{"id":384,"date":"2024-06-29T10:53:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T10:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fts.vau.ac.lk\/dept\/?page_id=384"},"modified":"2026-04-16T04:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T04:09:27","slug":"mr-vinoharan-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fts.vau.ac.lk\/dept\/index.php\/mr-vinoharan-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr.Vinoharan Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"384\" class=\"elementor elementor-384\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57669797 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=\"57669797\" 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-d793be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d793be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1021\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1021\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Academic Profile<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1022\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1022\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Activities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1023\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1023\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Adminrole<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1024\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1024\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Awards<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1025\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1025\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1026\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1026\" 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-1021\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Academic Profile<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1021\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1021\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><strong> Profile Brief<\/strong><\/p><p>Mr.Veerapathirapillai Vinoharan is working as a Senior Lecturer in ICT at the Department of Information and Communication Technology, University of Vavuniya and he has been 12 years&#8217; experience in teaching in IT\/ICT\/CS domain. Vinoharan holds MSc (Peradeniya), MPhil (Jaffna), Sri Lanka. He is a researcher in computer science and Information Communication Technology determined to make a significant contribution in a vibrant international research community that invent solutions to real world problems.<\/p><p><strong>Educational Qualifications<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>BSc. (Special in Computer Science). University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>MSc. in Computer Science. University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>MPhil. in Computer Science. University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Previous Academic Positions<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Lecturer (Unconfirmed) in Information and Communication Technology. Department of Information and Communication Technology, Faculty of Technological Studies,University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. 01 December 2021.<\/li><li>Instructor in Computer Technology, Grade I. Computer Centre,University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka 02 March 2021 \u2013 30 November 2021.<\/li><li>Instructor in Computer Technology, Grade II. Computer Centre,University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka 02 March 2009 \u2013 01 March 2021.<\/li><li>Assistant Lecturer (On Contract). Department of Computer Science,Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka 04 August 2008 \u2013 01 March 2009.<\/li><li>Instructor in Computer Technology (On Contract).Computer Centre, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka 12 February 2007 \u2013 30 June 2008.<\/li><\/ol><\/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-1022\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Activities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1022\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1022\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>Presentations<\/strong><\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li>At International Conferences:&#8221;One-pass Keypoint Selection to Construct Codebook for Patch-based Object Classification\u201d, at the IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation<br \/>for Sustainability (ICIAfS), Colombo, 21-22 December, 2018.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u201cKeypoints and Codewords Selection for Efficient Bag-of-Features Representation\u201d,<br \/>at the IEEE International Conference on Future of Information and Communication<br \/>Conference (FICC), Singapore, 5-6 April, 2018.<\/li><li>\u201cAre Large Scale Training Images or Discriminative Features Important for Codebook<br \/>Construction?\u201d, at the Fifth International Conference on Pattern Recognition<br \/>Applications and Methods (ICPRAM2016), pp. 193-198, Rome, Italy, 24-26 February,<br \/>2016.