Maheshya Weerasinghe
Scholar

Maheshya Weerasinghe

Google Scholar ID: 79gDe7oAAAAJ
PhD in CS, HCI Researcher (AR/VR/MR)
Mixed RealityVirtual RealityCognitive AugmentationHCI
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
393
 
H-index
10
 
i10-index
10
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
16
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Honours & Scholarships:
  • - IDEA Scholarship for ISMAR 2022, Singapore
  • - Faculty reward for research work 2019, FAMNIT, University of Primorska, Slovenia
  • - School Scholarship for PhD in CS at University of St. Andrews 2018, UK
  • - Sheldon Scholarship for COST Training School 2019, Estonia
  • - ACM Scholarship for womENcourage 2018, Serbia
  • - Gold Medal for Best Performance in Industrial Training, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Awards:
  • - Local winner and Global nominee, NASA Space Apps Challenge, Slovenia, 2019
  • - Nominated for APICTA Award 2018 (China)
  • - Silver Award, R&D National Best Quality ICT Awards (Sri Lanka), 2018
  • - Gold Award, e-Health – e-Swabhimani National Best e-Content Award (Sri Lanka), 2016
  • - Gold Award, e-Health – Manthan Awards South Asia & Asia Pacific (India), 2015
  • - Multiple 2015 National Best Quality ICT Awards (Sri Lanka): Gold (e-Health), Bronze (Education & Training), Overall Bronze
  • - Gold Awards in e-Science & Technology: Manthan Awards (India) and e-Swabhimani (Sri Lanka), 2014
  • - Nominated for APICTA Award 2013 (Hong Kong)
  • - Overall Gold and R&D Gold, National Best Quality Software Awards (Sri Lanka), 2013