ICACT 2018: Recent submissions

  • An Initial Study on Understanding the Effect of Questions Structure on Students' Exam Performance 
    Wijesinghe, S.; Irosha, K.P.C.; Rupasinghe, T. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    The main challenge in evaluating students’ performance is creating effective assessments which appraises students’ learning rather than their memory power and the practice. According to education theories, creative and ...
  • Technology Enabled Formative Assessment in Medical Education 
    Youhasan, P.; Sanooz, A.R.M. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    Technology enabled assessment is a novel pedagogical approach which has emerged into Medical educational practice. The main aim of formative assessment is to drive learning through constructive feedback. Kahoot is a free, ...
  • Voltage Sag Compensation using Dynamic Voltage Restorers: A Performance Analysis 
    Senevirathne, K.M.P.C.B.; Ariyawansa, K.A.; Abeynayake, P.G.; Dampage, U. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    Voltage sags are considered to be one of the most severe and frequent power disturbances occurring in the power system. The electronic devices used today are very sensitive to power quality, any disturbance in the power ...
  • Investigation of the Degradation Processes Effect on the Properties of the Industrial Cutting Tool used in Packaging Process 
    Voloshyna, A.; Romaniuk, S. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    The paper investigates the metal structure carbide inhomogeneity of the cutting tool made from high-alloy steel, used in industrial process of packaging candies, after its service life period. The chemical composition of ...
  • Quadcopter based Surveillance System for an Industrial Environment 
    Gamlath, G.B.H.; Dampage, U.; Hewawasam, H.P.M.Y.; Midigaspe, C.S.W.; Herath, H.M.S.U. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    The protection of industrial infrastructure is a growing concern within industrial environments. Utilization of humans for efficient surveillance and security monitoring in a large area is inefficient since humans generally ...
  • Altered Brain Wiring in Alzheimer’s: A Structural Network Analysis using Diffusion MR Imaging 
    Mahadevan, J.; Ratnarajah, N.; Ranaweera, R.D. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    Alzheimer’s disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder and the most common form of dementia. It is characterized by cortical atrophy and disrupted anatomical connectivity as white matter fibre tracts lose axons and ...
  • Parameter optimization of the II-VI thin-film photovoltaic tandem solar cell model of MZO/CdTe and CdS/CIGS 
    Ratnasinghe, D.R.; Attygalle, M.L.C. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    In this simulation model we have constructed a photovoltaics tandem device with a top cell of window layer n-MZO (Mg doped ZnO), with an absorber layer of (II-VI) thin-film of p-CdTe and the bottom cell with window layer ...
  • Investigation of the Impact of Clay as a Bulking Agent for Food Waste Composting at a Controlled Raised-up Temperature 
    Jayawardana, M.D.S.B.; Milani, Y.; Silva, C.D.; Wijesinghe, S. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    In agriculture, the nourishing and substantial quality of soil can be upgraded through transfiguring organic matter in food waste into humus like substance, which is called food waste composting. This is very important as ...
  • Solar Thermal Energy Harnessing Using a Parabolic Trough Concentrator 
    Kumara, P.D.C.; Viraj, M.P.S.; Suraweera, S.K.K.; Jayaweera, H.H.E.; Muzathik, A.M.; Ariyaratne, T.R. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    This paper reports the results of a study carried out in the development of a solar thermal energy harnessing plant using a parabolic trough concentrator. In the field of energy production one of the most concerned factors ...
  • Finite Element Method based Triangular Mesh Generation for Aircraft-Lightning Interaction Simulation 
    Vinotha, K.; Thirukumaran, S. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    Lightning is a natural electrical discharge process. Most common lightning strike is Cloud-to-Ground. It occurs when the negative charges accumulated at the bottom of the thundercloud traverse towards the ground to neutralize ...
  • A Preliminary Investigation of Surface Bound Iron in Mica to Develop a Methodology Combined with Magnetism to Remove Contaminated Mica from Industrial Minerals 
    Dassanayake, K.L.M.; Subasingha, S.A.S.; Wijesinghe, S. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    Sri Lanka is a country rich with industrial minerals. Mica is one of readily available industrial mineral which belongs to a group of sheet silicate (phyllosilicate) contained Aluminum (Al), Iron (Fe), Magnesium (Mg), ...
  • Evaluation of Trustworthiness for Online Social Networks Using Advanced Machine Learning 
    Mayadunna, H.; Rupasinghe, L. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    The trustworthiness of online users has become a current issue in the field of social computing with the rapid popularity of online social networks. The evaluation of trust in social networks has been widely used in ...
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP) Techniques to Measure the Syllabus Coverage with the Final Exam Paper 
    Dharmapriya, A.G.K.S.; Jayakody, J.R.K.C. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    Exam questions usually play a pivotal role in the education and it is the main assessment technique to evaluate the Intended learning Outcome (ILO). The main Intention of the subject syllabus is to cover the ILO. If the ...
  • Deep Learning Based Student Attention Monitoring and Alerting System During a Lecture 
    Vettivel, N.; Ravindran, V.; Jeyaratnam, N.; Sumathipala, S. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    Mindfulness is the ability to fully aware and focuses on the present moment. For students, it is essential to pay full concentration during the lectures. Staying focused while studying is vital for the better performance ...
  • Mobile Biometrics: The Next Generation Authentication in CloudBased Databases 
    Bhatt, C.; Liyanage, S.R. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    In this period of data innovation, cell phones are generally utilized around the world for fundamental correspondences, as well as an apparatus to manage anyplace, whenever data. These situations require a high security ...
  • Forecasting Monthly Ad Revenue from Blogs using Machine Learning 
    Dias, D.S.; Dias, N.G.J. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    Blogs emerged in the late 1990s as a technology that allows Internet users to share information. Since then, blogging has evolved to become a source of living to some and a hobby to others. A blog with rich content and ...
  • Air Pollution Monitoring System Using Arduino 
    Rishan, U.M. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    Arduino based Air pollution system is presented. Air pollution monitoring is old but very useful concept in day to day life. The level of air pollution has increased with times by lot of factors like the increase in ...
  • Hybrid Gene Selection with Information Gain and Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm for Leukemia Classification 
    Fajila, M.N.F. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    Leukemia is a bone marrow cancer with various subtypes such as Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia which require expertise to be identified. Morphological and histological appearances can be used to ...
  • A Prototype P300 BCI Communicator for Sinhala Language 
    Manisha, U.K.D.N.; Liyanage, S.R. (3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT ‒ 2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)
    A Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) is a communication system which enables its users to send commands to a computer using only brain activities. These brain activities are generally measured by ElectroEncephaloGraphy (EEG), ...

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