W.N. Wickremasinghe
Senior Lecturer- Grade I
Academic Degrees
- B.Sc. (Jaffna)
- M.Sc. (Iowa State)
- Ph.D. (Kansas State)
Current Teaching
- IS1002 – Introduction to Probability and Statistics [Wackerly, Mendenhall and Scheaffer]
- ST3071 – Linear Models [Graybill]
- ST4030 – Multivariate Data Analysis [Johnson and Wichern]
Research and Professional Experience
Areas of research and interest include Linear Models, Experimental Design, Multivariate Methods and General Methods.
Have research and teaching experience as
- a Senior Lecturer I (2002 to date)
- a Senior Lecturer II (1996-2001)
- a Lecturer (1991-1995)
- a Biometrician (1983-1990)
Honors and Awards
- Visiting Professorship, Kansas State University (2003/2004)
- Gold medal for best student presentation (for student research supervised by me) – SCRA2002, Allahabad
- Free membership (1993-95), Inst. of Mathematical Statistics, awarded by the Department of Statistics, Kansas State University, for acedemic achievements.
Other
- Head of Department (2008 Jan to 2010 Feb)
- Subject matter expert for Counting Techniques and Probability : E-Learning Project UCSC(2008)
- Academic Coordinator, ASASL, 2008
- Undergraduate Advisor in Statistics (2003;2005/2006)
- Advisor to 'Stat Circle' (2002/2003,2005/2006,2010/2011)
- Editorial Board Member - Journal of the NSF (2005- to 2009)
- Coordinator, M.Sc. in Applied Statistics (1997-2003)
Recent Publications & Presentations
- “A Detailed Analysis of a Genotype-Environment Study on Rice in Sri Lanka” (with W.M.P.M.Wickramasinghe and R.A.B.Abeygunawardena) – in Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium of University of Colombo (extended abstract only), 2011
- “Determinants of Poverty in Sri Lanka” (with M.D.D.D.Deepawansa and M.R.Sooriyarachchi) - in Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium of University of Colombo (extended abstract only), 2011
- “An Assessment of Computer Awareness and Literacy Among Entry-Level Sri Lankan Undergraduates – A Case Study” (with H.T.Tharanganie and G.P.Lakraj) - accepted for publication in the International Journal on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer),4(1), 2011
- “Factors Affecting Computer Awareness and Computer Literacy in Sri Lankan Undergraduates” (with H.T. Tharanganie and G.P.Lakraj), - in Proc. of the Third International Symposium- Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, (abstract only), 2010
- Automated Advertisements Classification System using Statistical Methods” (with Sachintha Pitigala and Ruvan Weerasinghe) – accepted for publication in the University of Colombo Review, 2 (2), 2010
- “A note on the general factor model and oblique rotations in multivariate analysis” (with P.G.R. Dilhani) – contributed poster, International Statistics Conference, January, 2010, Colombo
- “Role of Statistics in Decision-making for Sustainable Development”, Proc. of the Annual Sessions of SLAAS, 2009
- “Estimating the size of a closed population: a comparison of approaches” (with R. P. Bomiriya), Proc. of the Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo, (abstract only), 2008