<\/li><li>\u201cA Wheel-based Side-view Car Detection using Snake Algorithm\u201d, at the Sixth<br \/>IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability<br \/>(ICIAfS\u201912), Beijing, China, 27-29 September 2012.<\/li><li>At Workshops:\u201cConstructing Discriminative and Compact Codebook Using Statistical Measures\u201d,<br \/>at the Sri Lanka Student Workshop on Coputer Science (SLSWCS\u201917), Jaffna, Sri<br \/>Lanka, 09 December 2017.<\/li><li>\u201cSequentially Constructing Discriminative Codebook with Classifier Training for Object<br \/>Recognition\u201d, at the Sri Lanka Student Workshop on Coputer Science<br \/>(SLSWCS\u201915), Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 07 November 2015.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Conferences \/ Workshop Attended<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Conferences<ol><li>IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAfS), Colombo, 21-22 December, 2018.<\/li><li>Fourth Jaffna University International Research Conference (JUICe-2018), 27-28 September 2018, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>First Vingnanam International Research Conference 2018 (VIRC2018), 04th July 2018, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>IEEE International Conference on Future of Information and Communication Conference (FICC), Singapore, 5-6 April, 2018.<\/li><li>Fifth International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods (ICP- RAM2016), Rome, Italy, 24-26 February 2016.<\/li><li>SEARCC2013 International Conference in Partnership with National IT Conference (NI- TC), 13-14 August 2013, Galadari Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>Sixth IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for sustainability (ICIAfS\u201912), 27-29 September 2012, Beijing, China.<\/li><li>Jaffna University International Research Conference (JUICe-2012), 20-21 July 2012, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>First International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer-2010), September 29 and October 01, 2010, Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>Conference on Free and Open Source Software, 02nd February 2010, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><li>Workshops<ol><li>Workshop on In co-operating Souo-emotional skill in to the Curriculum\u201d, Faculty of Science, 29 June 2020.<\/li><li>Fifth Sri Lankan Student workshop on Computer Science (SL-SWCS\u201919), 07th Dec 2019, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>Workshop on \u201cStatistics for Research\u201d, 24-25 November 2018.<\/li><li>Fourth Sri Lankan Student workshop on Computer Science (SL-SWCS\u201917), 07th Dec 2017, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>Third Sri Lankan Student workshop on Computer Science (SL-SWCS\u201915), 07th Nov 2015, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>Workshop on \u201cIn co-operating ICT components in the Curricula\u201d, 17-18 November 2014.<\/li><li>Workshop on Microsoft IT Academy in University of Visual and Performing Arts on 29th and 30th September 2014<\/li><li>Workshop on LMS and open education resource in University of Moratuwa on 30th July 2014.<\/li><li>Workshop on \u201cEffective Teaching of ICT\u201d at University of Jaffna, 23 January 2013 and 07 February 2013.<\/li><li>Sri Lankan Student workshop on Computer Science (SL-SWCS\u201911), 08th December 2011, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>Capacity building workshop on \u201cTaking ICT to the Community\u201d, 23-24 June 2011.<\/li><li>2010 ICIAfS Post Conference Workshop on ICT for Sustainability, 21-22 December, 2010, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>Workshop on planning the new Higher Education project meeting with English and IT Teaching staffs of Universities. 13th May 2009.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><li>Training Programs<ol><li>Training programme on &#8220;Certificate Course in Advanced Web Technology (Using Core and Advance JAVA) organised by CMC Ltd, New Delhi, India, 16th December 2013 to 07th February 2014.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/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-1023\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Adminrole<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1023\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1023\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ol><li>Appointed as Head of the Department, Department of Information and Communication Technology, Faculty of Technological Studies, University of Vavuniya, effective from 31 August 2023 to the present.<\/li><li>Appointed as Acting Head of the Department, Department of Information and Communication Technology, Faculty of Technological Studies, University of Vavuniya, effective from 31 July 2023 to 30 August 2023.<\/li><li>Appointed as the deputy proctor for the Faculty of Technological Studies, University of Vavuniya, effective from 06 June 2022 to the present.<\/li><li>Appointed as a member of the Curriculum Evaluation Committee (CEC) of the University of Vavuniya, effective from 18 December 2023 to the present.<\/li><li>Appointed as a Member of the University Research Committee (URC) of the University of Vavuniya, effective from 18 December 2023 to the present.