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Summary

Name : W.A. Chathumal Madhuranga

Nationality : Sri Lankan

Date of Birth : 1993/12/28

Education

Degree University Year Research Interest or Thesis
B.Sc Surveying Sciences (Specialized in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ) Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka 2018 Thesis: Mapping Land Degradation in Nuwara Eliya District Using Multitemporal Satellite Images and Spectral Mixture Analysis Method.

Professional Experience

Research Associate – Geoinfomatics Center - Asian Institute of Technology

(2018 Aug to 2023 April – Thailand)

Key Responsibilities

  • Satellite based emergency response mapping

  • Project management for International Disaster Charter activations

  • Training and capacity building for satellite remote sensing applications (Land cover land use mapping, forest and biomass mapping, emergency mapping for disaster response)

  • Conduct drone surveying and mapping including UAV data processing

Intern – Geoinfomatics Center - Asian Institute of Technology

2018 Jan to April – Thailand

  • Creation of 3D model for the Asian Institute of technology for efficient planning and campus management

  • Engaged in a pilot study to assess the efficacy of UAV multispectral sensors in measuring the nitrogen content of rice plantations

  • Involved in developing a low-cost, long rage mapping drone

Technical Skills

Remote Sensing and GIS

  • Disaster Response Mapping, Land use/Land cover Mapping, Effective Data Visualization, Machine Learning for Satellite Remote Sensing Applications.
  • Remote Sensing and GIS software and tools : SNAP, GMTSAR, ENVI, QGIS, ArcGIS, ArcGIS Online, Google Earth Engine, Pix4D Mapper, Bentley Context Capture

Programming Languages

  • Python
  • R

Surveying and Mapping

  • Land surveying including drone mapping and data processing
  • Surveying Instruments: GNSS recievers(NetR9,ublox etc..), Total Station, Digital Level

Trainings and Conferences

  • Online training on Geohazard Thematic Exploitation Platform (GEP) (2021), conducted by Terradue.
  • Special training and training course on Civil Infrastructures (2019) conducted by IIS, The University of Tokyo, and Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.
  • International Charter Project Management Training (2018) conducted by the Geoinformatics Center - AIT
  • Training program on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (2018) conducted by CSIS, S4D, ICG, and AIT.
  • GNSS Summer School (2018) conducted by the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan.
  • Training program on "Developing Leadership Qualities and Positive Thinking" (2013) conducted by the ministry of higher education Sri Lanka.

Teaching Experience

  • Earth Observations services for water and food security planning in Indonesia (Nov 2021)-(Organized by ESA, ADB, BRIN and LAPAN) : Conducted a knowledge-sharing session on infrastructure stability mapping based on InSAR mapping technology.
  • Training on Drones for Mapping and Applications (Aug 2018 - April 2023) : Conducted trainings to provide all the essential knowledge to use drone-based mapping technology according to the client-based requirement.
  • Flood Extraction Using SAR Data (ALOS 2 PALSAR 2) (2019) : Conducted a workshop for new data analyzing nodes in the 7th Joint Project Team Meeting for Sentinel Asia STEP-3 (JPTM2019), Bangkok.

Memberships and Committees

  • Member of International Working Group on Satellite-based Emergency Mapping (IWG-SEM) (2020 - 2021)
  • Member of Sakura Science Club (2018 - present)
  • Intermediate Mapper - Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (2015 – present)
  • Member of St. John Ambulance Sri Lanka (2005 - 2006)

References

Available on request.