{"id":8562,"date":"2023-06-06T22:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T16:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/?page_id=8562"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:28:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T04:58:34","slug":"visiting-lecturers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/visiting-lecturers\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Lecturer Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- BEC VISITING STAFF: HEADING BLOCK -->\n<section id=\"bec-visiting-staff-heading\" aria-labelledby=\"bec-visiting-staff-title\">\n  <style>\n    #bec-visiting-staff-heading {\n      box-sizing: border-box;\n      padding: 8px 0 18px;\n      color: #222;\n      font-family: inherit;\n      text-align: center;\n    }\n\n    #bec-visiting-staff-heading *,\n    #bec-visiting-staff-heading *::before,\n    #bec-visiting-staff-heading *::after {\n      box-sizing: border-box;\n    }\n\n    #bec-visiting-staff-heading h2 {\n      margin: 0 0 8px;\n      color: #4e0205;\n      font-size: 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Pramodya possesses experience in financial and data\n            analysis, including reviewing data, identifying patterns, and\n            drawing logical conclusions to support decision-making. 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<div class=\"bec-flip-card-inner\">\n      <div class=\"bec-card-face bec-card-front\">\n        <div class=\"bec-photo-shell\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"bec-profile-photo\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hirusha-2-300x300.png\"\n            alt=\"Hirusha Wanigasingha\"\n            loading=\"lazy\"\n            referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"\n          >\n          <span class=\"bec-photo-fallback\" aria-hidden=\"true\">HW<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <h3 class=\"bec-person-name\">Hirusha Wanigasingha<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"bec-contribution-label\">Visiting Lecturer for<\/div>\n        <p class=\"bec-contribution\">\n          Big Data Analytics for Economics\n        <\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-current-position\">\n          <strong>Lecturer (Probationary)<\/strong><br>\n          Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Applied Sciences,\n          USJ\n        <\/div>\n\n        <button\n          class=\"bec-card-action\"\n          type=\"button\"\n          data-bec-flip-toggle\n          aria-expanded=\"false\"\n          aria-label=\"View the full profile of Hirusha Wanigasingha\"\n        >\n          View full profile <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u21bb<\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"bec-card-face bec-card-back\">\n        <div class=\"bec-back-header\">\n          <h3 class=\"bec-back-title\">Hirusha Wanigasingha<\/h3>\n          <button\n            class=\"bec-back-button\"\n            type=\"button\"\n            data-bec-flip-toggle\n            aria-label=\"Return to the front of Hirusha Wanigasingha's profile card\"\n          >\n            Back\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-detail-block\">\n          <span class=\"bec-detail-label\">Qualifications<\/span>\n          <p class=\"bec-detail-text\">\n            BSc (Hons) in Computer Science (USJ, SL); MPhil in Computer Science\n            (Reading) (USJ, SL); CTHE (Reading) (USJ, SL)\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-detail-block\">\n          <span class=\"bec-detail-label\">Areas of expertise<\/span>\n          <ul class=\"bec-expertise-list\" aria-label=\"Areas of expertise\">\n            <li>Machine Learning<\/li>\n            <li>Data Science<\/li>\n            <li>Artificial Intelligence<\/li>\n            <li>Sports Analytics<\/li>\n            <li>Machine Vision<\/li>\n            <li>Nature Inspired Computing<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-detail-block\">\n          <span class=\"bec-detail-label\">Visiting period<\/span>\n          <p class=\"bec-detail-text\">June 2026 to September 2026<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-detail-block\">\n          <span class=\"bec-detail-label\">Short biography<\/span>\n          <p class=\"bec-detail-text\">\n            Ms. Hirusha Wanigasingha is a Sri Lankan researcher and academic\n            currently serving as a Lecturer (Probationary) in the Department of\n            Computer Science at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. She holds\n            a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science from the same institution, where\n            she is also pursuing an MPhil degree specialising in computer\n            vision-based sports analytics. Her primary research interests span\n            machine vision, nature-inspired computing, and bioinformatics, with\n            notable contributions including co-evolutionary algorithm\n            optimisation for text classification and deep learning applications\n            for retail and health analytics. Her academic contributions were\n            recognised with the 2025 IASSL Best Research Award for her\n            undergraduate algorithmic research.