Software Engineering and Business Intelligence (SEngBI)

Background of the Group

Software Engineering and Business Intelligence (SEngBI) is a multidisciplinary research group at the Department of Computing and Information Systems, Faculty of Applied sciences of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.

The mission of the Software Engineering and Business Intelligence research group is to bridge the gap between research and development in the field of Software Engineering and its application to other disciplines such as Business Intelligence.

Members of the Software Engineering and Business Intelligence (SEngBI)

• Dr. S.Vasanthapriyan - Senior Lecturer Grade I in Computer Science/Dept of CIS
• Ms. C.U.Wimalasooriya – Lecturer(Prob) in Computer Science/Dept of CIS
• Mr. S.Thuseethan - Lecturer(Prob) in Computer Science/Dept of CIS
• Mr. K.Gunawardena - Lecturer(Prob) in Computer Science/Dept of CIS
• Dr. R.M.K.T.Rathnayaka – Senior Lecturer Grade II in Statistics /Dept of PST

Collaborators

• Professor. Prasad M Jayaweera – Senior Lecturer Grade I in Computer Science, University of SJP
• Dr. D.M. Kumudu N Seneviratna - Senior Lecturer Grade II in Statistics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna
• Ms.T.D.Gilmini Geethika, Senior Lecturer  in Computer Science, University of Ruhuna
• Mr. Hiruna DIssanayake, Manager Software Development/ Agile Coach at IFS Global Enterprise Software Development, Colombo

Objectives

• The overall objective of the SEngBI is to develop methods and tools for time and cost-efficient evolution of high-quality software system.
• Continue playing and internationally leading role in research on modern software engineering and business intelligence methods, with a strong focus on search and exploration.
• Organize conferences, workshops and benchmarking activities to support the advancement of research in these areas.
• SEngBI welcomes collaboration with industrial and academic partners that will foster a better understanding of the nature of software and software-related processes.

Area of focus

Software Engineering

The main areas of research in Software Engineering direction includes semantic and service-oriented software engineering, bridging the gap between the business processes and systems, developing system developing practical and cost-effective approaches to requirements engineering, search-based software engineering, software architecture modeling and specification, software cost estimation, verification and validation, agile software development and engineering the development of service-oriented and knowledge-based systems.

The research related to software engineering is conducted with close industry contacts using Empirical methods, including surveys, experiments and case studies.

Business Intelligence

The research lies at the intersection of network science and business intelligence. Our application domains include financial risk management, social media analytics, marketing, and open source innovation. We first intend to derive analytical and empirical insights from the analyses of various real-world networks such as organization works and social networks. Based on such insights we aim to develop network-based business intelligence techniques and information systems for supporting decision making in various business domains.

Research Projects

Software Engineering

• Investigating the scope of agile project management to be adapted by software companies in Sri Lanka. (on going)
• Analysis of Kanban and Scrum for software development projects.(on going)
• Understanding architectural knowledge sharing in agile software development.(on going)
• Knowledge management in Globally distributed agile. (on going)
• Software testing practices in Sri Lankan Software Companies.(on going)

Business intelligence

• Enabling performance of a software firm through business intelligence and analytics: a dynamic capabilities perspective. (on going)