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EDUCATION

ANURUDDHA HETTIARACHCHI

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anuruddhah@outlook.com
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Master of Science Computer Science

January 2016
University of Toronto
Thesis: Annexing Reality Enabling Opportunistic Use of Everyday Objects as Tangible Proxies
in Augmented Reality. Published in 34th Conference on Human Factors in Computing
Systems.
Coursework: Formal Methods of Program Design, Human Computer Interaction, Empirical
Research Methods in Software Engineering, Computer Graphics.
Bachelor of Science Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering
March 2014
University of Moratuwa
Senior Group Project: Extensible Video Surveillance Software with Simultaneous Event
Detection for Low and High Density Crowd Analysis. Won best paper award at 7th
International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability.
Coursework (selected): Data Structures and Algorithms, Computer Networks, Intelligent
Systems, Operational Research, Digital System Design, Robotics, Communication.

WORK
EXPERIENCE

Research Engineer
March 2014 - August 2014
DialogUniversity of Moratuwa Mobile Communications Research Lab
Worked on i-Moni project, a monitoring system for a network of base stations. Created a
RESTful web service to fetch status data from the database. Designed and implemented an
Android app to visualize data in real-time.
Google Summer of Code Intern
May 2013 - September 2013
Benetech
Added Tecla Accessibility feature (switch access) to GoRead e-book reader.
Contributor to FBReaderJ Git repository (GoRead project repository).
Research Intern
August 2012 - January 2013
Singapore University of Technology and Design
Designed and implemented the mobile interface of StickEars (a wireless sensor network for
remote sound monitoring). Coded the backend: handling communication between mobile
device and sensor nodes, configuring sensors, maintaining a database of sensor activity.
Completed a research project (FingerDraw a novel drawing tool for children) and published
in 4th Augmented Human International Conference.

ADDITIONAL
EXPERIENCE &
AWARDS

Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto (Winter 2015, Fall 2015): CSC108 Introduction to
Computer Programming.
Teaching Assistant, University of Moratuwa (Fall 2013): EN2850 Applied Electronics.
Deans List, All Academic Semesters, University of Moratuwa: CGPA 3.99 out of 4.2
Mahapola Merit Scholarship (January 2010): Countrywide 24th place (out of 24849
candidates) in G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination (2008); awarded by the Department of
Examinations, Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka.
Ceylinco Life Pranama Scholarship (July 2009): Fourth place in Physical Science stream in Galle
district, G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination (2008); awarded by Ceylinco Life, Sri Lanka.

LANGUAGES & C++, Java, Android, SQL, {C, Python, MATLAB, Qt} Prior Experience
TECHNOLOGIES Visual Studio, Android Studio, Eclipse, Git