<\/li><li>Appointed as a Member of the International Division of the University of Vavuniya, effective from December 2023 to the present.<\/li><li>Appointed as a member of the Committee for Medical Certificate and Mercy Chance at the University of Vavuniya, effective from 18 July 2022 to the present.<\/li><li>Appointed as a member of the committee to study the anomalies in the Handbook of the Faculty of Applied Science.<\/li><li>Appointed as a Member of the Editorial Committee for the Documentation of the Annual Report of the University of Vavuniya, 2021, 2022, and 2023.<\/li><li>Appointed as a member of the Committee for Examination By-law of the University of Vavuniya.<\/li><li>Appointed as a member of the Committee for Endowment, Scholarship, Gold Medals, and Prizes of the University of Vavuniya.<\/li><li>Appointed as a member of the main organizing committee for the Vavuniya University International Research Conference 2023 (VUIRC-2023) of the University of Vavuniya.\u00a0<\/li><li>Appointed as a member of the Senate from the Faculty of Technological Studies, effective from 15 March 2022 to 30 July 2023.<\/li><li>Appointed as a faculty representative for the Information Technology Development Committee (ITDC), Faculty of Technological Studies, effective from 05 January 2023.<\/li><li>Appointed as a team manager for the sports team (track and field) of the University of Vavuniya effective from 29 July 2022 to the present.<\/li><li>Appointed as a member of the Selection Committee of the Faculty Award, Faculty of Applied Science, 2023 and 2024.<\/li><li>Appointed as a chairman of the Faculty Web Development Committee, Faculty of Technological Studies, effective from 01 June 2022 to the present.<\/li><li>Appointed as an editor-in-chief of the Research Conference on Advances in Information and Communication Technology \u2013 2022 (RCAICT2022), Department of ICT, Faculty of Technological Studies, University of Vavuniya, held on 04 October 2022.<\/li><li>Appointed as a Member of the Faculty Research Committee, Faculty of Technological<br \/>Studies have been effective from 01 December 2021 to the present.<\/li><li>Appointed as a member of the Faculty Anti-Ragging Committee, Faculty of Technological Studies, effective December 1, 2021, to the present.<\/li><li>Appointed as a member of the editorial committee for the faculty newsletter and student handbook, Faculty of Technological Studies, effective December 8, 2021.<\/li><li>Appointed as a Member of the Faculty Building Committee, Faculty of Technological<br \/>Studies will be effective on December 8, 2021.<\/li><li>Activity Coordinator for Enhancing IT Skills of the Arts Students (IDAS) program under the Quality and Innovation Grant of the HETC project with effect from 1 May 2014 to 30 December 2015.<\/li><li>Vice-President of the Vavuniya University Teachers Association (VCTA), 2024\/2025.<\/li><li>President of the Vavuniya University Teachers Association (VCTA), 2023\/2024.<\/li><li>Treasurer of the Vavuniya Campus Teachers Association (VCTA), 2022\/2023.<\/li><\/ol><\/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-1024\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Awards<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1024\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1024\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>Research Grant:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>UOV\/2024\/UREC\/RG\/02<br \/>Title: \u201cAI-based Detection and Management Measures of Mangifera Indica (Mango) pests in Sri Lanka\u201d<br \/>Award: University Research Grant, University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka<br \/>Grant No: UOV\/2024\/UREC\/RG\/02<br \/>Position: Investigator<br \/>Duration: August 2024 &#8211; July 2023.<\/li><li>NRC 15-128<br \/>Title: \u201cTraining images vs discriminative features on the construction of codebook to recognize visual object\u201d<br \/>Award: National Research Council (NRC), Sri Lanka<br \/>Grant No: NRC 15-128<br \/>Position: Co-investigator<br \/>Duration: February 2015 &#8211; February 2017.<\/li><\/ol><\/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-1025\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1025\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1025\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>Journal Publication<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Agalya, V., and Vinoharan, V., Integrating Environmental Literacy into Junior Secondary Science Curriculum: A Comprehensive Study in Sri Lanka, In Sri Lanka Journal of Applied Sciences, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 1-10, 2024.<\/li><li>Bandara. B.M.A.U., Chathuranga; T.D.K., Madhuwantha. D.A.J.A., Saranga. T.A.D.S., Mishawrnilanthi. S., Hasitha Viduranga. G.R, Dhanaranga.K.W.I.B., Vinoharan. V.,and Suthaharan. S., Detection of Mango Diseases Using Deep Learning, In the International Journal on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), 2024.<\/li><li>Vinoharan, V. and Ramanan, A.: \u201cAn Efficient Bag-of-Features Representation for Object Classification\u201d, in the Electronic Letters in Computer Vision and Image Analysis (ELCVIA), vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 51-68, 2021.