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Gamhewage Chaminda de Silva (a ra.*a e Pao )
Tokyo, Japan
Phone and Fax: +81-3-5841-6761
Mail: **.******@*****.***
Web: http://sites.google.com/site/chaminmorikawa
SUMMARY
A researcher and developer in Computer Vision, Human Computer Interaction and Multimedia
Retrieval. Skilled in interaction design and prototyping. Excellent programming skills in
a number of languages and platforms. Strong written and verbal communications. Able to
plan for and meet tight deadlines. Interested in a challenging career in designing and
developing rich multimedia applications and experiences for ordinary computer users.
Experience
Assistant Professor, the University of Tokyo, Japan From Nov. 2009
Conducting research on computer vision-based dietary management support systems, under a
research grant from JST-CREST of Japan
Conducting research on interactive socio-spatio-temporal queries for retrieval from large-
scale multimedia collections
Designing and implementing prototype systems for demonstrating research results
Publishing and presenting research results on both Japanese and international journals
and conferences
Co-supervising undergraduate and graduate students
Research Associate, HP Research Labs JapanJan. - Oct. 2009
Conducted research on community-based multimedia
Jointly applied and won a grant, with the University of Tokyo, for research on computer
vision-based dietary management support systems from JST-CREST of Japan
Research Fellow, the
University of Tokyo, Japan Apr. 2007 - Jan. 2009
Conducted research on systems and algorithms for life-log data acquisition, indexing and
retrieval
Designed and implemented computer vision-based exhibits for the Digital Public Art
project funded by the Japanese Science and Technology Agency
Researcher, ATR International, Japan (Sep. 2003 - Aug. 2004, Jul. - Dec. 2002)
Conducted research on computer vision-based human computer interaction and novel
interfaces for musical expression
Filed a Japanese patent application titled Vision-based Face Tracking mouth Controller
(
No. 200*-******
), based on the results
Lecturer, the
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Apr. 1997 - Jul. 2001
Conducted lectures and supervised research projects of the students of the department of
Computer Science and Engineering
Coordinated academic activities of undergraduate students
Managed Lanka Educational and Research Network (LEARN), a wide area network connecting
universities and research institutions in Sri Lanka
System Engineer, Lanka Internet Services Ltd, Sri LankaApr. 1997 - Jul. 2001
Administered a collection of servers n multiple platforms, belonging to the corporate
Internet provider division
Developed software for both in-house use and customer use
Designed and developed the first version of the company s web-based customer management
system
Education
PhD in Frontier Informatics, 2007 The University of Tokyo, Japan
(Thesis project: multimedia experience retrieval in a smart home)
MEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2003 The National University of Singapore,
Singapore
(Thesis project: Human detection and video indexing for a smart room)
MEng in Computer Science and Engineering, 2001 The University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
(Thesis project: Computer vision-based vehicular traffic measurement)
BSc(Eng) in Computer Science and Engineering, 1996 The University of Moratuwa, Sri
Lanka
Computing Skills
Operating Systems:
System administration and programming in several UNIX environments
System administration and programming in Microsoft Windows operating systems
Programming in Mac OS X environment
Programming Languages:
Advanced: C, C++, Visual Basic, Objective C, MATLAB
Intermediate: PHP, Javascript, Borland Delphi, PERL, Pure Data
Developer Environments:
Advanced: MATLAB, Microsoft Visual Studio
Intermediate: Eclipse, Xcode, Borland Developer Studio
Databases: MySQL, Oracle
Language skills
English: Spoken and Written - Excellent
Japanese: Spoken - Excellent, Written - Fair
Sinhala (mother tongue): Spoken and Written - Excellent
Selected Publications
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