{"id":1226,"date":"2025-05-18T04:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T04:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fts.vau.ac.lk\/dept\/?page_id=1226"},"modified":"2026-07-07T07:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:15:01","slug":"vithuckshihas-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fts.vau.ac.lk\/dept\/index.php\/vithuckshihas-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Vithuckshiha&#8217;s profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1226\" class=\"elementor elementor-1226\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e14e79 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74e14e79\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b935468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3b935468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2404\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2405\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2405\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Teaching<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2401\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Academic Profile<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2401\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2401\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><strong> Profile Brief<\/strong><\/p><p>Ms. Vithuckshiha Puvanasingam is working as a Lecturer in ICT at the Department of Information and Communication Technology, University of Vavuniya and she has been experienced in teaching in IT\/ICT\/CS domain. Vithuckshiha holds B.Sc. (Hons) in computer science, University of Jaffna. She is a researcher in computer science and Information Communication Technology determined to make a significant contribution in a vibrant international research community that invents solutions to real world problems.<\/p><p><strong>Educational Qualifications<\/strong><\/p><p>\u2022B.Sc. [Hons] (Jaffna)<\/p><p><strong>Professional Qualifications<\/strong><\/p><p>Certificate in Teaching and related Initial Practices<\/p><p><strong>Previous Academic Positions<\/strong><\/p><p>\u2022 Instructor (On Contract) , Department of Computer Science, University of Jaffna, February 2025 \u2013 April 2025.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2402\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Work experince<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2402\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2402\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>Industrial Experiences<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Product Manager and Innovation Lead at IYKONS, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka<br \/>(October 2024 &#8211; March 2025)<\/li><li>Intern Quality Assurance Engineer at IYKONS, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka<br \/>(April 2024 &#8211; September 2024)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Teaching Experience<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Instructor, Department of Computer Science, University of Vavuniya, February 2025 \u2013 April 2025.<\/li><li>Teaching Assistant &#8211; Provincial Department of ICT Education Center &#8211; Provincial Department &#8211; Trincomalee<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2403\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Adminrole<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2403\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2403\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li>Academic Supervisor: 2022 batch \u2013 University of Vavuniya \u2013 2024\/2025.<\/li><li>Member of Vavuniya University Teachers Association (VUTA), University of Vavuniya<\/li><li>Industrial Training Coordinator &#8211; University of Vavuniya &#8211; 2024\/2025<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2404\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2404\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2404\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>Research Grants<\/strong><\/p><p>University Research Council (URC), University of Vavuniya (2026).<br \/>Principal Investigator.<br \/>Project Title: A Multimodal AI Framework for Early Detection of Depression Among Undergraduate Students.<\/p><p><strong>Abstract Publications<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>P Vithuckshiha and S Shriparen., Enhancing Flow Rule Eviction Policy in Software Defined Network. Research Conference on Advanced Information and Communication Technologies (RCAICT) 2025, University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. <\/li><li>P Vithuckshiha., AI-ASSISTED AUTOMATED API TESTING FRAMEWORK FOR RELIABLE SMART SERVICE SYSTEMS. International Conference on Engineering for Humanity (ICEH) 2026 (Accepted Abstract).<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Abstract Reviewer<\/strong><\/p><p>Computing Undergraduate Research Symposium (ComURS 2026), Faculty of Computing, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2405\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Teaching<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2405\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2405\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>Teaching Interest<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Programming and Software Development<\/li><li>Software Engineering and Development<\/li><li>Networking and Security<\/li><li>Database Management<\/li><li>Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/li><li>Data Science and Machine Learning<\/li><li>Operating Systems<\/li><li>Emerging Technologies<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Undergraduate Subjects Taught<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>TICT 3153 &#8211; Software Engineering<\/li><li>TICT 3222 &#8211; IT project Management<\/li><li>TICT 3243 Mobile Computing<\/li><li>TICT 4233 e-Commerce<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199c6d8a e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"199c6d8a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-198de0e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"198de0e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ms.P.Vithuckshiha Lecturer(Probationary) Bachelor Of Science Honors in Computer Science vithuckshiha@vau.ac.lk +94 741113407 Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software Engineering, Explainable AI (XAI), Software Defined Networking (SDN), Machine Learning Linkedin Google Academic Profile Work experince Adminrole Research Teaching Academic Profile Profile Brief Ms. Vithuckshiha Puvanasingam is working as a Lecturer in ICT at the Department of Information and Communication Technology, University of Vavuniya and she has been experienced in teaching in IT\/ICT\/CS domain. Vithuckshiha holds B.Sc. (Hons) in computer science, University of Jaffna. She is a researcher in computer science and Information Communication Technology determined to make a significant contribution in a vibrant international research community that invents solutions to real world problems. Educational Qualifications \u2022B.Sc. [Hons] (Jaffna) Professional Qualifications Certificate in Teaching and related Initial Practices Previous Academic Positions \u2022 Instructor (On Contract) , Department of Computer Science, University of Jaffna, February 2025 \u2013 April 2025. Work experince Industrial Experiences Product Manager and Innovation Lead at IYKONS, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka(October 2024 &#8211; March 2025) Intern Quality Assurance Engineer at IYKONS, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka(April 2024 &#8211; September 2024) Teaching Experience Instructor, Department of Computer Science, University of Vavuniya, February 2025 \u2013 April 2025. Teaching Assistant &#8211; Provincial Department of ICT Education Center &#8211; Provincial Department &#8211; Trincomalee Adminrole Academic Supervisor: 2022 batch \u2013 University of Vavuniya \u2013 2024\/2025. Member of Vavuniya University Teachers Association (VUTA), University of Vavuniya Industrial Training Coordinator &#8211; University of Vavuniya &#8211; 2024\/2025 Research Research Grants University Research Council (URC), University of Vavuniya (2026).Principal Investigator.Project Title: A Multimodal AI Framework for Early Detection of Depression Among Undergraduate Students. Abstract Publications P Vithuckshiha and S Shriparen., Enhancing Flow Rule Eviction Policy in Software Defined Network. Research Conference on Advanced Information and Communication Technologies (RCAICT) 2025, University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. P Vithuckshiha., AI-ASSISTED AUTOMATED API TESTING FRAMEWORK FOR RELIABLE SMART SERVICE SYSTEMS. International Conference on Engineering for Humanity (ICEH) 2026 (Accepted Abstract). Abstract Reviewer Computing Undergraduate Research Symposium (ComURS 2026), Faculty of Computing, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. 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