Articles authored by UoM staff: Recent submissions

  • Towards a proper road classification system for economic development of Sri Lanka 
    Mampearachchi, WK [Article-Abstract]
    Road transport is vital to economic development, since conveyance of both people and goods are vital for a country's growth. Within this context Sri Lanka too has been investing heavily on road networks during last ...
  • Feasibility of whitetopping pavements for resurfacing thin asphalt pavements 
    Mampearachchi, WK; Kosgolla, JV; Tia, M [Article-Abstract]
    Many asphalt pavements have experienced rutting (wheel path deformation) while many others have experienced cracking. One of the possible solutions to this problem is the use of whitetopping, which is a composite section ...
  • Review of asphalt binder grading systems for hot mix asphalt pavements in Sri Lanka 
    Mampearachchi, WK; Mihirani, GS; Binduhewa, BWP; Lalithya, GDD [Article-Abstract]
    There are three main asphalt binder classification systems; penetration, viscosity and Superpave. The penetration grade 60 –70 binder is used for road constructions in Sri Lanka. The objective of this study was to review ...
  • Influence of plasticity index on sub-base material : experimental review 
    Tharaka, DGS; Suvetha, B; Mampearachchi, WK [Article-Abstract]
    Major parts of the Eastern and Northern Provinces of Sri Lanka are covered wi cohesionless soil. These locally available cohesionless soils have been utilized for construction of su base in road constructions. Recently ...
  • Evaluation of the effect of superpave aggregate gradations on marshall mix design parameters of wearing course 
    Mampearachchi, WK; Fernando, PRD [Article-Abstract]
    The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the Superpave specified aggregate gradation on Marshall mix design parameters. Twenty eight (28) asphalt concrete mixtures were prepared in three types of gradations ...
  • Rapid Decision Making for Post Architectural Changes in Agile Development – A Guide to Reduce Uncertainty 
    Perera, GIUS; Fernnando, MSD [Article-Abstract]
    The interest on improving software paradigms, to meet the rapid changing environments becomes a recent and prime research area in Software Engineering. Agile software development was emerged as a result of these studies. ...
  • Next Generation Security Framework to Detect Botnets on Computer Networks 
    Balasooriya, A; Fernando, MSD [Article-Abstract]
    Botnet is one of the most widespread and serious modern malware occurs commonly in today’s cyber attacks. A botnet is a group of compromised computers which are remotely controlled by hackers to launch various network ...
  • Green Information Technology Managerial Capabilities of IT Organizations in Sri Lanka 
    Thananjeyan, S; Fernando, MSD [Article-Abstract]
    Green Information Technology is one of the emerging area of research that draws attention of both general public and business. It arises the awareness of conserving the environment for the future generations. Green IT ...
  • Factors affecting to effective eLearning: Learners Perspective 
    Gamage, D; Fernando, MSD; Perera, I
    eLearning is a method of delivering education via electronic means. Timely it is online learning as education or learning happens via world wide web. Effectiveness in eLearning with reference to the learner is whether ...
  • Effectiveness of eleaming: Grounded theory approach 
    Gamage, D; Fernando, MSD; Perera, I [Article-Abstract]
    Effectiveness of eLearning has been identified as an important aspect. It determines whether the stakeholders achieve the goals of eLearning. Unlike earlier, eLearning rapidly changes with the introduction of Massive Open ...
  • Effect of maleimide curing on mechanical properties of ground tyre rubber/waste polypropylene blends 
    Egodage, SM; Harper, JF; Walpalage, S [Article-Abstract]
    Blends of ground tyre rubber and waste polypropylene with a maleimide curing system (50: 50blends of ground tyre rubber/waste polypropylene) were prepared in a Haake Rheocord Polylab System, at 180°C and 90 rev min-1 for ...
  • Analysis of Factors Motivating Sri Lankan Organizations towards Green IT 
    Jayathilake, MTDA; Fernando, MSD [Article-Abstract]
    The green concepts have been now identified as the right element to connect both corporate innovation and environmental integration. It is encouraging to identify that few Sri Lankan ...
  • Cases of Network Administrator Threats 
    Fernando, MSD; Jahankhani, H; Nkhoma, MZ
    In today’s business environment it is difficult to obtain senior management approval for the expenditure of valuable resources to “guarantee” that a potentially disastrous event will not occur that could affect the ultimate ...
  • Web traffic Analysis for Content Prioritization 
    Peiris, PT; Fernando, MSD; Dias, G [Article-Abstract]
    This paper details on web traffic analysis of Lanka Educational And Research Network (LEARN). Since the haracteristics of Web traffic are influenced by organizational internal as well as external vectors, understanding of ...
  • Towards Detecting Intrusions in a Networked Environment 
    Levitt, K; Dias, G [Article-Abstract]
    Abstract To date, current access control mechanisms have been shown to be insufficient for preventing intrusive activity in computer systems. The frequent media reports, and now our own research, have shown the widespread ...
  • Sinhala Short Sentence Similarity Measures using Corpus-Based Similarity for Short Answer Grading 
    Kadupitiya, JCS; Ranathunga, S; Dias, G [Article-Abstract]
    Currently, corpus based-similarity, string-based similarity, and knowledge-based similarity techniques are used to compare short phrases. However, no work has been conducted on the similarity of phrases in Sinhala language. ...
  • REST-based Offline e-Mail System 
    Dias, G; Karunarathna, M; Udantha, M; Gunathilake, I; Pathirathna, S; Rathnayake, T [Article-Abstract]
    Over the years the Internet has grown from a research tool to a worldwide communication medium. One of the applications that has grown up with the Internet is e-mail. e-Mail has become an indispensable tool for both ...
  • Online Sinhala Handwritten Character Recognition on Handheld Devices 
    Ranmuthugala, MHP; Pathiragoda, GDNC; Jayasundara, SHC; Dias, G; Karunananda, AS [Article-Abstract]
    The online handwritten character recognition on handheld devices presents a challenging assignment due to the limited memory, processing and storage constraints. This paper presents an online handwritten character recognition ...
  • NETWORK ATTACKS AND AN ETHERNET-BASED NETWORK SECURITY MONITOR 
    Beberlein, LT; Dias, G; Levitt, KN; Mukherjee, B; Wood, J [Article-Abstract]
    The study of security in computer networks is a rapidly growing area of interest because of the proliferation of networks and the paucity of security measures in most current networks. Since most networks consist of a ...
  • LEARNStat: A Network Traffic Monitoring Utility 
    Kumara, PP [Article-Abstract]
    Developments in Information and Communication Technology have created many new applications, which require a large amount of bandwidth for proper application usage. However, international bandwidth is an expensive resource ...