Mrs. I. A. Kamani C. Samarasinghe

Kamani Samarasinghe is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Information Technology (IT) at the University of the Visual & Performing Arts Colombo. She has been a faculty member since 2006. She was the Centre for Open and Distance Learning (CODL) Director from 2018-2021. She is also a member of the Sports Advisory Committee of UVPA. She is the editorial manager of the Journal of Research in Music (JRM) published by the Faculty of Music, UVPA, and cell leader of the internal quality assurance cell of the Faculty of Music from 2011 to 2023. Kamani completed her MPhil and MSc in Computer Science. at the Post Graduate Institute of Science (PGIS), University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka, and her undergraduate studies at the University of Kelaniya. Her research interests lie in the area of distance education teaching and learning, data mining, E-learning, Knowledge management, Digital preservation in sound and audiovisual archives, and preserving, documenting, and safeguarding traditional music and dance. She is also a member of the National Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage, ICOMOS (Sri Lanka), the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA), the International Society for Music Education (ISME), and the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance (ICTM).

Research Interests:

Distance education teaching and learning, data mining, E-learning, Knowledge management, Digital Archiving, Traditional Music Field Recording

Publications:

Journal Articles

• I. A. Kamani C. Samarasinghe, S. R. Kodituwakku , Roshan D. Yapa Understanding the Internet Usage Habits of the Students of University of the Visual & Performing Arts through Data Mining , International Journal of Soft Computing and Engineering (IJSCE), 2014, V4(2), pp: 45 – 48
• I. A. Kamani C. Samarasinghe, S. R. Kodituwakku , Roshan D. Yapa Data Mining and Service Customization in Leisure and Hospitality , International Journal of Soft Computing and Enginee ring (IJSCE), 2013, V3(5), pp: 24 – 29
• I. A. Kamani C. Samarasinghe, S. R. Kodituwakku , Y. P. R. D. Yapa Impact of Data Mining on Telecommunication Company Revenues, , International Journal of Soft Computing and Enginee ring (IJSCE), 2016, V6(3), pp: 37 – 41
• Samarasinghe, K., Nethsinghe, R. (2022). Adopting Distance Learning Approaches to Deliver Online Creative Arts Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic. In: Aurelia, S., Hiremath, S.S., Subramanian, K., Biswas, S.K. (eds) Sustainable Advanced Computing. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 840. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9012-9_50
• Social Processes that Shaped Sinhala Folk Music and Its Characteristics Based on the Purposes of Usage – Journal of Research in Music (JRM)
• Keeping the Tradition Alive: Analysing the Work of C. De S. Kulatillake – Asian-European Music Research Journal
• STRATEGIES OF ONLINE MUSIC TEACHING: THE STORY OF EIGHT CASES DURING THE COVID – 19 LOCKDOWN IN SRI LANKA – Journal of Research in Music (JRM)

Abstract and Extended Abstract

• I A Kamani Champika Samarasinghe, Incorporating e-learning into performing art undergraduate education in Sri Lanka, in the Proceedings of the University of the Visual & Performing Arts Research Symposium 2013, Sri Lanka, 2013.
• Kamani Samarasinghe, S. R. Kodituwakku and Y. P. R. D. Yapa, A preliminary study on impact of data mining on telecommunication company revenue, in the Proceedings of the PGIS Research Congress 2014, Sri Lanka, 2014.
• I A Kamani Champika Samarasinghe, Pilot Study on Career Pathway Planning, in the Proceedings of the University of the Visual & Performing Arts Research Symposium 2015, Sri Lanka, 2015.
• Samarasinghe I A K C, The impact of video learning resources on the student learning: A survey of visual and performing arts students, in the proceeding of the 2nd International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences (ICHSS), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2016.
• Samarasinghe I A K C, The use of video learning resources for educational purposes: A mini survey study exploring the attitudes of Performing Arts undergraduates, in the proceeding of the International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Social Sciences (ICEPS), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2-4 August 2017.
• Samarasinghe I A K C, An investigation of the correlation between students entrance scores and grade point average, in the Proceedings of the University of the Visual & Performing Arts Research Symposium 2015, Sri Lanka, 2017.
• Samarasinghe I A K C, ICT literacy among undergraduates in University of Visual & Performing Arts: case of faculty of music, in the proceeding of the International Conference on Melbourne International Business and Social Science Research (MIBSRC), Melbourne, Australia, September 2018.
• Samarasinghe K C, Tacit Knowledge: A Literature Review, in the proceeding of the International Conference on Education and Global Studies (ICEGS), Sapporo, Japan, 2019.
• Samarasinghe I, Improving Quality through Review: Case of University of the Visual and Performing Arts, in the proceeding of the Pan-Commonwealth Forum 9 (PCF9), Scotland, 2019.

Awards:

• Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU)-Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Fellowship 2021
• Ninth Pan-Commonwealth Forum of Open Learning (PCF9)  Travel Sponsorship 2019
• Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies (APRICOT ) Fellowship  2018
• WOMEN TAKE ICT SKILLS TO THE NEXT LEVEL IN SRI LANKA Submitted by Saori Imaizumi (ICT & Education) Consultant, Wrlod Bank 03/06/2014 http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/women-take-ict-skills-next-level-sri-lanka
• ISME South Asia Regional Conference 2023 Travel Award
• 3rd Symposium of the Study Group on Music and Allied Arts of Greater South Asia (MAAGSA) to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh fellowship

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