Resume
Summary
Name : W.A. Chathumal Madhuranga
Nationality : Sri Lankan
Date of Birth : 1993/12/28
Education
Degree | University | Year | Research Interest or Thesis |
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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.