Dr. A.C.P. Priyankara

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Agriculture Centre for Information Technology,
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna,
Mapalana, Kamburupitiya,
Sri Lanka 81100

Research Interests

Qualifications

PhD | University of Tsukuba, Japan
MSc in Geo-informatics | University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
BSc in Agriculture | University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Positions

Director | RUCIT, University of Ruhuna

Biography

Mr. Prabath Ruwanpathirana is a Lecturer (Probationary) in the Department of Agricultural Engineering and Environmental Technology at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna. He completed his BSc in Agriculture at the University of Colombo and earned his MSc in Geo-informatics from the Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS), University of Peradeniya. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Water Resources Engineering at the University of Tsukuba, Japan. His research focuses on water resource management, remote sensing, GIS applications in agriculture, and precision agriculture technologies.

Journal Publications

Total: 6

Ruwanpathirana, P., Madusanka, P. L. A., Jayasinghe, G. Y., Priyankara, A. C. P., & Sakai, K. (2022). Assessment of the Optimal Flight Time of RGB Image based Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Crop Monitoring.

Ruwanpathirana, P., Perera, N., Jayasinghe, G. Y., & Priyankara, A. C. P. (2022). Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in Precision Agriculture: Applications, challenges, and Future Perspectives.

Perera, P. C. D., Priyankara, A. C. P., & Mendis, A. P. S. (2021). Farmers' perspective and a geospatial approach on the distribution of Mimosa pigra: a study in Matara District, Sri Lanka.

Hettiarachchi, C. J., Priyankara, A. C. P., Morimoto, T., & Murayama, Y. (2021). Participatory GIS-Based Approach for the Demarcation of Village Boundaries and Their Utility: A Case Study of the Eastern Boundary of Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka.

Priyankara, A. C. P., Ranagalage, M., Dissanayake, D. M. S. L. B., & Murayama, Y. (2019). Spatial Process of Surface Urban Heat Island in Rapidly Growing Seoul Metropolitan Area for Sustainable Urban Planning using Landsat Data (1996–2017). Remote Sensing, 11(22), 2698.

Priyankara, A. C. P., Kumara, B., & Piyaratne, M. K. D. K. (2017). Developing a methodology to find out approximate locations of students in a spatial information tracking system: Case Study, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.

Conference Publications

Total: 13

Madhushika, W. A. L. P., De Silva, W. N., & Priyankara, A. C. P. (2022). Resource use conflicts and stakeholders' perspectives on marine spatial planning in Weligama Bay.

Hettiarachchi, C. J., Priyankara, A. C. P., & Morimoto, T. (2019). Formation of land boundaries using Participatory GIS (PGIS) techniques: A case study of Eastern boundary of Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka.

Priyankara, A. C. P., & Morimoto, T. (2019). UAV based Agricultural Crop Canopy Mapping for Crop Field Monitoring.

Priyankara, A. C. P., Ranagalage, M., Dissanayake, D. M. S. L. B., & Murayama, Y. (2019). Detecting Environmentally Critical areas based on the urban heat island in the Seoul Metropolitan City, South Korea, based on Landsat Data (1996–2017).

Priyankara, A. C. P., Senevirathne, N., & Morimoto, T. (2019). Accuracy Assessment of SVM, DT, and RF Machine Learning Methods for Efficient Land-Use/Cover Modeling in Tropical Mountain Rich District of Sri Lanka.

Wijekoon, C., Adikaram, K. K. L. B., Piyaratne, M. K. D. K., & Samaraweera, G. C. (2019). ICT Solutions for the Agriculture Sector of Sri Lanka: Potential Target Groups and Strategies to Inject into the System.

Priyankara, A. C. P., Wijekoon, C., Jayasinghe, G. Y., & Morimoto, T. (2019). Evaluation of the Factors Influencing for the Accuracy of UAV Measured Height.

Perera, N., Priyankara, A. C. P., & Jayasinghe, G. Y. (2019). Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in Smart Agriculture: Trends, Benefits and Future Perspectives.

Adikaram, K. K. L. B., Priyankara, A. C. P., Piyaratne, M. K. D. K., & Samarawickrama, U. I. (2017). Robust method for adding Samba users as a batch with individual user names and passwords.

Priyankara, A. C. P., Kumara, B., & Piyaratne, M. K. D. K. (2017). Developing a Methodology to Find Out Approximate Locations of Students in a Spatial Information Tracking System: Case Study, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.

Priyankara, A. C. P., Samarawickrama, U. I., Piyaratne, M. K. D. K., & Wijemannage, A. L. K. (2017). Interoperable Web-GIS Service for Collecting Meteorological Data: A Case Study in Sri Lanka.

Priyankara, A. C. P., Adikaram, K. K. L. B., Piyaratne, M. K. D. K., & Samarawickrama, U. I. (2016). Use of GIS Technology to Improve QoS in Computer Networks.

Priyankara, A. C. P., Kumara, B., & Piyaratne, M. K. D. K. (2016). Developing an Undergraduates' Locational Information Tracking System: Case Study, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.