Scholar
Roshan G Ragel
Google Scholar ID: UTYj8usAAAAJ
Professor, Computer Engineering, University of Peradeniya
Citations & Impact
Citations
1,014
H-index
15
i10-index
34
Publications
20
Co-authors
139
list available
Publications
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed articles, won several best paper awards, including the most prolific Sri Lankan author award from Elsevier Research in 2017 and the Presidential award for scientific publication in Sri Lanka in 2018 and 2023. Named the top scientist in computer science in Sri Lanka by the AD Scientific Index in 2021 and 2022 and the best computer scientist in the country from 2023 to 2025. Won the National Educator Gold Awards 2024 for Computing. Received the 2025 IEEE Computer Society Mary Kenneth Keller Computer Science & Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Award.
Research Experience
- Appointed as a Senior Lecturer in Computer Engineering at the University of Peradeniya in December 2007 and has been a Professor since October 2017. Visiting research scholar at UNSW – Sydney, QUT – Brisbane, UIUC – Illinois, and ANU – Canberra. Has been the consulting chief executive officer at the Lanka Research and Education Network (LEARN) since 2017.
Education
- BSc Eng Hons (University of Peradeniya); PhD in Computer Science and Engineering (UNSW)
Background
- Research interests include Internet of Things, Wearable Computing, Bioinformatics, and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. He has been a Professional Member of the IEEE and IEEE Computer Society since 2005 and a Senior Member since 2014.
Miscellany
- Member of the Presidential Committee to Formulate the AI Strategy for Sri Lanka and core participant in the ICTA Sri Lanka AI initiative, leading the Skills and Curricula pillar. Founder of the AI Forum for Academics (AIFA).