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-profile-links\">\n          <a\n            class=\"bec-profile-link\"\n            href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hirusha-wanigasingha-a91b7a18b\"\n            target=\"_blank\"\n            rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n            aria-label=\"View Hirusha Wanigasingha's LinkedIn profile in a new tab\"\n          >\n            View LinkedIn Profile\n          <\/a>\n          <a\n            class=\"bec-profile-link\"\n            href=\"https:\/\/www.hirushawanigasingha.com\/\"\n            target=\"_blank\"\n            rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n            aria-label=\"Visit Hirusha Wanigasingha's website in a new tab\"\n          >\n            Visit Website\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/article>\n\n  <script>\n    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class=\"bec-photo-fallback\" aria-hidden=\"true\">ND<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <h3 class=\"bec-person-name\">Nuwan De Silva<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"bec-contribution-label\">Visiting Lecturer for<\/div>\n        <p class=\"bec-contribution\">Commercial Banking<\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-current-position\">\n          <strong>Business Consultant &ndash; Banking<\/strong><br>\n          Lime Automation (Pvt) Ltd\n        <\/div>\n\n        <button\n          class=\"bec-card-action\"\n          type=\"button\"\n          data-bec-flip-toggle\n          aria-expanded=\"false\"\n          aria-label=\"View the full profile of Nuwan De Silva\"\n        >\n          View full profile <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u21bb<\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"bec-card-face bec-card-back\">\n        <div class=\"bec-back-header\">\n          <h3 class=\"bec-back-title\">Nuwan De Silva<\/h3>\n          <button\n            class=\"bec-back-button\"\n            type=\"button\"\n            data-bec-flip-toggle\n            aria-label=\"Return to the front of Nuwan De Silva's profile card\"\n          >\n            Back\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-detail-block\">\n          <span class=\"bec-detail-label\">Qualifications<\/span>\n          <p class=\"bec-detail-text\">\n            MSc in Business Economics (Reading), University of Sri\n            Jayewardenepura; MBA (Wales); BSc (Hons) in International Banking\n            and Finance (UK); Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Marketing,\n            CIM (UK); Diploma in Credit Management, IBSL\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-detail-block\">\n          <span class=\"bec-detail-label\">Areas of expertise<\/span>\n          <ul class=\"bec-expertise-list\" aria-label=\"Areas of expertise\">\n            <li>Banking Operations<\/li>\n            <li>Risk Management<\/li>\n            <li>Digital Transformation<\/li>\n            <li>Artificial Intelligence<\/li>\n            <li>Lending Operations<\/li>\n            <li>Regulatory Compliance and Governance<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-detail-block\">\n          <span class=\"bec-detail-label\">Visiting period<\/span>\n          <p class=\"bec-detail-text\">June 2026 to Present<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-detail-block\">\n          <span class=\"bec-detail-label\">Short biography<\/span>\n          <p class=\"bec-detail-text\">\n            Nuwan is a former banker and banking technology consultant with more\n            than 18 years of experience in Sri Lanka&rsquo;s banking and financial\n            services sector. He currently serves as a Business Consultant\n            &ndash; Banking at Lime Automation, supporting banks in designing\n            and delivering technology-enabled solutions for customer onboarding,\n            loan origination, credit lifecycle management, and risk-based\n            decision-making. His experience includes senior leadership roles at\n            PMF Finance PLC, formerly People&rsquo;s Merchant Bank, National\n            Development Bank PLC, LOLC Finance PLC, and Hatton National Bank PLC.\n            Nuwan brings practical expertise in credit risk management, banking\n            operations, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation to the\n            teaching of Commercial Banking.