Dr. W. Mahesh N. Fernando
Academic Qualifications
- PhD – Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia, 2018
- M Sc. in Computer Science – University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2010
- MBA – PIM, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, 2003
- B.Sc. Physical Sciences (Honors) – University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, 1999
Professional Memberships
- Certified Teacher in Higher Education – Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA), United Kingdom
- MACS
- MIEEE
- IEEE Communication Society
- IEEE Computer Science Society
- Sri Lanka Association for Improving Higher Education Effectiveness (SLAIHEE)
- Member of Computer Society of Sri Lanka(CSSL)
Teaching Interests
- Management Information Systems
- Database Design and Development
- Data Mining and Business Intelligence
- Information & Communication Technologies
- Business Analytics
Research interest
- Electronic health and Health Informatics
- Personal health records
- Information Systems
- Data Mining
- Data Sciences
Research Publications
- Link for information https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=M1uayTQAAAAJ&hl=en
Postgraduate Research Supervision
- Muhandiramge, L. K. ,”An Investigation of Challenges to Implement Electronic National Identity Card Project in Sri Lanka”, 2019
- Cooray, K. S. B., “Impact of information flows in disaster response to the success of disaster management in Sri Lanka” , 2019
- Perera, U. B. P., “Factors affecting to Customer acceptance of cash Deposit Machine (CDM) systems in Bank of Ceylon”, 2019
- Gunasekara M. A. N. P. ” Factors Affecting Health-Related Internet Use – A Study on Managerial Level Employees in Sri Lanka “, MSc. Thesis, 2018.
- Jayarathna, L. C. H., “Relationship between Facebook usage and the student engagement in education of Sri Lankan management undergraduates”, MBA Thesis, 2014.
- Samarasinghe D.G.A, “E-Commerce usage and business Performance in Sri Lankan Tourism Industry” , MBA Thesis, 2014.
- Bandara, K.M.C.S.M. , “Factors Affecting User Resistance to ERP System at United Motors Lanka PLC”, 2014.
- Jayasekara, A. H. , “Impact of the characteristics of software testers on software quality at Aeturnum Lanka”, 2014.
- Ranawake, B.R.U.L ., “Factors affecting the productivity of a scrum team Embla Software Innovation”, 2014.
- Hettiarachchi, S. , “An empirical study on agility and software project success in Sri Lanka, MBA Thesis, 2013.
- Abeysooriya, B.S.M. , “Factors Affecting Regression Test Success/Failure At CodeGen International (Pvt) Ltd.”, 2011.
- Dilrukshi, D.B.U. , “Factors affecting “Time to Market” IT Systems: The case of commercial Bank Ceylon (PLC)”, 2011.
- Chandrasekara, W.B.D.M.W.B. , “Relationship Between Sales Persons’ Perspective on Customer Orientation and Seles Performance of A Baur & Company (PVT) LTD”, 2011.
- Rajapakse, H.M.L.I.C. , “Impact of strategic value perception of managers on the e-commerce adoption at Serendib Leisure Management Ltd”, 2011.
- Chaturanga, R.A.K. , “Examining reasons that cause delays in providing solutions to critical support issues at Informatics International Limited”, 2010.
- Perera, K.S.P. , “Factors affecting low conversion rates on e-commerce websites selling mobile phone handsets in Sri Lanka”, 2010.
- Rasangi, R.L, “Factors Affecting the High Employee Turnover of Knowledge Workers in Converse Solutions Private Limited”, 2010.
- Gunathileke, M.K.A.P., “Determining Factors Affecting Improper Management of Industrialist Information at Industrialist Development Board”, 2009.
- Salgadu, M.S.S.P., “The Main Determinants of Customer Retention at SLT”, 2009.
Books Authoring and Editing
- Author of Course hand book “ Database Design and Development ” for Information systems degree Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
- Editor of “Management Information Systems” student handbook for Master of Technology published by Open University of Sri Lanka.
Important positions held
- Member of MIS development team for University Grant Commission (UGC) Sri Lanka, 2014
- Chief Examiner in General Information Technology(GIT) Examination Sri Lanka (2011 – 2012)
- Web developer, web administrator and executive member, Sri Lanka Association for Improving Higher Education Effectiveness (SLAIHEE) (2012-014)
- Administrator, FMSC Learning Management System (LMS) (2011 – 2014)
- Web developer and web Administrator, International Conference of Business Management (ICBM), Sri Lanka, 2014
- Subject coordinator –Management Information Systems (2008 – 2014), Database Design and Development (2005 – 2014), Information Systems Project (2010 – 2012)
- Hockey Coacher – University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (Boys & Girls hockey teams) (2000 – 2005)
- Team Manager of University of Sri Jayewardenepura Hockey Team (Men) at XI Sri Lanka University Games (Mini Olympic) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2011.
Contact Details
Email: mahesh@sjp.ac.lk