Browsing UoM Conferences by Year "2010"

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  • Ballotx - automated ballot paper counting system 
    Azhar, MNM; Rathnayake, DRMGM; Madusanka, AIV; Rajapakshe, L; De Silva, CR; Ransiri, S [Conference-Full-text]
    Even though the technology has evolved dramatically throughout the last decade or so, many countries have stuck with the traditional ballot paper counting process. With BallotX we propose a viable alternative to reduce ...
  • Beyond form: emulating vernacular in resettlement housing 
    Silva, KD [Conference-Abstract]
    Emulating formal and spatial attributes of extant local building types in the construction. of new habitats is a ubiquitous feature in resettlement housing programs. Merging with the local place and culture as well ...
  • Biss a - a scalable and distributed tuple space 
    Wickramarachchi, CD; Sumanasena, D; Fernando, PR; Wckramasinghe, US; Dias, G; Perera, S; Weerawarana, S [Conference-Full-text]
    The idea of tuple spaces is based on the whiteboard design pattern & made its first appearance in the late 1980s. Tuple space provides content addressed associative shared memory abstraction for the processors accessing ...
  • Bordering of vernacular - the tradition of the Oriyur shrine 
    LakshmiThilagam, N; Balasubramanian, V [Conference-Abstract]
    The vernacular of a place is encoded in the architecture of the built form and enriched by the cultural practices of the people. This study explores the history and tradition of the Britto cult centered at the Shrine ...
  • Brasilia: 50 years 
    Porto, CE [Conference-Abstract]
    Brasilia, Brazil's capital was officially inaugurated on April 21, 1960. Past fifty years of the event, this article seeks to rescue key moments in the history of the city, the Master Plan1 contest won by urban planner ...
  • Brunei Kampong Ayer: an analysis of the structure and the conditions of evolution of a Borneo Malay urbanism 
    Leblanc, R [Conference-Abstract]
    For the past 15 years Kampong Ayer, Brunei's famous water villages and former empire's capital has been left to decay slowly. Debates about its future are held far from its inhabitants and away from Brunei's population ...
  • Carpathian mountain lodges: reusing the technology and design of vernacular buildings 
    Krysiak, M [Conference-Abstract]
    Natural heritage of the heart of Europe - landscapes and rich wildlife of Carpathian Mountains - finds itself in the background of numerous monuments of vernacular architecture. These include churches, dwellings and ...
  • Challenge response access control system 
    Dantanarayana, LIN; De Silva, KAST; Dharmasuriya, JSR; Dissanayake, HMAMB; Samarasinghe, ATLK [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Security becomes o crucial port with the enhancements of Science and Technology. Physical Access Control plays a major role in leading security systems all around the world. Our target is to build a very secure Physical ...
  • Child medicare system for Sri Lanka 
    Wijedasa, WDR; Senevirathne, BLD; Balasuriya, JC [Conference-Abstract]
    An effective and efficient healthcare system can be considered as one of the essential parameters for a country’s sustainable development. Non existence of a proper system to collaborate all healthcare settings and healthcare ...
  • Cleaner production assessment of a quarry mine 
    Wijegunawardana, DS; Sabesan, S; Karunagalage, KVS; Kumara, HMCR; Karunaratne, S; Rohitha, LPS; Kirunanayake, P [Conference-Full-text]
    Wastages, energy loses, low production and environmental impacts are the major problems associated with quarry mines and s. It is essential to minimize these problems to optimize profit and to make a better working place. ...
  • Co-channel interference mitigation in LTE systems 
    Kudavithana, DU; Nishad, IDDT; Rupasinghe, RANP; Ruwanthilake, MAD; Wavegedara, KCB [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    In emerging Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, it is expected to reuse the same set of frequency subchannels in each and every cell as much as possible. This will result in high co-channel interference (CI), which degrades ...
  • Community participation towards vernacular future's re-settlement for Orang Seletar at Kampung Bakar Batu, Johor Bahru, Malaysia 
    Ku, YK [Conference-Abstract]
    "Orang Seletar" is a diminishing maritime indigenous people or known as "Orang Laut Asli" who lived for centuries along the coast of Straits of Johore in between Malaysia and Singapore. There are currently less than ...
  • Comparison of rational formula alternatives for streamflow generation for small ungauged catchments 
    Wijesinghe, WMD; Wijesekera, NTS [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    The suitability of the Rational Equation for the derivation of steam/lows for small ungauged watersheds is studied. A Unit Hydrograph can be derived using the peak discharge obtained from the Rational Equation and using ...
  • Computationally efficient implementation of video rectification in FPGA fo stereo vision applications 
    Maldeniya, BS; Navvarathna, UDU; Wijayasekara., KU; Wijegoonasekara, WTUS; Rodrigo, R [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    In order to obtain depth perception in computer vision, one needs to process pairs of stereo images. This process is computationally challenging to be carried out in real-time, because it requires the search for matches ...
  • Computer assisted railway control system for Sri Lanka railways 
    Sayooran, N; Fernando, JS; Mohamed, MA; Thambugala, LB; De Silva, CR [Conference-Full-text]
    This paper describes about the design and implementation of the Computer Assisted Railway Control System for Sri Lanka Railways. Currently, the train traffic control system of Sri Lanka Railways has two control units. They ...
  • Countering ambiguity attacks against digital image watermarking schemes 
    Hettiarachchi, R; Gamage, C [Conference-Full-text]
    The ambiguity attack, or invertibility attack, was discovered in 1998 as a simple but a powerful attack against digital watermarking schemes. Identifying the potential threat of this attack, a number of ambiguity attack ...
  • Coyote - computer vision based speed camera 
    Rathnayaka, ADMP; Induwara, BAS; Udayangana, MPS; Samarakoon, TS; De Silva, CR [Conference-Full-text]
    This paper describes about a new way of vehicle speed detection which uses computer vision and image processing techniques. The paper proposes how we could use a real time video stream and calculate speeds of vehicles ...
  • Creating new vernacular: re-enacting culture and making place in the winter camps of Bahrain 
    Dyaratne, R [Conference-Abstract]
    Vernacular in many parts of the world, particularly those that are rapidly developing under the forces of globalization have been undergoing dramatic change. From total abandonment to superficial reconstructions, vernacular ...
  • Critical evaluation on diesel vehicle emission testing program in Sri Lanka 
    Sugathapala, AGT; Bamunuarachchi, BADN; Wimalasekara, PC; Katugaha, RS [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    A study on air pollution and its adverse impact to the world is studied as literature surrey. The contribution by vehicles to the air pollution is studied in global and local scale. An evaluation was carried out on the ...
  • Cyber extension: past experiences and future prospects 
    Dissanayeke, UI; Wijekoon, R; Wickramasuriya, HVA [Conference-Abstract]
    This paper attempts to analyze the recently implemented cyber agricultural extension project of the Department of Agriculture, providing some insight on farmers’ responses to the computer based learning resources. It ...