• Dynamics of Bridged Water Molecules in the Vicinity of a Collagen Microfibril 

  Rangana, S.; Madhavi, W.A.M. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  It is well known that the MRI spin relaxation rates measured in ordered collagenous tissues such as cartilage and tendon are anisotropic across the depth of the tissues. This anisotropy termed as the "magic angle effect" ...
• MaterialsAtlas.org: a materials informatics web app platform for materials discovery and survey of state-of-the-art 

  Hu, Jianjun; Stefanov, Stanislav; Song, Yuqi; Omee, Sadman Sadeed; Louis, Steph-Yves; Siriwardane, Edirisuriya M. Dilanga; Zhao, Yong; Wei, Lai (NPJ Computational Materials, 2022)

  The availability and easy access of large-scale experimental and computational materials data have enabled the emergence of accelerated development of algorithms and models for materials property prediction, structure ...
• Accurate Prediction of Voltage of Battery Electrode Materials Using Attention-Based Graph Neural Networks 

  Louis, Steph-Yves; Siriwardane, Edirisuriya M. Dilanga; Joshi, Rajendra P.; Omee, Sadman Sadeed; Kumar, Neeraj; Hu, Jianjun (ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022)

  Performing first-principles calculations to discover electrodes’ properties in the large chemical space is a challenging task. While machine learning (ML) has been applied to effectively accelerate those discoveries, most ...
• Generative design of stable semiconductor materials using deep learning and density functional theory 

  Siriwardane, Edirisuriya M. Dilanga; Zhao, Young; Perera, Indika; Hu, Jianhu (NPJ Computational Materials, 2022)

  Semiconductor device technology has greatly developed in complexity since discovering the bipolar transistor. In this work, we developed a computational pipeline to discover stable semiconductors by combining generative ...
• Investigation of the Accuracy of Monthly Water Surface Extraction from Landsat 8 using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Sentinel-1 Data 

  Alahacoon, N.; Edirisinghe, C. M. (University of Colombo, 2021)

  Accurate assessment and dynamic monitoring of surface water bodies using long-term satellite data are critical for water resource planning, drought monitoring, flood control, and disaster mitigation applications. Despite ...

• Dynamics of Bridged Water Molecules in the Vicinity of a Collagen Microfibril 

  Rangana, S.; Madhavi, W.A.M. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  It is well known that the MRI spin relaxation rates measured in ordered collagenous tissues such as cartilage and tendon are anisotropic across the depth of the tissues. This anisotropy termed as the "magic angle effect" ...
• MaterialsAtlas.org: a materials informatics web app platform for materials discovery and survey of state-of-the-art 

  Hu, Jianjun; Stefanov, Stanislav; Song, Yuqi; Omee, Sadman Sadeed; Louis, Steph-Yves; Siriwardane, Edirisuriya M. Dilanga; Zhao, Yong; Wei, Lai (NPJ Computational Materials, 2022)

  The availability and easy access of large-scale experimental and computational materials data have enabled the emergence of accelerated development of algorithms and models for materials property prediction, structure ...
• Accurate Prediction of Voltage of Battery Electrode Materials Using Attention-Based Graph Neural Networks 

  Louis, Steph-Yves; Siriwardane, Edirisuriya M. Dilanga; Joshi, Rajendra P.; Omee, Sadman Sadeed; Kumar, Neeraj; Hu, Jianjun (ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022)

  Performing first-principles calculations to discover electrodes’ properties in the large chemical space is a challenging task. While machine learning (ML) has been applied to effectively accelerate those discoveries, most ...
• Generative design of stable semiconductor materials using deep learning and density functional theory 

  Siriwardane, Edirisuriya M. Dilanga; Zhao, Young; Perera, Indika; Hu, Jianhu (NPJ Computational Materials, 2022)

  Semiconductor device technology has greatly developed in complexity since discovering the bipolar transistor. In this work, we developed a computational pipeline to discover stable semiconductors by combining generative ...
• Investigation of the Accuracy of Monthly Water Surface Extraction from Landsat 8 using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Sentinel-1 Data 

  Alahacoon, N.; Edirisinghe, C. M. (University of Colombo, 2021)

  Accurate assessment and dynamic monitoring of surface water bodies using long-term satellite data are critical for water resource planning, drought monitoring, flood control, and disaster mitigation applications. Despite ...
• Study of temporal variation of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation levels in two bedrooms in urban and rural locations in Sri Lanka - a case study 

  Suraweera, S. A. T. U. W. K.; Jayaratne, K. P. S. C. (University of Colombo, 2021)

  Nowadays, most people panic with sleeping disorders, and different causes are emerging day- to-day. Some scientists believe that living inside environments with high Radiofrequency (RF) intensities and keeping mobile ...
• Ethanol mediated photoinduced reversible adsorption of methylene blue on nano titanium dioxide. 