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Sankeetha, V., Agalya, V., Vinoharan, V. &#8220;Machine Learning for Effective Pest Detection in Mangifera indica (Mango) Crop Protection.\u201d ICITR, University of Moratuwa.<\/li><li>Sankeetha, V., Agalya, V., Vinoharan, V., &#8220;Deep Machine Learning Integration for Enhanced Pest Detection in Mangifera indica (Mango),&#8221; ICARC, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>Herath. W.R.G.A.D.P., Vinoharan. V., Bramyah. S., Logiraj. K., and Nagulan. R., Adapting Prompt-Driven Approach for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Segmentation: A Sri Lankan Patient Study, In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Advances in Technology and Computing (ICATC), 19 December 2024.<\/li><li>Kayalvizhy. T., Vinoharan. V., and Pirabaharan. S., Classification of Sri Lankan Skin Diseases Using Ensemble Deep Learning Models, In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Technology Research (ICITR2024), 5 and 6 December 2024.<\/li><li>Agalya. V., and Vinoharan. V., Environmental Literacy of Junior Secondary Students in Sri Lanka, In Proceedings of the SLIIT International Conferences of Advancements<br \/>in Science and Humanities (SICASH2024), 04 December 2024.<\/li><li>Agalya. V., and Vinoharan. V., Evaluating Environmental Literacy and Student Mastery in the Grade 9 Science Curriculum: Bridging Knowledge and Practice, In Proceedings of the International Research Symposium of Faculty of Education (EDIRS), 29 November 2024.<\/li><li>Agalya. V. and Vinoharan. V., Assessing Integration of Environmental Literacy Competencies in Sri Lanka Junior Secondary Science Syllabi: A Quantitative Content Analysis, In Proceedings of the 1st International Research Symposium 2024 of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Education (SLAAED), 19 September 2024.<\/li><li>Vinoharan, V. and Ramanan, A.: \u201cOne-pass Keypoint Selection to Construct Codebook for Patch-based Object Classification\u201d, In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAfS), pp. 237-242, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 21-22 December 2018.<\/li><li>Vinoharan, V. and Ramanan, A.: \u201cKeypoints and Codewords Selection for Efficient Bagof- Features Representation\u201d, In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on<br \/>Future of Information and Communication Conference (FICC), pp. 378-390, Singapore, 5-6 April 2018.<\/li><li>Vinoharan, V. and Ramanan, A.: \u201cAre Large Scale Training Images or Discriminative Features Important for Codebook Construction?\u201d, In Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods (ICPRAM2016), pp. 193-198, Rome, Italy, 24-26 February 2016.<\/li><li>Vinoharan, V., Ramanan, A. and Kodituwakku, S. R.: \u201cA Wheel-based Side-view Car Detection using Snake Algorithm\u201d, In Proceedings of the Sixth IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAfS\u201912), pp. 185-189, Beijing, China, 27-29 September 2012.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Posters<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Kayalvizhy. T., Vinoharan. V., and Pirabaharan. S., Detection of Skin Diseases Using Deep Learning: A Study of Sri Lankan Patients, In Proceedings of the 4th Faculty<br \/>Annual Research Session 2024 (FARS2024), 30 October 2024.<\/li><li>Herath. W.R.G.A.D.P., Vinoharan. V., and Bramyah. S., Segmentation of Diabetics Foot Ulcers Using Deep Learning: A Sri Lankan Study, In Proceedings of the 4th Faculty<br \/>Annual Research Session 2024 (FARS2024), 30 October 2024.<\/li><li>Vinoharan, V. and Ramanan, A.: \u201cOn the Construction of Discriminative and Compact Codebook for Patch-based Visual Object Classification\u201d, In Sri Lanka Student Workshop<br \/>on Coputer Science (SLSWCS\u201919), Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 07 December 2019.<\/li><li>Vinoharan, V. and Ramanan, A.: \u201cConstructing Discriminative and Compact Codebook Using Statistical Measures\u201d, In Sri Lanka Student Workshop on Coputer Science<br \/>(SLSWCS\u201917), Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 09 December 2017.<\/li><li>Vinoharan, V. and Ramanan, A.: \u201cSequentially Constructing Discriminative Codebook with Classifier Training for Object Recognition\u201d, In Sri Lanka Student Workshop on<br \/>Coputer Science (SLSWCS\u201915), Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 07 November 2015.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Theses<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>\u201cTraining Images vs Discriminative Features: On the Construction of Codebook to Recognise Visual Objecys\u201d, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Master of Philosophy Thesis, 92pp. 19 December 2018.<\/li><li>\u201cA Wheel-based Side-view Car Detection using Snake Algorithm\u201d, Postgraduate Institution of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Master of Science Thesis, 36pp. 11 May 2013.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Sankeetha, V., Agalya, V., Vinoharan, V., &#8220;Detecting Pests in Mango Crops using Machine Learning (ML),&#8221; RCIACT, University of Vavuniya, 2025.