Mr. K.K.D.W.S.Kannangara
Position: Lecturer
waruna@geo.sab.ac.lk
Office: +94-0453453071
Qualifications
MSc in Geodetic Engineering, University of Bonn, Germany, 2022
BSc (Hons) in Surveying Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2004
Profile
Waruna Kannangara is a Lecturer in the Department of Surveying and Geodesy, Faculty of Geomatics at the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. Upon graduation, he served as a surveyor, quantity surveyor, and cost consultant for prominent local and international organisations in Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, and the Maldives, acquiring extensive expertise in surveying and cost management. He joined the Faculty of Geomatics in 2015 and currently coordinates the land surveying field practical programs. He also conducts undergraduate teaching in construction surveying, applications of GNSS and deformation monitoring & analysis.
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
Student Member - International Association of Geodesy (IAG), 2022
Member of AACE International (Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering)
Research Interests
Positioning and Navigation
Gravity anomalies in Sri Lanka
Crustal Deformation
Sea Level Rise
Satellite Altimetry
GNSS Meteorology
Current Research Projects
- Application of GNSS-IR for Monitoring Water Surface Variation in Sri Lanka: Insights from Coastal Sea Level and Inland Water Analysis.
- Analysing GNSS-derived PWV and ECMWF ERA5 PWV over Sri Lanka.
- Mapping Ocean Variability for Sustainable Development in Coastal Regions of Sri Lanka Constrained by Geodetic Infrastructure.
Recent Publications
Peer-reviewed journal papers
- Gunathilaka, M.D.E.K. and Kannangara, W.S. (2021) ‘An Investigation into Sea Level Rise in Sri Lankan Waters with Satellite Altimetry, Journal of Geospatial Surveying, 1(2), p. 14-22. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4038/jgs.v1i2.30.
Abstracts in presentations & conference proceedings
- Gunasekara C.N., Kannangara, K.K.D.W.S. (2025). 'An assessment of the correlation between GNSS-derived precipitable water vapour and ECMWF ERA5 data over Belihuloya', 10th International Conference of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka and 6th China - Sri Lanka Communication and Cooperation Forum, Belihuloya, 1st- 3rd December.
- Deshapriya, C.M.K.S., Kannangara, K.K.D.W.S. (2023). 'Assessment of Positioning Accuracy for Surveying using Smartphones with Dual-Frequency Multi-GNSS Receiver', National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) Annual Scientific Session 2023, Colombo, 13th December.
- Kannangara, K.K.D.W.S. (2022). 'Estimation of Vertical Land Motion in the Western Tropical Pacific Islands from GPS, Satellite Altimetry and Tide Gauge measurements', 12th Annual Research Sessions of the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, 6th December.
- Gunathilaka, M.D.E.K., Kannangara, K.K.D.W.S., and Samarapperuma S.A.H.M. (2017). Estimation of Sea Level Rise in Colombo with Satellite Altimetry Data. KDU International Research Conference 2017, Ratmalana, 3rd-4th August.