  Jaliya Manuda, K.R.; Tillekaratne, A.; Jayasundara, Dilushan R. (Research on Chemical Intermediates, Springer, 2022)

  The photocatalytic activity of nano titanium dioxide (TiO2) on aqueous commercial dyes such as methylene blue (MB) is widely reported in literature. However, similar photocatalytic studies carried out in non-aqueous solvents ...
• Identification of radiomic features as an imaging marker to differentiate benign and malignant breast masses based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging 

  Wickramasinghe, Sachini Udara; Weerakoon, Thushara Indika; Gamage, Pradeep; Bandara, Muditha S.; Pallewatte, Aruna (Akadémiai Kiadó, 2022)

  Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women globally and early identification is known to increase patient outcomes. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to identify the essential radiomic ...
• Identification of Bioaerosols Heading Direction Using a Quadrant Photo Detector 

  Abeywickrama, S. S.; Hiran H. E. Jayaweera (University of Colombo, 2021)

  Insects are so important to the natural eco system as well as to humans that they are involved in pollination, nutrient cycling, disease spreading, medicine, aesthetics, and biological control. Besides, monitoring insects’ ...
• Designing and Construction of a Research Grade Raman Spectrophotometer on a Budget 

  Rodrigo, Dulanjali; Jayawardhana, Sasani; Hiran H. E. Jayaweera; Abeyasinghe, Neranga; Fernando, Vijanaka; Abeywickrama, Ujitha; Diyabalanage, Dilanjan; Monerawilla, Vimukthi; Perera, Pradeep; Gunewardene, Siyath (University of Colombo, 2021)

  Raman scattering based on molecular vibrational states is a reliable optical phenomenon for identifying and distinguishing a wide range of molecules and related processes. Raman spectroscopy finds useful utility in the ...
• Sensitivity Analysis of Simulating Rainfall over Sri Lanka Associated with the Cyclone Amphan using WRF 

  Gamage, T. D.; Sonnadara, D. U. J.; Jayasinghe, S.; Basnayake, S. (University of Colombo, 2021)

  The cyclone “Amphan” is reported from 16th to 21st May 2020. It has affected Sri Lanka during its initial stage and moved towards the “Bay of Bengal”. This study is to identify the best set of physics options in simulating ...
• Measurement of prompt D0and D0meson azimuthal anisotropy and search for strong electric fields in PbPb collisions at √sNN=5.02TeV 

  Sonnadara, D.U.J.; The CMS Collaboration (2021)

  The strong Coulomb field created in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions is expected to produce a rapidity-dependent difference ( v2) in the second Fourier coefficient of the azimuthal distribution (elliptic flow, v2) ...
• A Genetic Algorithm for University Timetabling 

  Abeywardena, K.; Illeperuma, G.D. (University of Colombo, 2021)

  Timetabling is the process of allocating time for planned activities orderly, to bring an optimum solution, without violating any hard constraints and with minimum soft constraint violations. It portrays a difficult ...
• Impact of the electrical voltage transient nature of the auxiliary power system on the DC-DC converters in hybrid, PHEV and BEV automobiles 

  Pannila, E.; Edirisinghe, M. (University of Colombo, 2020)

  Numerous design challenges have been encountered due to electrical transients in the circuits and subsystems available in automobiles. These challenges became prominent, especially during the transition from traditional ...
• Exploration of the lightning climatology over the University of Colombo and its surrounding area 

  Maduranga, U.G.D.; Edirisinghe, M. (University of Colombo, 2020)

  A study of spatiotemporal variation of lighting activities over a particular area is a critical investigation to explore lightning risks and to propose and implement appropriate safety guidelines for the community. ...
• Experimental verification of range estimation for a dark-field entomological passive LIDAR 

  Abeywickrama, S.S.; Perera, H.E.; Jayaweera, H.H.E. (University of Colombo, 2020)

  Application of dark-field passive LIDAR in entomological studies has been an emerging technology which is capable of identifying insects and detecting their activities in situ. With the use of simplistic instrumentation, ...
• Framework for optimal pulse sequence design for balanced steady state free precession in magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) 

  Iddagoda, M.; Jayaweera, H.H.E.; Wanaspura, J. (University of Colombo, 2020)

  Magnetic resonance fingerprinting is an emerging technique that allows for a non-invasive quantification of multiple tissue properties by using a set of acquisition pulses. To accurately classify the tissue properties, ...
• The very forward CASTOR calorimeter of the CMS experiment 

  Jayananda, M.K.; Sonnadara, D.U.J.; Wickramaratne, D.D.C. (IOP Publishing for Sissa Medialab, 2021)

  Abstract: The physics motivation, detector design, triggers, calibration, alignment, simulation, and overall performance of the very forward CASTOR calorimeter of the CMS experiment are reviewed. The CASTOR Cherenkov ...
• Studies of charm and beauty hadron long-range correlations in pp and pPb collisions at LHC energies 

  Unknown author (Elsevier, 2021)

  Measurements of the second Fourier harmonic coefficient (v2) of the azimuthal distributions of prompt and nonprompt D0 mesons produced in pp and pPb collisions are presented. Nonprompt D0 mesons come from beauty hadron ...
• Search for the lepton flavor violating decay τ → 3μ in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV 

  Jayananda, M.K.; Sonnadara, D.U.J.; Wickramaratne, D.D.C. (Springer, 2021)

  Abstract: Results are reported from a search for the lepton flavor violating decay τ → 3µ in proton-proton collisions at √ s = 13 TeV. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 33.2 fb−1 recorded by ...

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