Prof. N.W.N. Dayananda

Teaching

• Analysis of Physiological Systems -Undergraduate -2016
• Engineering in Medicine and Biology -Undergraduate -2016
• Medical Imaging -Undergraduate -2016
• Scientific Communications for BME -Undergraduate -2016
• Biostatistics and Ethics for BME -Undergraduate -2016
• Medical Imaging -Undergraduate -2016
• Medical Image Processing -Undergraduate -2016
• Medical Electronics -Postgraduate -2016

Administrative Activities

• Coordinator -BME degree programme coordination (2014 To 2018)
• Member -Faculty Academic Committee (2015 To 2018)
• Heaf Of The Department – Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering (2018 To date)

Honors and Awards

Journals

1. Nuwan D Nanayakkara, Jagath Samarabandu, Aaron Fenster, “Prostate segmentation by feature enhancement using domain knowledge and adaptive region based operations”, Physics in medicine and biology, 2006
2. Nuwan D Nanayakkara, Bernard Chiu, Abbas Samani, J David Spence, Jagath Samarabandu, Grace Parraga, Aaron Fenster, “Nonrigid registration of three‐dimensional ultrasound and magnetic resonance images of the carotid arteries”, Medical physics, 2009
3. Nuwan D Nanayakkara, Bernard Chiu, Abbas Samani, J David Spence, Jagath Samarabandu, Aaron Fenster, “A “Twisting and Bending” Model-Based Nonrigid Image Registration Technique for 3-D Ultrasound Carotid Images”, Medical Imaging, IEEE Transactions on, 2008
4. Seyyed MH Haddad, Christopher JM Scott, Miracle Ozzoude, Melissa F Holmes, Stephen R Arnott, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, Joel Ramirez, Sandra E Black, Dar Dowlatshahi, Stephen C Strother, Richard H Swartz, Sean Symons, Manuel Montero-Odasso, ONDRI Investigators, Robert Bartha, “Comparison of quality control methods for automated diffusion tensor imaging analysis pipelines”, PloS one, 2019
5. Ajith Peiris Malalasekera, K Sivasuganthan, S Sarangan, K Thaneshan, DN Weerakoon, Y Mathangasinghe, Chathuri Lakshani Gunasekera, Sudaraka Mallawaarachchi, Nuwan Dayananda Nanayakkara, DJ Anthony, D Ediriweera, “Morphological variations of the human ejaculatory ducts in relation to the prostatic urethra”, Clinical Anatomy, 2018
6. Nuwan D Nanayakkara, Jagath K Samarabandu, “Automatic prostate boundary detection in ultrasound images using multiresolution deformable models and fuzzy logic”, Proceedings of SPIE, 2003
7. Pradeep Reddy Raamana, Athena Theyers, Tharushan Selliah, Piali Bhati, Stephen R Arnott, Stefanie Hassel, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, Christopher JM Scott, Jacqueline Harris, Mojdeh Zamyadi, Raymond W Lam, Roumen Milev, Daniel J Müller, Susan Rotzinger, Benicio N Frey, Sidney H Kennedy, Sandra E Black, Anthony Lang, Mario Masellis, Sean Symons, Robert Bartha, Glenda M MacQueen, Stephen C Strother, ONDRI Investigators, “Visual QC protocol for freesurfer cortical parcellations from anatomical MRI”, BioRxiv, 2021
8. Uditha Roshan, Ranjith Amarasinghe, Nuwan Dayananda, “Design and fabrication of a minimally invasive surgical device with customized shape memory alloy spring actuator”, Journal of Robotics, Networking and Artificial Life, 2018
9. Sisil P Kumarawadu, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, Brinthan Thavaneswaran, Mukunthan Tharmakulsingam, Nirosan Paramanathan, Lalitha Perera, Sajith Mohamed, “A Portable remote medical consultation system for the use of distant rural communities”, Rajshahi University Journal of Science and Engineering, 2015
10. Ashwin De Silva, Malsha V Perera, Navodini Wijethilake, Saroj Jayasinghe, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, Anjula De Silva, “A thickness sensitive vessel extraction framework for retinal and conjunctival vascular tortuosity analysis”, arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.00435, 2021
