- Faculty of Architecture
- Department of Integrated Design
- Senior Lecturer Grade I
Contact information
Department of Integrated Design
Faculty of Architecture
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Illustration Techniques -Undergraduate -2015
Material Fabrication Techniques -Undergraduate -2018
Technical Drawing and Rendering Techniques -Undergraduate -2018
Fundamentals of Fashion and Lifestyle Design -Undergraduate -2015
Metallurgy -Undergraduate -2018
Gemmology -Undergraduate -2018
Fashion and Lifestyle Design Projects II -Undergraduate -2018
Industrial Training -Undergraduate -2015
Dissertation -Undergraduate -2018
Comprehensive Design Project -Undergraduate -2018
Prototyping -Undergraduate -2018
Moulding and Casting -Undergraduate -2018
Fashion & Lifestyle Design Projects I -Undergraduate -2018
Major Design Project -Undergraduate -2018
Student Counsellor – Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa - (2014 To 2018)
Level IV Year person -Coordinate Level IV (2015 To 2018)
Dissertation Coordinator - (2015 To 2018)
Industrial Training Coordinator – Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa - (2013 To 2016)
Member of the Academic Committee – Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa - (2017 To 2018)
Undergraduate Coordinator – Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa - (2016 To 2018)
Coordinator – Department Industry Consultative Board (DICB), Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa - (2016 To 2018)
Student Counsellor – Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa - (2014 To 2018)
Organizer – ‘Design Forum’ – Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa - (2013 To 2015)
Field Coordinator – Jewellery Design, Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa - (2013 To 2014)
Field Coordinator – Jewellery Design, Bachelor of Design Degree Program, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa - (2009 To 2010)
Supervisor/Examiner – Aptitude Test, B. Des, Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa - (2006 To 2018)
Counterpart for JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Senior Volunteer Program - Jewellery Design, Department of Integrated Design, University of Moratuwa - (2006 To 2009)
Field Co-coordinator – Jewellery Design, Bachelor of Design Degree Program, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa - (2005 To 2009)
Research Activities
2005 – 2018: Bachelor of Design Honours Degree Final Year Dissertations (DC4007), Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa
2005 – 2018: Bachelor of Design Honours Degree Final Year Comprehensive Design Projects (DC4050), Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa
Crafts Heritage, Cultural Studies, Jewellery Design, Experimental Design, Design Innovation, Design Research, Practice-based Research
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, University of Moratuwa ,2005 - Bachelor of Design Honours Degree - First Class
MPhil, University of Moratuwa ,2013
PhD, University of New South Wales ,2023
Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)(2016 To 2018)
Career
Honours and Awards
Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (RTP) for Research Doctorate (Received 2018)
Commonwealth Postgraduate Scholarships Tenable in the United Kingdom (Received 2018)
Publications*
Samarasekara, K.K.G.I.C. ,".Amulets as Jewellery.",Centre for Heritage and cultural studies,2015
Samarasekara, I., Moline, K. & Veness, Z. ,".Reimagining the cosmopolitanism of Sri Lanka through cultural artefacts.",021 ACUADS/DDCA Conference: New Networks,Australia,2021,
Jayawardana, M. and Samarasekara, K.K.G.I.C. ,".Body – centric transformable adornments: a sustainable approach.",Proceedings of the Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU),Sri Lanka,2018,139–146
Samarasekara, K.K.G.I.C.,".Tradition to modernity: design innovation to uplift the traditional jewellery sector in Sri Lanka .",Fifth International Conference on Asian Studies,Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada,2017,
Samarasekara, K.K.G.I.C.,".Discrepancy between the country's resource capacity and level of fabrication: Prospects for Sri Lankan gem and jewellery industry.",Proceedings of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science 73rd Annual Sessions,Sri Lanka,2017,129
Samarasekara, K.K.G.I.C. ,".The impact of filigree in ancient jewellery technology on contemporary design.",Proceedings of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, 10 th Annual Research Conference,Sri Lanka,2017,117
Samarasekara, K.K.G.I.C., De Silva, N.P. & Dharmaratne, P.G. ,".The Key factors affecting the competency in value addition to Gem and Jewellery in Sri Lanka.",Proceedings of the Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU),Sri Lanka,2013,209-219
Samarasekara, K.K.G.I.C. ,".Importance of Design Innovation for Small and Medium Enterprises of the Jewellery Industry in Sri Lanka. .",International Journal of Conceptions on Management and Social Sciences,(5)1,2017
Samarasekara, K.K.G.I.C., De Silva, N.P. & Dharmaratne, P.G. ,".What Ails the Gem and Jewellery Industry in Sri Lanka? .",Minikirana,(03),2014
Samarasekara, K.K.G.I.C., De Silva, N.P. & Dharmaratne, P.G.,".Key factors affecting the low competency in value addition of Gem and Jewellery Industry in Sri Lanka.",FARU Abstracts, Emerging built environments: Reflections of Culture, Technology and Politics in Space,(04),2012
Samarasekara, K.K.G.I.C., De Silva, N.P. & Dharmaratne, P.G. ,".Developments in the gem and jewellery industry in Sri Lanka.",Minikirana,(01)7,2012
Samarasekara, I.C.,".Nawarthana muduwa: A ring of prosperity with nine gemstones.",Gem Talk,(01)6,2008
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