<\/li><li>Sankeetha, V., Agalya, V., Vinoharan, V. &#8220;An Efficient Hybrid Model for Early Detection of Mango Leaf Pests.&#8221; SLSWCS, University of Jaffna, 2025.<\/li><li>Agalya, V., and Vinoharan, V., A Context Analysis of Textbooks: Investigating the Environmental Literacy Skill in Sri Lankan Grade 06 Science Textbooks, In Proceedings<br \/>of the 6th International Research Conference organized by Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University of Sri Lanka (TRInC2024), 26 and 27 September 2024.<\/li><li>Shakana, M., Vinoharan, V., and Yasotha, R., Indian Hand Gesture Recognition Using Convolutional Neural Network, In Proceedings of the Sri Lanka Students Workshop<br \/>(SL-SWCS2023) on Computer Science, 09 December 2023.<\/li><li>Edirisinghe. E. M. M. W. and Vinoharan. V., Fake News Detection Using Machine Learning, In Proceedings of the Sri Lanka Students Workshop (SL-SWCS2023) on Computer<br \/>Science, 09 December 2023.<\/li><\/ol><\/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=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1026\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Teaching<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1026\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1026\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>Teaching Interest<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Programming Languages<\/li><li>Image Processing<\/li><li>Machine Learning<\/li><li>Computer Vision<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Undergraduate Subjects Taught<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>TICT1114: Essentials of ICT<\/li><li>TICT1224: Object-Oriented Programming<\/li><li>TICT2134: Advanced Computer Programming<\/li><li>TICT2244: Computer Graphics<\/li><li>TICT3253: Digital Image Processing (Old Syllabus)<\/li><li>TICT4116: Group Research Project (Supervision)<\/li><li>TICT4126: Industrial Training (Academic Supervision)<\/li><li>TICT4143: Intelligent System (Old Syllabus)<\/li><li>TICT4216: Group Research Project (Supervision) (Old Syllabus)<\/li><li>TICT4226: Industrial Training (Academic Supervision) (Old Syllabus)<\/li><li>TICT4223: Digital Image Processing<\/li><li>TICT4253: Intelligent System<\/li><\/ol><\/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-4d58493c 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=\"4d58493c\" 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-39cc3abf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"39cc3abf\" 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>Mr.V.Vinoharan Senior Lecturer(Grade II) BSc [Hons](Jaffna), MSc (Peradeniya), MPhil (Jaffna) v.vinoharan@vau.ac.lk +94 772487111 Research Interests: Image Processing, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Deep learning. Linkedin Academic Profile Activities Adminrole Awards Research Teaching Academic Profile Profile Brief Mr.Veerapathirapillai Vinoharan is working as a Senior Lecturer in ICT at the Department of Information and Communication Technology, University of Vavuniya and he has been 12 years&#8217; experience in teaching in IT\/ICT\/CS domain. Vinoharan holds MSc (Peradeniya), MPhil (Jaffna), Sri Lanka. He is a researcher in computer science and Information Communication Technology determined to make a significant contribution in a vibrant international research community that invent solutions to real world problems. Educational Qualifications BSc. (Special in Computer Science). University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. MSc. in Computer Science. University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. MPhil. in Computer Science. University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Previous Academic Positions Lecturer (Unconfirmed) in Information and Communication Technology. Department of Information and Communication Technology, Faculty of Technological Studies,University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. 01 December 2021. Instructor in Computer Technology, Grade I. Computer Centre,University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka 02 March 2021 \u2013 30 November 2021. Instructor in Computer Technology, Grade II. Computer Centre,University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka 02 March 2009 \u2013 01 March 2021. Assistant Lecturer (On Contract). Department of Computer Science,Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka 04 August 2008 \u2013 01 March 2009. Instructor in Computer Technology (On Contract).Computer Centre, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka 12 February 2007 \u2013 30 June 2008. Activities Presentations At International Conferences:&#8221;One-pass Keypoint Selection to Construct Codebook for Patch-based Object Classification\u201d, at the IEEE International Conference on Information and Automationfor Sustainability (ICIAfS), Colombo, 21-22 December, 2018. \u00a0\u201cKeypoints and Codewords Selection for Efficient Bag-of-Features Representation\u201d,at the IEEE International Conference on Future of Information and CommunicationConference (FICC), Singapore, 5-6 April, 2018. \u201cAre Large Scale Training Images or Discriminative Features Important for CodebookConstruction?