11. Indra Dayawansa, Chamith Wijenayake, Chamira Edussooriya, Thusitha Samarasekara, Chamanthi Karunasekara, Dileeka Dias, Kithsiri Samarasinghe, Chulantha Kulasekere, Ranga Rodrigo, Nuwan Dayananda, “Blended induction program for electronic engineering freshmen”, International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education, 2018
12. Shirani M Kannangara, Eranga Fernando, Sumudu K Kumarage, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, “Simulating haptic feedback of abdomen organs on Laparoscopic Surgery Tools”, International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics, 2015
13. Nuwan D Nanayakkara, Bernard Chiu, Abbas Samani, J David Spence, Grace Parraga, Jagath Samarabandu, Aaron Fenster, “Nonrigid registration of carotid ultrasound and MR images using a” twisting and bending” model”, Proceedings of SPIE, 2008
14. Nuwan D. Nanayakkara, Jagath Samarabandu, “Using domain knowledge and adaptive region based operators for improving the robustness of image segmentation with active contour models”, Proc. Int. Conf. on Imaging Science Systems, and Technology (CISST)(USA: Las Vegas, 2003
15. MGM Milani, Pg Emeroylariffion Abas, Liyanage C De Silva, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, “Abnormal heart sound classification using phonocardiography signals”, Smart Health, 2021
16. Joel Ramirez, Melissa F Holmes, Courtney Berezuk, Donna Kwan, Brian Tan, Derek Beaton, Christopher JM Scott, Miracle Ozzoude, Fuqiang Gao, Di Yu, Walter Swardfager, Jane Lawrence-Dewar, Dar Dowlatshahi, Gustavo Saposnik, Mark I Boulos, Brian J Murray, Sean Symons, Robert Bartha, Sandra E Black, Richard H Swartz, Michael Strong, Peter Kleinstiver, Natalie Rashkovan, Susan Bronskill, Michael Borrie, Elizabeth Finger, Corinne Fischer, Andrew Frank, Morris Freedman, Sanjeev Kumar, Stephen Pasternak, Bruce Pollock, Tarek Rajji, Dallas Seitz, David Tang-Wai, Carmela Tartaglia, Brenda Varriano, Agessandro Abrahao, Marvin Chum, Christen Shoesmith, John Turnbull, Lorne Zinman, Julia Fraser, Bill McIlroy, Ben Cornish, Karen Van Ooteghem, Frederico Faria, Manuel Montero-Odasso, Yanina Sarquis-Adamson, Alanna Black, Barry Greenberg, Wendy Hatch, Chris Hudson, Elena Leontieva, Ed Margolin, Efrem Mandelcorn, Faryan Tayyari, Sherif Defrawy, Don Brien, Ying Chen, Brian Coe, Doug Munoz, Alisia Bonnick, Leanne Casaubon, Ayman Hassan, Jennifer Mandzia, Demetrios Sahlas, David Breen, David Grimes, Mandar Jog, Anthony Lang, Connie Marras, Mario Masellis, Tom Steeves, Dennis Bulman, Allison Ann Dilliott, Mahdi Ghani, Rob Hegele, John Robinson, Ekaterina Rogaeva, Sali Farhan, Rob Bartha, Hassan Haddad, Nuwan Nanayakkara, Christopher Scott, Melissa Holmes, Sabrina Adamo, Mojdeh Zamyadi, Stephen Arnott, Malcolm Binns, Wendy Lou, Pradeep Raamana, Stephen Strother, Kelly Sunderland, Athena Theyers, Abiramy Uthirakumaran, Guangyong GY Zou, Sujeevini Sujanthan, David Munoz, Roger A Dixon, John Woulfe, Brian Levine, Paula McLaughlin, JB Orange, Alicia Peltsch, Angela Roberts, Angela Troyer, Andrew Lim, “MRI-visible perivascular space volumes, sleep duration and daytime dysfunction in adults with cerebrovascular disease”, Sleep Medicine, 2021
17. Seyyed Mohammad Hassan Haddad, Christopher JM Scott, Miracle Ozzoude, Melissa F Holmes, Stephen R Arnott, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, Donna Kwan, Brian Tan, Leanne Casaubon, Jennifer Mandzia, Demetrios J Sahlas, Gustavo Saposnik, Ayman Hassan, Sandra E Black, Dar Dowlatshahi, Stephen C Strother, Richard H Swartz, Sean Symons, Manuel Montero‐Odasso, Robert Bartha, “Fractional anisotropy in white matter hyperintensities is linked to associative memory performance: Neuroimaging/Optimal neuroimaging measures for early detection”, Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 2020

