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Mr. PGP Kumara

Lecturer (Prob.)

Computing

Email : prasad@foc.sab.ac.lk

    Qualifications

    • B.Sc. (Hons) Special Degree in Mathematics, University of Kelaniya.
    • M.Sc. in Industrial Mathematics (Reading), Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya.

    Profile

  • Prasad graduated from the University of Kelaniya in 2021 with a B.Sc. Honours degree in Mathematics. After graduation, he started his academic career as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Department of Mathematics, University of Kelaniya. Later, he joined the Department of Mathematics at the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) as a Temporary Lecturer in Mathematics. He also worked as an Instructor Gr. II at the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. Meanwhile, he served as a Visiting Lecturer at the Ocean University, the Faculty of Engineering at OUSL, and the Information and Communication Technology Centre at the University of Kelaniya. Prasad is currently a Lecturer (Probationary) in Mathematics at the Faculty of Computing, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.

    Research Interests

    • Complex Analysis
    •  Real Analysis
    • Graph Theory

    Recent Publications

  • Full Paper Publications

    1. Kumara, P.G.P., Chathuranga, K.M.N.M. (2023) Quadratic Differentials Associated to Jacobi and Lemniscate Elliptic Functions, International Conference on Business Innovation (ICOBI), NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka. P. 65-71 (Vol.2)
    2. PS Dolawaththa, THW Pathirange, PGP Kumara (2024) Numerical and Analytical Approaches to Optimal Control Strategies in Predator-Prey Models, International Conference on Business Innovation (ICOBI), NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka.

    Abstract Publications

    1.  Kumara, P.G.P., Senanayake, W.P.W.B.V.K. The Concept of Convex Function on Topological Manifold, Young Scientists' Conference on Multidisciplinary Research (YSCMR) 2022, National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka.
    2.  Kumara, P.G.P., Chathuranga, K.M.N.M. Jacobi Elliptic Functions from The Perspective of Quadratic Differentials: Peradeniya University Research Excellence Showcase (PURES) 2023.
    3. P.S. Dolawaththa, P.G.P. Kumara, Exploring the efficiency of the modified differential transform method for solving ordinary differential equations, Young Scientists' Conference on Multidiciplinary Research(YSCMR) 2024, National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka.

    Undergraduate Teaching

  • BScHons in Computing and Information Systems

    • IS 11205-Fundamentals of Mathematics
    • IS 12210-Advanced Mathematics

    BScHons in Data Scinces

    • DS1103-Calculus

    • DS2103-Linear Algebra

    • DS3103-Multivariate Calculus

    • DS4109-Discrete Mathematics

    BScHons in Software Engineering

    • SE1106-Fundamentals of Mathematics
    • SE2108-Advanced Mathematics