https://dl.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/jspui/handle/123456789/2440 2026-04-14T22:17:37Z https://dl.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/jspui/handle/123456789/2448 Title: A Decision Support System for Public Transportation in Developing Countries Authors: Jaldin, A. Abstract: The Private Bus Passenger Transportation System is the most widely used Public Transportation System in Sri Lanka. It is used as the primary transport method for passengers within Colombo, the most populous city in the country, as well as between Colombo and other cities as well as suburbs. However, the system is rife with inefficiencies and shortcomings. Delays, overcrowded buses and bus strikes are commonplace and the service is of poor quality. The problems in the system do not merely affect the transportation industry but has a knock-on effect to all walks of daily life for the people in the country. The productivity of the workforce suffers due to this inefficiency in the main public transport system. The biggest problem that the commuters outline is the need to improve the service in terms of its schedule reliability and passenger overcrowding. Meanwhile, the bus operators complain that the revenue leakage is a major issue and needs to be rectified. However, the status quo continues without any solutions and these problems continue to haunt the average commuter. Research into the issues as well as comments from frequent commuters has shown that the underlying cause is the lack of a proper Information System to assist the stakeholders in their decision making processes. Therefore, this research analyses the problems prevalent in the system and provides a solution to help minimize/eliminate the existing problems. The solution prototype, titled Gaman , has been developed with this ultimate goal in mind. It provides a decision support system so that stakeholders involved in the public transportation of Sri Lanka can use it to assist them in their decision making processes. It provides data analytics in visual form and facilitates 2-way communication between all the relevant stakeholders to ensure the public transportation system runs smoothly. This project further identifies key aspects in the solution prototype and generalizes the results so that the concept can be applied to other developing countries with similar environments. 2014-05-20T00:00:00Z https://dl.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/jspui/handle/123456789/2447 Title: A Novel Approach to Optimize Crime Investigation Process Using Palmprint Recognition Authors: Karunawallabha, K.P.J.R.; Wanniarachchi, V.U.; Wijesiriwardene, A.M.T.I. Abstract: Latent partial palmprint recognition is of vital importance in forensics and law enforcement because more than 30% of evidences from crime scenes are palms. Manual matching of palmprints is an exhaustive and time consuming task compared to fingerprint matching because a palm is a large area compared to a fingerprint and most often only partial prints are recovered. Experienced latent examiners can determine the part of palm a partial latent print is from. This information reduces the manual palmprint matching time and increases the matching accuracy. This research introduces an approach to optimize the current process used to identify a latent palmprint. The optimization was achieved by the segmentation methodology which was proposed after a statistical data analysis and the NIST biometric image software. The proposed approach was evaluated using 60 partial palmprint against a gallery set of 60 full palmprint based on efficiency and effectiveness and compared with the current process and with another approach. Evaluation results show that the proposed approach is enhanced the current process both in accuracy and speed. 2014-05-20T00:00:00Z https://dl.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/jspui/handle/123456789/2446 Title: Hasarel - ICT Based Solution to Improve Social Skills of Autistic Children Authors: Waduge, C.K.; Pallegoda, L.K. Abstract: Autism is a development disorder which has been improving over the past years. Weakness in social skills is the main consideration in this syndrome. Despite the impact developing countries like Sri Lanka does not pay interest on Autism Syndrome compared to the concern in western countries. Therefore the involvement of technology in improving social skills has not been addressed in Sri Lanka so far. In order to diminish the deficiency of ICT based solution for this occasion, we have addressed the research problem in developing an ICT based solution to improve social skills of autistic children. This study refers to discover design consideration and to develop the solution with evaluating the effectiveness of the system in making an improvement of social skills of autistic children. In making our effort success, we have researched through the problem and concluded design consideration with a developed system to improve social skills of autistic children. 2014-05-20T00:00:00Z https://dl.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/jspui/handle/123456789/2445 Title: Dynamic Resource Scheduling in Forest Fire Situations in Sri Lanka Authors: Silva, B.I.De.; Wijerathne, S.T. Abstract: Despite the damage caused by the forest fires,a very few attempts have been taken by the respective authorities in Sri Lanka in order to lessen the destruction occurred due to the forest fires. The current procedure of controlling and extinguishing forest fires has number of weak points which have to be addressed immediately in order to minimize the damage. This study covers the current situation of forest fires in Sri Lanka by highlighting the drawbacks and issues of the existing procedure. By following the design science research methodology, this research project will present a framework for dynamic resource allocation during a forest fire situation. After thoroughly reviewing the existing ICT approaches available for dynamic resource allocation during a forest fire and their applicability for Sri Lankan context, the overall architecture of the system is designed. Together with three sub modules the system tracks the available resources, predicts the forest fire burnt area and finally allocates the resources dynamically based on the estimation. 2014-05-20T00:00:00Z