Conferences

1. NDJ Hettiarachchi, RBH Mahindaratne, GDC Mendis, HT Nanayakkara, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, “Mobile based wound measurement”, 2013 IEEE Point-of-Care Healthcare Technologies (PHT), 2013
2. ND Nanayakkara, B Chiu, A Samani, JD Spence, J Samarabandu, A Fenster, “A Non-Rigid Image Registration Technique for 3D Ultrasound Carotid Images using a Twisting and Bending Model”, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS’06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE, 2006
3. TAU Roshan, BADJCK Basnayake, YWR Amarasinghe, Dimuthu Wijethunge, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, “Development of a PID based closed loop controller for shape memory alloy actuators”, 2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), 2018
4. Ishanka S Perera, Fathima A Muthalif, Mathuranthagaa Selvarathnam, Madhushanka R Liyanaarachchi, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, “Automated diagnosis of cardiac abnormalities using heart sounds”, 2013 IEEE Point-of-Care Healthcare Technologies (PHT), 2013
5. TAU Roshan, YWR Amarasinghe, NWN Dayananda, “Design and development of a shape memory alloy spring actuated gripper for minimally invasive surgeries”, International Conference on Artificial Life and Robotics (ICAROB) 2018, B-Con Plaza, Beppu, 2018
6. Nuwan D Nanayakkara, Bernard Chiu, Aaron Fenster, “A surface-based metric for registration error quantification”, 2009 International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), 2009
7. KA Iroshan, ADN De Zoysa, CL Warnapura, MA Wijesuriya, Saroj Jayasinghe, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, Anjula Chathuranga De Silva, “Detection of diabetes by macrovascular tortuosity of superior bulbar conjunctiva”, 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2018
8. Shirani M Kannangara, Sumudu K Kumarage, Sahan C Ranasinghe, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, “Hardware interface for haptic feedback in laparoscopic surgery simulators”, 2014 IEEE REGION 10 SYMPOSIUM, 2014
9. TN Kulatunga, RAGP Ranasinghe, RAC Ranathunga, RACH Ratnayake, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, “Real time endoscope trajectory tracking in the 3D space using MEMS sensors”, 2013 IEEE 8th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems, 2013
10. Nuwan D Nanayakkara, Jagath Samarabandu, “Unsupervised model based image segmentation using domain knowledge based fuzzy logic and edge enhancement”, 2003 International Conference on Multimedia and Expo. ICME’03. Proceedings (Cat. No. 03TH8698), 2003
11. Sudaraka Mallawaarachchi, GVA Premalal, KWSS Wimalana, AS Liyanage, Sagarika Samarasinghe, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, “Detection of microfilariae in peripheral blood smears using image analysis”, 2013 IEEE 8th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems, 2013
12. HMKGS Jayasumana, TMUAS Thennakoon, CMRB Chandrasekara, MT Sandaruwan, AA Pasqual, ND Nanayakkara, “A stand-alone ECG abnormality detector”, 2010 Fifth International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability, 2010
13. Dulara De Zoysa, Achintha Kondarage, Chamari Warnapura, Mahen Wijesuriya, Saroj Jayasinghe, Nuwan Nanayakkara, Anjula De Silva, “Eccentricity based quantification of retinal vascular tortuosity for early detection of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy”, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 2018
14. Nuwan D Nanayakkara, SC Munasingha, GP Ruwanpathirana, “Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring using a Hybrid Technique”, 2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), 2018
15. HGLD Chamain, Aaron Fenster, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, “Stitching 3D ultrasound head images of neonates to monitor changes in ventricular volume”, 2016 IEEE EMBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES), 2016
16. Uditha Roshan, Janaka Basnayake Basnayake, Ranjith Amarasinghe, Nuwan Dayananda, “Design and development of a force feedback system for a SMA based gripper as a minimally invasive surgical tool”, 2019 IEEE SENSORS, 2019
17. Kasun D Pathirage, Pubudu Roopasinghe, Jinani J Sooriyaarachchi, Rasangika Weththasinghe, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, “Removing subject dependencies on non-invasive blood glucose measurement using hybrid techniques”, 2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2019
18. Shirani M Kannangara, Eranga Fernando, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, Sumudu K Kumarage, “Evaluating effects of haptic feedback in Virtual Reality simulators for laparoscopic skill development”, 2016 6th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), 2016
19. Nawoda Wadduwage, D Nanayakkara Nuwan, Ruwan Wijesuriya, “Algorithm for computational liver resection planning”, 2010 Fifth International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability, 2010
20. Kasuri Balasooriya, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, “Predicting Short-Term Changing Blood Glucose Level of Diabetes Patients using Noninvasive Data”, 2020 IEEE REGION 10 CONFERENCE (TENCON), 2020
21. Seyyed Mohammad Hassan Haddad, Christopher JM Scott, Miracle Ozzoude, Melissa F Holmes, Stephen R Arnott, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, Donna Kwan, Brian Tan, Leanne Casaubon, Jennifer Mandzia, Demetrios J Sahlas, Gustavo Saposnik, Ayman Hassan, Sandra E Black, Dar Dowlatshahi, Stephen C Strother, Richard H Swartz, Sean Symons, Manuel Montero-Odasso, Robert Bartha, “Fractional Anisotropy in White Matter Hyperintensities is Linked to Associative Memory Performance”, 2020 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, 2020
22. Chinthalanka B Wijesinghe, Dilshan N Wickramarachchi, Iyani N Kalupahana, R Lokesha, Indira D Silva, Nuwan D Nanayakkara, “Fully Automated Detection and Classification of White Blood Cells”, 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), 2020

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