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Dr A Rukshan

Head of the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship

Senior Lecturer in Information Technology,

Department of Management and Entrepreneurship,

Faculty of Business Studies,

University of Vavuniya

Vavuniya,

Sri Lanka.

Mobile/ WhatsApp/ Viber: +94 (0) 776544652

Email: a.rukshan@vau.jfn.ac.lk

Profile

Experienced academic with high impact publications, regarding usability and cross-cultural communication. holding a PhD in IT from Murdoch University, Australia and a MSc in IT from University of East London, UK.

Work Experience

1. Senior Lecturer Grade II in Information Technology

Faculty of Business Studies,

Vavuniya Campus, University of Jaffna

26.06.2019 – Date

2. Lecture in Information Technology

Faculty of Business Studies,

Vavuniya Campus, University of Jaffna

1.11.2011 – 25.06.2019

Lecturing and conducting practical classes in areas of computer application in management, database management system, digital marketing, web development, and e-commerce.

3. Instructor in Computer Technology

Faculty of Business Studies,

Vavuniya Campus, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

09.04.2005 – 31.10.2011

Lecturing and conducting practical classes in areas of web development, multimedia, and e-business.

4. Instructor in Computer Science

Computer Unit, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

18.08.2004 to 09.04.2005

Lecturing and conducting practical classes in web development .

5. Tutor in Computing and Information System

Department of Computing & Information System,

Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka.

19.02.2004 - 16.04.2004

Conducting practical classes in the area of web development which includes the areas of client and server side web development, HTML with advanced browser techniques, web page development using CSS, databases and database servers for web, object oriented programming.

International Collaboration

1. University Associate

Curtin University, School of Management, Faculty of Business and Law, Australia

Two years from 1.2.2019

2. Information Systems Research Group Member

Murdoch University, School of Engineering and IT, Australia

Education

PhD in Information Technology

Murdoch University, Australia.

2014 - 2019

Thesis title: Usability themes in high and low context cultures: A comparative study.

MSc in Information Technology

University of East London, UK.

2009 – 2010; Merit passes

Thesis title: Automated usability testing: Analysing UK web sites.

Pg.Dip in Information Technology

University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

2006 – 2007; GPA 3.65 out of 4.

BSc in Applied Sciences

Wayamba University of Sri Lanka.

2000 – 2004

1st class (GPA 3.5 out of 4.0)

Research Interests

  • Digital Marketing

  • Information Systems

  • Usability

  • Human-computer Interaction

  • User Expericence (UX) Design

  • Cross-cultural communication

Publications

Journal Papers

Rukshan Alexander, Nik Thompson, Tanya McGill, David Murray, (2021). The Influence of User Culture on Website Usability, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Volume 154, 102688, ISSN 1071-5819, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2021.102688. [PDF]


Thompson, N., T. McGill, A. Bunn, and R. Alexander. (2020). Cultural Factors and the Role of Privacy Concerns in Acceptance of Government Surveillance. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. [PDF]

Thayaparan, A., Gunathilaka, G.Y.N., Pirathepan, T., Rukshan, A. (2019). Technical Efficiency of Brinjal Farmers in Sri Lanka: Translog Production Frontier Approach, Journal of Management and Tourism Research, Vol II Issue II, pp.17-30, [PDF]

Alexander, R., Thompson, N., & Murray, D. (2016). Towards cultural translation of websites: a large-scale study of Australian, Chinese, and Saudi Arabian design preferences. Behaviour & Information Technology, 36(4), 351–363. doi:10.1080/0144929X.2016.1234646. [PDF]

Conferences

Alexander, Rukshan; McGill, Tanya; Thompson, Nik; and Murray, David, "Usability Perceptions of Culturally Adapted Web Pages" (2021). ACIS 2021 Proceedings. 25. https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2021/25

Mathivathany, S., Nanthagopan, Y., Thirugnanasampanthar, S. , Rukshan, A. (2018). The Application of Space Syntax Analysis in Project Identification: A Special Reference to the Moratuwa. Proceedings of the 2nd Research Conference on Business Studies - 2018. Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. [PDF]

Alexander, R., Thompson, N., & Murray, D. (2017). Cross-Cultural Web Usability Model. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering, Puschino, Moscow Region, Russia, October 7-11, 2017. [PDF]

Alexander, R., Thompson, N., & Murray, D. (2017). Cross-Cultural Web Design Guidelines. Proceedings of the 14th International Web for All (W4A) Conference, Perth, Australia, April 2-4, 2017. [PDF]

Rukshan, A., Miroshan, A., & Croos, R. M. (2016). A Conceptual Framework for Real-Time Public Health Dengue Surveillance in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the of the Research Conference on Business Studies (RCBS) - 2016. Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. [PDF]

Rukshan, A., & Miroshan, A. (2014). An ICT-based real-time surveillance system for controlling dengue epidemic in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the of the International Conference on Contemporary Management (ICCM)-2014, Jaffna. [PDF]

Alexander, R., Rukshan, P., & Mahesan, S. (2013). Natural Language Web Interface for Database (NLWIDB). Proceedings of the Third International Symposium, SEUSL: 6-7 July 2013, Oluvil, Sri Lanka. [PDF]

Rukshan, A., & Baravalle, A. (2011). A quantitative approach to usability evaluation of web sites. Paper presented at the Advances in Computing Technology, London, UK. [PDF]

Administrative Activities

  1. Head of the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vavuniya, from 5th June 2021 to date.

  2. Academic Coordinator for the Marketing Management Honours Degree Programme, from June 2018 to June 2021.

  3. Chairperson of developing a new degree programme: BBM Honours in Business Information Systems.

  4. Coordinator for the IT Center of the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from June 2018 to date and November 2012 to March 2014.

  5. Chairperson of Sports Advisory Board, Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna, from May 2018 to date.

  6. President of the Vavuniya Campus Teachers' Association (VCTA) in Vavuniya Campus, for the period of 2018/19.

  7. Convener for the 2nd Research Conference on Business Studies (RCBS-2018).

  8. Coordinator for the course of Diploma in Community Development and Management (DCDM) from 2011 to March 2014.

  9. Students Counselor from November 2012 to March, 2014.

  10. Instructor in charge of sports at Vavuniya Campus from August 2005 to January 2009.

  11. Sub Warden for Male hostel - Vavuniya Campus, from January 2006 to January 2009.

Technical Skills

Languages: Java, C, C++, JavaScript, SQL, HTML.

Tools: JBuilder, Dreamweaver, Borland C++ Builder, Oracle SQL*Plus.

Operating systems: Windows XP

Language Skills

English, Tamil, and Sinhala