Sirani Perera

 SiraniM. Perera

Sirani M. Perera

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Professor Perera is literally the best Calculus instructor that I've ever had. Although her accent can make it difficult at times to understand, she breaks down the content very well and provides a lot of examples. If you do the homework and the in class examples, you'll excel in everything.

Biography

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Mathematics


Resume

  • 2011

    Sinhala

    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

    Thesis Title: Quasiseparable Approach to Matrices of Vandermonde Type\nAdviser: Vadim Olshevsky\n\n\nPRESENTATIONS:\nFast

    Recursive and Stable Algorithms for DST I-IV having Orthogonal Factors

    2012 New England Numerical Analysis Day

    University of Massachusetts

    USA

    2012 (poster) \n\nInversion of Quasiseparable Vandermonde-like Matrices

    Young Researches in Mathematics 2012

    \nUniversity of Bristol

    UK

    2012\n\nInversion of Quasiseparable Vandermonde-like Matrices

    36th Annual SIAM Southeastern Atlantic Section Conference

    University of Alabama

    USA

    2012\n\nInversion of Quasiseparable Vandermonde-like Matrices

    SIGMA Seminar

    University of Connecticut

    USA

    2011\n\nInversion of Power Vandermonde Matrices

    Women in Mathematics in New England

    Smith College

    USA

    Mathematics

    Teaching Assistant Mentor

    Department of Mathematics

    University of Connecticut

    USA

    2009 - 2012

    The University of Connecticut

  • 2007

    Organizing the award ceremony for 250+ high school students

    creating the ceremony agenda

    designing the certificates for awardees

    inviting the guest speaker and distinguish guests

    inviting awardees

    supervising refreshments

    and leading the award ceremony.

    Sri Lanka Olympiad Mathematics Award Ceremony 2008

    Algorithms

    Higher Education

    SQL

    Mathematics

    Java

    Lecturing

    University Teaching

    Statistics

    Research

    Mathematical Modeling

    Numerical Analysis

    Maple

    Applied Mathematics

    Matlab

    Teaching

    Scientific Computing

    C++

    Windows

    M. Perera

    Sirani

    M. Perera

    University of Colombo

    Daytona State College

    APIIT

    University of Sri Jayewardenepura

    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

    University of Connecticut

    Storrs

    CT

    Courses taught and grading including Calculus Ia

    Calculus 1b

    Calculus for Business and Economics

    Mathematics for Business and Economics

    and Introductory College Algebra and Mathematical Modeling for 30+ students.

    Teaching Assistant

    University of Connecticut

    Daytona Beach

    Florida

    Organizer in \"Math Faculty Seminar\"​

    Fall 2014 - Spring 2015.\n\nIn charge of designing \"Survey in Mathematics\" course

    Spring 2014. \n\nConduct online classes in College Algebra and Intermediate Algebra

    Spring 2013 - 2015. \n\nTaught courses in Differential Equations

    Calculus II

    Abstract Algebra

    Pre-Calculus

    Trigonometric

    College Algebra

    Intermediate Algebra

    and Elementary Algebra

    Fall 2012 - Spring 2015.\n\n\nSOME PRESENTATIONS:\nImage Compression and Signal Transform Designs Based on Fast and Stable Discrete Cosine and Sine Transformation Algorithms

    SIAM Conference on Control & Its Applications

    Paris

    France

    2015\n\nStable Discrete Fourier Transformation Algorithms and Applications

    Guest Talk in Mathematics

    University of Sri Jayewardenepura

    Sri Lanka

    2014\n\nStable

    Recursive and Fast Algorithms for DCT I-IV and DST I-IV having Orthogonal Factors

    38th Annual SIAM Southeastern Atlantic Section Conference

    Florida Institute of Technology

    USA

    2014\n\nFast

    Recursive and Numerically Stable Algorithms for DST I-IV having Orthogonal Factors

    Applied Mathematics

    Modeling and Computational Sciences Conference

    Wilfrid Laurier University

    Canada

    2013 \n\n\nPUBLICATIONS:\nSirani M. Perera

    Signal Processing based on Stable radix-2 Discrete Cosine Transformation Algorithms having Orthogonal Factors

    arXiv:1503.04106[math.NA]

    (2015) \n\nSirani M. Perera

    Grigory Bonik and Vadim Olshevsky

    A Fast Algorithm for the Inversion of Quasiseparable Vandermonde-like Matrices

    arXiv:1401.1874[math.NA]

    (2014)\n\nSirani M. Perera and Vadim Olshevsky

    Stable

    Recursive and Fast Algorithms for DST having Orthogonal Factors; \nInterdisciplinary Topics in Applied Mathematics

    Modeling and Computational Science

    Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics (2015)\nJournal of Coupled Systems Multiscale Dynamics 1

    358-371 (2013)\n

    Associate Professor

    Daytona State College

    Colombo

    Sri Lanka

    Conduct lectures and design curriculum (creating course objectives

    course outline and outcome

    and grading scheme)

    setting up exams

    grading

    and analyzing overall grades in Complex Analysis

    Combinatorics

    and Computing for Finance for 20+ to 120+ students.

    Lecturer in Mathematics

    University of Colombo

    Teach Calculus and Analytic Geometry I and Pre-Calculus for 30+ students from Fall 2015.\n\nPRESENTATION: \nA Fast Euclid-type Algorithm for Quasiseparable Polynomials

    Applications of Computer Algebra 2015

    Kalamatha

    Greece

    Assistant Professor

    Daytona Beach

    Florida Area

    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

    Colombo

    Sri Lanka

    Conduct lectures and design curriculum (identify changes in lecturing

    develop techniques to enhance teaching)

    setting up assignments and exams

    and grading in \"Mathematics and Algorithms\" for 30+ students.

    Lecturer in Mathematics

    APIIT

    Nugegoda

    Sri Lanka

    Conduct lectures and design curriculum (creating course objectives

    course outline and outcome

    and grading scheme)

    setting up exams

    grading

    and analyzing overall grades in Calculus

    Mathematical Modeling

    Boolean Algebra

    Numerical Analysis

    Fluid Mechanics

    and Computer Programming (MATLAB

    MAPLE

    and C++) for 130+ students.

    Lecturer in Mathematics

    University of Sri Jayewardenepura

  • 2005

    Master of Advanced Study ( Tripos Part III)

    Graduated with honors in one-year taught Master's course in mathematics entitled \"Part III of the Mathematical Tripos\".

    Mathematics

    University of Cambridge

    Honors

    Diploma

    Courses certified in Information Systems

    Software Development

    Computer and Network Technology

    Professional Issues in Information Systems Practice

    Database Systems

    Software Development Environments

    and Object Oriented Programming Version 2

    Computer Science

    British Computer Society

  • 1999

    BSc (Special) degree

    Graduated with Special Honors First Class Bachelor's degree in Mathematics having top most number of A's in Mathematics and highest GPA in Chemistry in 1998/99 batch in 2014.

    Mathematics

    Organizer in 1998/99 Applied Sciences Faculty.

    University of Sri Jayewardenepura

    First Class (Honors)

MA 143

2.5(4)

MA 241

4.7(3)

MA 242

3.4(8)

MAT 240

1.5(1)