Research Title
Long-Term Landscape Evolution Modelling of Human-Modified Indigenous Cultural Landscapes
Main supervisor
Dr Matthew Hughes
Co-supervisor
Prof. Matthew Wilson
Research interests
Vinuri Piyathilake is interested in GIS-related research. Her current work focuses on modelling and understanding long-term landscape change through computational tools, geospatial data analysis, and geo-visualization, with an emphasis on translating insights into sustainable land management and informed decision-making.
Personal interests
Enjoys travelling and hiking, constantly inspired by the stunning landscapes of New Zealand. Also likes to unwind by listening to music and watching movies in free time.
Academic history
BSc (Hons) in Information Systems - University of Colombo School of Computing, Sri Lanka.
Publications
I. Dissanayake, V. Piyathilake, A. P. Sayakkara, E. Hettiarachchi, and I. Perera, “Eloc-web: uncertainty visualization and real-time detection of wild elephant locations,” J geovis spat anal, vol. 8, no. 1, p. 7, Jan. 2024, doi: 10.1007/s41651-023-00169-7. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41651-023-00169-7.
C. Silva et al., “A wavelet transform-based feature extraction pipeline for elephant rumble detection,” The International Journal on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions, vol. 16, no. 3, Dec. 2023, Available: https://journal.icter.org/index.php/ICTer/article/view/386.
V. Piyathilake, T. Dilni, R. Pushpananda, L. De Silva, and Y. Zaheed, “Towards a conversational ai chatbot to assist farmers in disease detection,” in Progress in Artificial Intelligence, M. F. Santos, J. Machado, P. Novais, P. Cortez, and P. M. Moreira, Eds., Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025, pp. 206–217. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-73497-7_17.
V. Piyathilake et al., “A low-cost, off-the-shelf prototyping platform for molecular communications research,” in 2024 17th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication System (ICSPCS), Surfers Paradise, Australia: IEEE, Dec. 2024, pp. 1–10. doi: 10.1109/ICSPCS63175.2024.10815760. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10815760/.
P. Velayuthan, V. Piyathilake, K. Athapaththu, D. Sandaruwan, A. P. Sayakkara, and E. Hettiarachchi, “Using multispectral uav imagery for marine debris detection in sri lanka,” in 2023 8th International Conference on Information Technology Research (ICITR), Colombo, Sri Lanka: IEEE, Dec. 2023, pp. 1–6. doi: 10.1109/ICITR61062.2023.10382866. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10382866/.
