Dr. W.M. Deepika Priyadarshani

Dr. W.M. Deepika Priyadarshani is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biosystems and Biotechnology at Sri Lanka Technology Campus  and currently serves as the Head of Quality Assurance. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Food Science and Technology,  MSc from the University of Peradeniya, and a PhD in Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand.

With extensive academic and administrative experience, Dr. Priyadarshani has been actively engaged in curriculum development, quality assurance in higher education, and international academic collaborations. She has contributed to several European Union funded projects, including Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) initiatives such as SSAPI and DIGITAsia, where she plays a key role in project management and implementation.

BSc (Applied Sc.) Hons in Food Science and Technology -First Class

MSc in Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables

PhD in Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology

Food Processing Technology
Postharvest Technology
Food Safety and Quality Assurance
Biosystems Engineering Design

Non destructive Quality Evaluation

Nutraceuticals

Food Process and Product Development

Food Safety and Quality Assurance

Teaching in Higher Education

Postharvest Handling and Quality management

Wadu Mesthri Deepika Priyadarshani, Sudip K Rakshit., Screening selected strains of probiotic lactic acid bacteria for their ability to produce biogenic amines (histamine and tyramine), International Journal of Food Science and Technology, Volume 46, Issue 10, October 2011, Pages 2062–2069, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2011.02717.x

Priyadarshani, W. M. D.; Muthumuniarachchi, M. A. M. R., Physico-chemical and sensory quality of mung bean (Vigna radiata) enriched stirred yoghurt. International Food Research Journal, 2018, v. 25, n. 5, p. 2051

Hippola, DP WaduMesthri, RMTP Rajakaruna, L Yasakethu., Machine learning based classification of ripening and decay stages of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Tom EJC. HMWM  2nd International Conference on Image Processing and Robotics (ICIPRob), 2022.

W.M. Deepika Priyadarshani and Sudip Kumar Rakshit.,  Growth and Biogenic Amine (Histamine and Tyramine) Potential of Probiotic Lactobacillus casei in Skim Milk. American Journal of Food Technology, 2014,  9: 69-79.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IOFv7qEAAAAJ&hl=en

Prof. Indrarthna Balasooriya Memorial Gold Medal for Best performance of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. 1999

Recipient of ADB Scholarship for Master Degree. 2000

Recipient of Presidential Scholarship for Doctoral Degree. 2007

ERASMUS+ CBHE Projects

1. SSAPI – Strategic Support for Accreditation of Programs and Internationalization at South Asian Higher Education Institutes. 2021-2024
2. DIGITAsia - Digital Transformation of Asian Higher Education. 2024-2027