MERCon - 2017: Recent submissions

  • Removal of lead from synthetic wastewater using chemically modified Jackfruit leaves 
    Premachandra, JK; Manoj, BS; Aberathne, SNPPGPE; Warnapura, LHP [Conference-Abstract]
    Heavy metal toxicity due to industrial waste water is a one of a threat to environment and living organisms. In this research, adsorption experiments were carried out using jackfruit leave powder as a bio-sorbent was ...
  • Question answering system for the travel domain 
    Kahaduwa, H; Pathirana, D; Liyana Arachchi, P; Dias, V; Ranathunga, S; Kohomban, U [Conference-Abstract]
    A Question Answering (QA) system backed by a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge base would be appropriate for travellers to satisfy their information needs. In this paper, a complete QA system is presented. It has two ...
  • Measuring structural dynamics with smartphones 
    Karannagodage, DCDK; Mallikarachchi, HMYC [Conference-Abstract]
    Dynamic analysis of structures plays an important role in designing civil engineering structures. Increasing population density and limited land availability have led to build taller, lighter and hence slender structures ...
  • Development of cellulose based light weight polymer composites 
    Rajapaksha, LD; Saumyadi, HAD; Samarasekara, AMPB; Amarasinghe, DAS; Karunanayake, L [Conference-Abstract]
    Polymer matrix composites are used in most of the engineering structures today. This type of composite consists of reinforcing materials in polymer matrix. There is an increasing demand for environmentally friendly reinforcing ...
  • Occupancy identification based energy efficient illuminance controller with improved visual comfort in buildings 
    Basnayake, BADJCK; Amarasinghe, YWR; Attalage, RA; Jayasekara, AGBP [Conference-Abstract]
    Under this research Smart energy efficient and visual comfort lighting system has been developed based on the presence of occupancy and occupancy localization information. The developed system consist of non-contact occupancy ...
  • Tool support for traceability management of Software artefacts with DevOps practices 
    Palihawadana, S; Wijeweera, CH; Sanjitha, MGTN; Liyanage, VK; Perera, I; Meedeniya, DA [Conference-Abstract]
    Software development process encompasses multiple types of and differentiated versions of artefacts during the corresponding lifecycle. These artefacts are vulnerable to artefact drift or erosion when the product being ...
  • Blind channel equalization in the presence of co-channel interference using higher order statistics 
    Kapilan, B; Wang, G; Razul, SG; Ting, SK; See, CM [Conference-Abstract]
    This paper proposes an improved blind channel equalization method based on the generalized eigenvector algorithm (GEA). The new method can extract the desired signal in the presence of strong co-channel interference. The ...
  • Optimized cost enabled rural electrification system 
    Hemapala, KTMU; Dayarathne, MS; Swathika, OVG [Conference-Abstract]
    In most of the countries cost of rural electrification from grid extension is very high. This is mainly due to improper planning and lack of knowledge on low cost distribution technologies. Most of the African countries ...
  • A Novel concept for remotely monitoring babies 
    Wipulasundara, SD [Conference-Abstract]
    A major challenge faced by parents today is child care. Identifying a threat at its earliest stage would be the best way to avoid any hazards caused by it. The baby under observation may not always be in the vicinity of ...
  • Automatic assessment of student answers for geometric theorem proving questions 
    Mendis, C; Lahiru, D; Pamudika, N; Madushanka, S; Ranathunga, S; Dias, G [Conference-Abstract]
    In this paper, we present a system to automatically assess multi-step answers for geometric theorem proving questions in high school Mathematics. The system is capable of allocating partial marks for steps considering a ...
  • Statistical modeling of weekly rainfall : a case study in Colombo City in Sri Lank 
    Silva, HPTN; Peiris, TSG [Conference-Abstract]
    The modeling of the weekly rainfall percentile is imperative for better understanding of rainfall patterns in any region. This study focuses on selecting the most appropriate probability distributions for weekly rainfall ...
  • High volume fly ash mixes supplemented with colloidal nano silica 
    Nanayakkara, KD; Dias, WPS [Conference-Abstract]
    Since cement manufacturing causes 7- 8% of total global CO2 emissions, attempts have been made to minimize cement consumption. One method is to introduce pozzolans, commonly fly ash (FA), as supplementary materials to ...