\u201d, at the Fifth International Conference on Pattern RecognitionApplications and Methods (ICPRAM2016), pp. 193-198, Rome, Italy, 24-26 February,2016. \u201cA Wheel-based Side-view Car Detection using Snake Algorithm\u201d, at the SixthIEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability(ICIAfS\u201912), Beijing, China, 27-29 September 2012. At Workshops:\u201cConstructing Discriminative and Compact Codebook Using Statistical Measures\u201d,at the Sri Lanka Student Workshop on Coputer Science (SLSWCS\u201917), Jaffna, SriLanka, 09 December 2017. \u201cSequentially Constructing Discriminative Codebook with Classifier Training for ObjectRecognition\u201d, at the Sri Lanka Student Workshop on Coputer Science(SLSWCS\u201915), Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 07 November 2015. Conferences \/ Workshop Attended Conferences IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAfS), Colombo, 21-22 December, 2018. Fourth Jaffna University International Research Conference (JUICe-2018), 27-28 September 2018, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. First Vingnanam International Research Conference 2018 (VIRC2018), 04th July 2018, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. IEEE International Conference on Future of Information and Communication Conference (FICC), Singapore, 5-6 April, 2018. Fifth International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods (ICP- RAM2016), Rome, Italy, 24-26 February 2016. SEARCC2013 International Conference in Partnership with National IT Conference (NI- TC), 13-14 August 2013, Galadari Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sixth IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for sustainability (ICIAfS\u201912), 27-29 September 2012, Beijing, China. Jaffna University International Research Conference (JUICe-2012), 20-21 July 2012, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. First International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer-2010), September 29 and October 01, 2010, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Conference on Free and Open Source Software, 02nd February 2010, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Workshops Workshop on In co-operating Souo-emotional skill in to the Curriculum\u201d, Faculty of Science, 29 June 2020. Fifth Sri Lankan Student workshop on Computer Science (SL-SWCS\u201919), 07th Dec 2019, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Workshop on \u201cStatistics for Research\u201d, 24-25 November 2018. Fourth Sri Lankan Student workshop on Computer Science (SL-SWCS\u201917), 07th Dec 2017, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Third Sri Lankan Student workshop on Computer Science (SL-SWCS\u201915), 07th Nov 2015, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Workshop on \u201cIn co-operating ICT components in the Curricula\u201d, 17-18 November 2014. Workshop on Microsoft IT Academy in University of Visual and Performing Arts on 29th and 30th September 2014 Workshop on LMS and open education resource in University of Moratuwa on 30th July 2014. Workshop on \u201cEffective Teaching of ICT\u201d at University of Jaffna, 23 January 2013 and 07 February 2013. Sri Lankan Student workshop on Computer Science (SL-SWCS\u201911), 08th December 2011, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Capacity building workshop on \u201cTaking ICT to the Community\u201d, 23-24 June 2011. 2010 ICIAfS Post Conference Workshop on ICT for Sustainability, 21-22 December, 2010, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Workshop on planning the new Higher Education project meeting with English and IT Teaching staffs of Universities. 13th May 2009. Training Programs Training programme on &#8220;Certificate Course in Advanced Web Technology (Using Core and Advance JAVA) organised by CMC Ltd, New Delhi, India, 16th December 2013 to 07th February 2014. Adminrole Appointed as Head of the Department, Department of Information and Communication Technology, Faculty of Technological Studies, University of Vavuniya, effective from 31 August 2023 to the present. Appointed as Acting Head of the Department, Department of Information and Communication Technology, Faculty of Technological Studies, University of Vavuniya, effective from 31 July 2023 to 30 August 2023. Appointed as the deputy proctor for the Faculty of Technological Studies, University of Vavuniya, effective from 06 June 2022 to the present. Appointed as a member of the Curriculum Evaluation Committee (CEC) of the University of Vavuniya, effective from 18 December 2023 to the present. Appointed as a Member of the University Research Committee (URC) of the University of Vavuniya, effective from 18 December 2023 to the present. Appointed as a Member of the International Division of the University of Vavuniya, effective from December 2023 to the present. Appointed as a member of the Committee for Medical Certificate and Mercy Chance at the University of Vavuniya, effective from 18 July 2022 to the present. Appointed as a member of the committee to study the anomalies in the Handbook of the Faculty of Applied Science. 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