Senior Lecturer II
Email: ssivayini@sjp.ac.lk
Phone: 0112758363
Research Interest: Computational Neuroscience, Generalized Ising Model, Blood Oxygen Level Dependant Signals, Bio-sensing, Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance
EDUCATION
University of Western Ontario, Canada
- Doctor of Philosophy (2016 – 2020)
Thesis Title : Studying Resting State and Stimulus Induced BOLD Activity using the Generalized Ising Model and Independent Component Graph Analysis
- Master of Science in Physics (2013 – 2016)
Thesis Title: OMCVD Gold Nanoparticles Covalently Attached to Polystyrene for Biosensing Applications
University of Peradeniya (2010 – 2013)
- Masters in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Thesis Title: Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue on FeTiO3/TiO2/PbS heterojunctions
- Bachelor of Science (Special) Degree in Physics, First Class Honours (2004 – 2008)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (June 2020 – to date)
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Lecturer, Department of Physics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (November 2011 – May 2020)
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Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, (September 2013 – January 2020)
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Lecturer (Temporary), Department of Physics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (September 2010 – November 2011)
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Lecturer (Temporary), Department of Physics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (September 2009 – September 2010)
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Demonstrator (Temporary), Department of Physics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (September 2008 – September 2009)
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
- Lillian Margaret & Walter David Jackson Scholarship in Physics, 2014
- Western Graduate Research Scholarship (WGRS), September 2013 – January 2020
- University Prize for Academic Excellence 2007/2008, University of Peradeniya
PUBLICATIONS
- Kandeepan, S., Rudas, J., Gomez, F., Stojanoski, B., Valluri, S., Owen, A. M., Naci, L., Nichols, E. S. & Soddu, A. (2020). Modeling an auditory stimulated brain under altered states of consciousness using the generalized Ising model. Neuroimage, 223:117367. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117367.
- Kandeepan, S., Maudoux, A., de Paula, D. R., Zheng, J. Y., Cabay, J. E., Gómez, F., Chronik, B. A., Ridder, D., Vanneste, S. & Soddu, A. (2019). Tinnitus distress: a paradoxical attention to the sound?. Journal of neurology, 266(9), 2197 – 2207
- Cavaliere, C., Kandeepan, S., Aiello, M., Ribeiro de Paula, D., Marchitelli, R., Fiorenza, S., Orsini, M., Trojano, L., Masotta, O., St. Lawrence K., Loreto, V., Chronik, B.A., Nicolai, E., Soddu, A. & Estraneo, A.. (2018). Multimodal neuroimaging approach to variability of functional connectivity in disorders of consciousness: a PET/MRI pilot study. Frontiers in neurology, 9, 861
- Kandeepan, S., Paquette, J. A., Gilroy, J. B., & Mittler, S. (2015). OMCVD Gold Nanoparticles Covalently Attached to Polystyrene for Biosensing Applications. Chemical Vapor Deposition, 21(10-11-12), 275-280
- Dhananjaya, S. Kandeepan (nee Sivayoganathan), U.D.R. Malkanthi, P.M. Jayaweera, Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue on FeTiO3/TiO2/PbS heterojunctions, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2012, 70 (extended abstract)
CONFERENCES
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
- “Modeling an Auditory Stimulated Brain Under Altered States of Consciousness”, Coffee talk organized by Brain and Mind Institute, University of Western Ontario, January 2020
- “Assessing Variability of Functional Connectivity in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness using a Multimodal Neuroimaging Approach: A PET/MRI Pilot Study”, 13th World Congress on Brain Injury, organized by International Brain Injury Association (IBIA), March 2019, Sheraton Centre Hotel, Toronto
- 3MT (3 minute) competition, Faculty Heats 2016 conducted by the Graduate and Postdoctoral studies, University of Western Ontario
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
- “Multimodal neuroimaging approach to disorders of consciousness: a PET/MRI study”, Fallona family interdisciplinary showcase, April 2018, University of Western Ontario
- “Dysfunctional Interactions between Networks in Tinnitus”, Western Research Forum, March 2018, University of Western Ontario
- “OMCVD Gold Nanoparticles Covalently Attached to Polystyrene for Bio-Sensing Application”, 6th Annual Nano Ontario Conference, November 5 – 6, 2015, University of Ottawa, Canada
- “Immobilized AuNPs fabricated on –OH Functionalized Polystyrene using Organo Metallic Chemical Vapor Deposition (OMCVD)”, 5th Annual Nano Ontario Conference, November 6 – 7, 2014, University of Windsor, Canada