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Dr. Lasith Yasakethu
Dr. Lasith Yasakethu is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka Technology Campus. Dr. Yasakethu received his B.Sc. Engineering degree (First Class Hons.), with a perfect GPA (4.00 out of 4.00), in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Peradeniya in 2007. He was awarded the prize for best performance in Electronic Communication Engineering by the University of Peradeniya for his achievements in undergraduate studies. After graduation, he joined Dialog Telecom Ltd. as a Core-Network Engineer (2007). In October 2007 he was awarded the Overseas Research Scholarships Award by the Higher Education Funding Council of England to pursue Ph.D. at the University of Surrey, UK. After completing his Ph.D., he worked as a Research Engineer for Technicolor Research and Innovations in Rennes, France (2010–2012). Dr. Yasakethu worked as a Research Fellow and a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Surrey, UK, and Kingston University, London, UK, respectively (2012–2014). Afterwards, he worked as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mechatronics SAITM (2014–2016) and the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering University of Peradeniya (2016–2018). His area of expertise is Quality of Experience in Video Communication, 3D Video, Video Coding, Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security. Dr. Yasakethu has worked for several European Commission Framework Program-6 (FP6), Framework Program-7 (FP7), Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+ EU projects. He is a Senior member of IEEE and an author/reviewer of many high impact journal/conference publications.
Academic/Professional Qualifications
PhD, University of Surrey, UK
BSc (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Name
Dr. Lasith YasakethuDesignation
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)Area
Electronics and Communication EngineeringRESEARCH INTERESTS
Quality of Experience (QoE) in Video Communication, 3D Video, Video Coding, Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security