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-profile-links\">\n          <a\n            class=\"bec-profile-link\"\n            href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nu1desilva\/\"\n            target=\"_blank\"\n            rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n            aria-label=\"View Nuwan De Silva's LinkedIn profile in a new tab\"\n          >\n            View LinkedIn Profile\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/article>\n\n  <script>\n    (function () {\n      var section = 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Bhagya Ranasinghe\n        <\/h3>\n        <div class=\"bec-contribution-label\">Visiting Lecturer for<\/div>\n        <p class=\"bec-contribution\">Financial Economics<\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-current-position\">\n          <strong>Assistant Director<\/strong><br>\n          Central Bank of Sri Lanka\n        <\/div>\n\n        <button\n          class=\"bec-card-action\"\n          type=\"button\"\n          data-bec-flip-toggle\n          aria-expanded=\"false\"\n          aria-label=\"View the full profile of Bhagya Ranasinghe\"\n        >\n          View full profile <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u21bb<\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"bec-card-face bec-card-back\">\n        <div class=\"bec-back-header\">\n          <h3 class=\"bec-back-title\">Bhagya Ranasinghe<\/h3>\n          <button\n            class=\"bec-back-button\"\n            type=\"button\"\n            data-bec-flip-toggle\n            aria-label=\"Return to the front of Bhagya Ranasinghe's profile card\"\n          >\n            Back\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-detail-block\">\n          <span class=\"bec-detail-label\">Qualifications<\/span>\n          <p class=\"bec-detail-text\">\n            B.Sc. in Business Administration (Business Economics), USJ\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-detail-block\">\n          <span class=\"bec-detail-label\">Areas of expertise<\/span>\n          <ul class=\"bec-expertise-list\" aria-label=\"Areas of expertise\">\n            <li>Economics<\/li>\n            <li>Finance<\/li>\n            <li>Econometrics<\/li>\n            <li>Portfolio Management<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-detail-block\">\n          <span class=\"bec-detail-label\">Visiting period<\/span>\n          <p class=\"bec-detail-text\">2026<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-detail-block\">\n          <span class=\"bec-detail-label\">Short biography<\/span>\n          <p class=\"bec-detail-text\">\n            Mrs. Bhagya Ranasinghe is an Assistant Director working in the Front\n            Office of the Investment Management Department at the Central Bank\n            of Sri Lanka. She also serves as a Visiting Lecturer in Financial\n            Economics. She holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration (Business\n            Economics) from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and is\n            currently reading for a Master of Business Economics at the\n            University of Sri Jayewardenepura and a Master of Professional\n            Finance at the University of Kelaniya. 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for<\/div>\n        <p class=\"bec-contribution\">Commercial Banking<\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-current-position\">\n          <strong>Assistant Manager &ndash; Internal Audit<\/strong><br>\n          Hatton National Bank PLC\n        <\/div>\n\n        <button\n          class=\"bec-card-action\"\n          type=\"button\"\n          data-bec-flip-toggle\n          aria-expanded=\"false\"\n          aria-label=\"View the full profile of Janitha Algama\"\n        >\n          View full profile <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u21bb<\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"bec-card-face bec-card-back\">\n        <div class=\"bec-back-header\">\n          <h3 class=\"bec-back-title\">Janitha Algama<\/h3>\n          <button\n            class=\"bec-back-button\"\n            type=\"button\"\n            data-bec-flip-toggle\n            aria-label=\"Return to the front of Janitha Algama's profile card\"\n          >\n            Back\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-detail-block\">\n          <span class=\"bec-detail-label\">Qualifications<\/span>\n          <p class=\"bec-detail-text\">MBA (Finance); AIB; DISSCA<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-detail-block\">\n          <span class=\"bec-detail-label\">Areas of expertise<\/span>\n          <ul class=\"bec-expertise-list\" aria-label=\"Areas of expertise\">\n            <li>Credit and Lending Management<\/li>\n            <li>Risk Management<\/li>\n            <li>Internal Auditing<\/li>\n            <li>Data Analytics<\/li>\n            <li>Branch Banking Operations<\/li>\n            <li>Digital Banking<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-detail-block\">\n          <span class=\"bec-detail-label\">Visiting period<\/span>\n          <p class=\"bec-detail-text\">September 2025 to Present<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"bec-detail-block\">\n          <span class=\"bec-detail-label\">Short 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