • Convener - 9th Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference 2022
  • Statistical officer in the committee for preparing the questionnaire for the general convocation - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2022)
  • Mentor - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2021-2024)
  • Department representative for the Ruhuna University Teachers Association - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2021-2022)
  • Sport Advisor Board member - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2023)
  • Faculty Representative for Marks for the Centenary program - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2023)
  • Chief examiner for Combined Mathematics of Advance Level examination-2023 - Department of Examinations - Sri Lanka
  • Academic Coordinator FM&IS Level I - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2022)
  • Academic Coordinator FM&IS Level II - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2023)
  • Course coordinator for course offered by the Physical Education Unit - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2023)
  • MSc Thesis reviewer - Postgraduate Institute of University Peradeniya (2023)
  • Reviewer-International Conference on Applied and Pure Sciences (ICAPS 2021) - University of Kelaniya
  • Reviewer-Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference (RISTCON) - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2021-2022)
  • Committee member for preparation of the project proposal for construction of an 11-story building - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2022)
  • Program presenter-Department Introduction to Faculty of Science Freshers - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2021-2023)
  • Advisory Committee Member-Mathematics and Statistics Society - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2023-2024)
  • Chairperson-Faculty Day 2022 - Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna (2022)