{"id":215,"date":"2017-08-23T08:52:08","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T08:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp3\/?page_id=215"},"modified":"2026-03-24T08:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:12:59","slug":"hack","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ictm.wyb.ac.lk\/?page_id=215","title":{"rendered":"Dr. HACK Jayathilake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-219 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/ictm.wyb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/hack1-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"hack1\" width=\"200\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ictm.wyb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/hack1-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/ictm.wyb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/hack1.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Senior Lecturer<\/strong><br \/>ICT Center, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka,<br \/>Makandura, Gonawila (60170).<\/p>\n<p>Office: +94312299247<br \/>Mobile: +94718129790<br \/>Email: jayathilake@wyb.ac.lk, hackjayathilake@gmail.com<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=91rRUAEAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Google Scholar<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Chandana_Jayathilake\">Researchgate<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hacksaga\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Professional Biography:<\/strong><br \/>HACK Jayathilake graduated from the University of Peradeniya with a B.Sc. honors degree in year 2002. \u00a0He obtained his Masters degree in Information Technology from Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology in year 2007. He completed his PhD in Agribusiness &amp; Information Technology in 2017 at Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. He joined the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka in 2010.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Associations:<\/strong><br \/>IEEE\u00a0(Member)<br \/>Internet Society- Sri Lanka Chapter (Member)<br \/>APAN Agriculture Working Group (Member)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Research interests:<\/strong><br \/>eLearning, ICT for Development (ICT4D), Inclusive innovations, ICT4AD, Web Technologies.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Awards:<\/strong><br \/>The Best Presenter &#8211; &#8220;Entrepreneurship &amp; Extension&#8221; session of the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture Congress (28th PGIA Annual Congress) at the University of Peradeniya, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The Best Presenter &#8211; Seminar Presentation of the Certificate Course on Staff Development 2007\/2008 at the Staff Development Center, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Selected publications:<\/strong><br \/>Book Chapters<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>H. A Chandana K. Jayathilake<\/strong> (2008), Engage Students Effectively in the Lecture Hall, In U. Jayasinghe and A. Jayaweera (Eds.), Effective Teaching Through Innovative Techniques: Selected Topics (pp. 62-73). Staff Development Center, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka (2008).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Refereed Journal Papers<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jayathilake, H. A. C. K<\/strong>., U. K.\u00a0 Jayasinghe-Mudalige, L. D. R. D. Perera, G. A.\u00a0 Gow and N. Waidyanatha (2017) \u201cFostering Technology Stewardship Approach to Promote Knowledge Sharing among Farming Communities in Sri Lanka\u201d <em>Tropical Agricultural Research<\/em>, 28 (3): 238 \u2013 246<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jayathilake, H. A. C. K<\/strong>., U. K.\u00a0 Jayasinghe-Mudalige, L. D. R. D. Perera, G. A.\u00a0 Gow and N. Waidyanatha (2017) &#8220;Converging free and open source software tools for knowledge sharing in smallholder agricultural communities in Sri Lanka&#8221; <i>Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development (JAEID)<\/i>, <i>111<\/i>(2), 351-359.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Conference proceedings<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jayathilake, H. A. C. K.,<\/strong> U. K.<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Jayasinghe-Mudalige, L. D. R. D. Perera, G. A.\u00a0 Gow and N. Waidyanatha, \u201cConverging Free and Open Source Software Tools for Knowledge Sharing in Subsistence Agricultural Communities: Success Story from Sri Lanka\u201d, <em>4th International Conference on Exploring Leadership and Learning Theories in Asia (ELLTA 2017)<\/em>, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 25- 27 July 2017, 38-39pp<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jayathilake, H. A. C. K<\/strong>., U. K. Jayasinghe-Mudalige, L. D. R. D. Perera and G. A. Gow, \u201cUse of Information Communication Technologies for Knowledge Sharing in Agriculture: Exploring the Case of Commercial Agricultural Producers in Sri Lanka\u201d, Wayamba University Research Congress (WURC &#8211; 2016), Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, 30 March 2016<\/li>\n<li>Gow, G. N. Waidyanatha, <strong>C. Jayathilake<\/strong>, H. Hambly Odame, T. Barlott (2015). \u201cSupporting Effective Use through a Technology Stewardship Model: Preliminary Findings from a Sri Lanka\/Canada Partnership Development Project\u201d. Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide 2015 International Conference, 21-22 October 2015, Scottsdale (Phoenix), Arizona, USA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Poster sessions<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nuwan Waidyanatha, Gordon A. Gow, <strong>Chandana Jayathilake<\/strong> and Timothy Barlott (2015), \u201cTechnology Stewardship, Text Messaging, and Collaboration in Agricultural Work: Preliminary Results from an Action Research Study in Sri Lanka\u201d, CSCW&#8217;15 Companion Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference Companion on Computer Supported Cooperative Work &amp; Social Computing, 203-206<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ictm.wyb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CV-jayathilake-Mar-2026-ed.pdf\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Curriculum <\/strong><strong>Vitae<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobilizingknowledge.blogspot.com\/\">Project Blog <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/jayathilake.wordpress.com\/\">Personal Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior LecturerICT Center, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka,Makandura, Gonawila (60170). Office: +94312299247Mobile: +94718129790Email: jayathilake@wyb.ac.lk, hackjayathilake@gmail.comGoogle Scholar\u00a0 |\u00a0 Researchgate | Twitter Professional Biography:HACK Jayathilake graduated from the University of Peradeniya with a B.Sc. honors degree in year 2002. \u00a0He obtained his Masters degree in Information Technology from Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology in year 2007. 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He completed his PhD in Agribusiness &amp; Information Technology in 2017 at Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. He joined the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka in 2010.\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<strong>Associations:<\/strong>\nIEEE\u00a0(Member)\nInternet Society- Sri Lanka Chapter (Member)\nAPAN Agriculture Working Group (Member)\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<strong>Research interests:<\/strong>\neLearning, ICT for Development (ICT4D), Inclusive innovations, ICT4AD, Web Technologies.\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<strong>Awards:<\/strong>\nThe Best Presenter - \"Entrepreneurship &amp; Extension\" session of the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture Congress (28th PGIA Annual Congress) at the University of Peradeniya, 2016.\n\nThe Best Presenter - Seminar Presentation of the Certificate Course on Staff Development 2007\/2008 at the Staff Development Center, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka.\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<strong>Selected publications:<\/strong>\nBook Chapters\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>H. A Chandana K. Jayathilake<\/strong> (2008), Engage Students Effectively in the Lecture Hall, In U. Jayasinghe and A. Jayaweera (Eds.), Effective Teaching Through Innovative Techniques: Selected Topics (pp. 62-73). Staff Development Center, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka (2008).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nRefereed Journal Papers\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>Jayathilake, H. A. C. K<\/strong>., U. K.\u00a0 Jayasinghe-Mudalige, L. D. R. D. Perera, G. A.\u00a0 Gow and N. Waidyanatha (2017) \u201cFostering Technology Stewardship Approach to Promote Knowledge Sharing among Farming Communities in Sri Lanka\u201d <em>Tropical Agricultural Research<\/em>, 28 (3): 238 \u2013 246<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Jayathilake, H. A. C. K<\/strong>., U. K.\u00a0 Jayasinghe-Mudalige, L. D. R. D. Perera, G. A.\u00a0 Gow and N. 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Gow, \u201cUse of Information Communication Technologies for Knowledge Sharing in Agriculture: Exploring the Case of Commercial Agricultural Producers in Sri Lanka\u201d, Wayamba University Research Congress (WURC - 2016), Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya, 30 March 2016<\/li>\n \t<li>Gow, G. N. Waidyanatha, <strong>C. Jayathilake<\/strong>, H. Hambly Odame, T. Barlott (2015). \u201cSupporting Effective Use through a Technology Stewardship Model: Preliminary Findings from a Sri Lanka\/Canada Partnership Development Project\u201d. Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide 2015 International Conference, 21-22 October 2015, Scottsdale (Phoenix), Arizona, USA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPoster sessions\n<ul>\n \t<li>Nuwan Waidyanatha, Gordon A. 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