| Academic background: |
| Oct. 2007 – Sep. 2010 |
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Ph.D (Civil Eng.), the University of Tokyo, Japan |
| Oct. 2004 – Sep. 2006 |
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Master of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, Japan |
| July 1998 – Nov. 2002 |
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Bachelor of Science in Engineering with first class honors, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka |
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| Professional/Research Experience: |
| April 2015 – to date |
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1. Principle investigator for a satellite rainfall validation and application project funded by JAXA |
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2. Technical supporter for SAFE-Mekong and SAFE-Sri Lanka projects |
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3. Coordinator for the establishment of a platform on water and disasters in Sri Lanka |
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4. Japan International Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert team member for technical support for mitigating flood disasters in Sri Lanka |
| Sep. 2010 – Mar. 2015 |
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1. Research Program on Climate Change Adaptation (RECCA) |
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2. Verification experiment for AMSR-E/AMSR-2 (GCOM-W) funded by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) |
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3. Data Integration and Analysis System (DIAS) |
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4. GEOSS/ Asian Water Cycle Initiative |
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5. JAXA/Space Applications for Environment |
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6. Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) |
| Sep. 2007 –Aug. 2010 |
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Development of Satellite based Data Assimilation Systems for Improving the Predictability of Numerical Weather Prediction |
| Sep. 2005 –Aug. 2006 |
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Assessment of Weather Forecasting General Circulation Models and Land Surface Schemes |
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| Employment Record: |
| Mar. 2015 – to date |
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Senior Researcher, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHARM), Public Works Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
Associate Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan
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| Jul. 2014 – Mar. 2015 |
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Project Associate Professor, The Earth Observation Data Integration & Fusion Research Initiative (EDITORIA), Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan |
| Oct. 2011 – Jun. 2014 |
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Project Research Associate, The Earth Observation Data Integration & Fusion Research Initiative (EDITORIA), Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan |
| Oct. 2010 – Sep. 2011 |
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Researcher, Dept. of Civil Eng. The University of Tokyo, Japan |
| Nov. 2006 – Apr. 2007 |
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Research Engineer, Lanka Hydraulic Institute (LHI), Moratuwa, Sri Lanka |
| Jul. 2007 – Sep, 2007 |
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Researcher, Dept of Civil Eng. University of Tokyo, Japan |
| Apr. 2003 – Sep. 2004 |
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Research Engineer, Lanka Hydraulic Institute (LHI), Moratuwa, Sri Lanka |
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| Awards/Honors: |
| 2023; ICHARM Best Research Paper Award |
| 2021; ICHARM Best Research Paper Award |
| 2020; ICHARM Best Research Paper Award |
| 2018; Certificate of Appreciation from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan for the contribution to Japan Disaster Relief Expert Team for 2017 May flood in Sri Lanka |
| 2018; Presidential award for best performer-2018 by Public Work Research Institute, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation, and Tourism, Japan |
| 2017; Certificate of Appreciation from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the contribution to Japan Disaster Relief Expert Team for 2017 May flood in Sri Lanka |
| 2013; Best Poster Award from WRCP-CORDEX-2013 for Methodologies for regional downscaling climate change information, 2013 |
| 2013; Best International Research Paper award from Japan Society of Civil Engineering (JSCE) at the Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2013 |
| 2002; University Award (Sri Lanka) : The Excellent Academic Performance |
| 2002; Ceylon Engineering Ltd. Award : The Best Performance in Civil Engineering |
| 2002; Prof. H.B. De Silva Award : The Best Performance in Surveying |
