Chamod Weerasinghe

Chamod Weerasinghe

About Me

I’m an Embedded Systems Engineer with a strong background in Human Computer Interfaces research. I’m pasionate about working at the intersection of electronic hardware and software to solve interesting real-world problems. Over the last six years I have worked in Academia (Augmented Human Lab, University of Auckland and Singapore University of Technology and Design), startups (Kiwrious, Maia), and industry (inFact Ltd, Samsung Research America)

I have a Master of Engineering (Bioengineering) from the University of Auckland, and a BSc(Hons) in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Moratuwa.

Projects

Kiwrious

Kiwrious

A novel science learning experience for the classroom

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Water quality sensing system

Water quality sensing system

Harnessing smartphones' capabilities to build low-cost sensors

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Gymsoles

Gymsoles

Smart insoles to enable correct execution of exercises.

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Cricket Coach

Cricket Coach

Creating a better awareness of gripping forces for cricketers'

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Publications

2024

Striving for Authentic and Sustained Technology Use in the Classroom: Lessons Learned from a Longitudinal Evaluation of a Sensor-Based Science Education Platform

Chua, Yvonne; Cooray, Sankha; Cortes, Juan Pablo Forero; Denny, Paul; Dupuch, Sonia; Garbett, Dawn L; Nassani, Alaeddin; Cao, Jiashuo; Qiao, Hannah; Reis, Andrew;
International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 2024
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2022

Design and Evaluation of a Mobile Sensing Platform for Water Conductivity

Weerasinghe, Chamod; Padhye, Lokesh P; Nanayakkaraac, Suranga;
2022 IEEE Sensors, 2022
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Primary school students programming with real-time environmental sensor data

Suriyaarachchi, Hussel; Denny, Paul; Cortes, Juan Pablo Forero; Weerasinghe, Chamod; Nanayakkara, Suranga;
Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Computing Education Conference, 2022
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2021

Capglasses: Untethered capacitive sensing with smart glasses

Matthies, Denys JC; Weerasinghe, Chamod; Urban, Bodo; Nanayakkara, Suranga;
Proceedings of the Augmented Humans International Conference 2021, 2021
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GymSoles++: combining Google glass with smart insoles to improve body posture when performing squats

Elvitigala, Don Samitha; Matthies, Denys JC; Weerasinghe, Chamod; Nanayakkara, Suranga;
Proceedings of the 14th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference, 2021
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2020

GymSoles++ using smart wearables to improve body posture when performing squats and dead-lifts

Elvitigala, Don Samitha; Matthies, Denys; Weerasinghe, Chamod; Shi, Yilei; Nanayakkara, Suranga;
Proceedings of the Augmented Humans International Conference, 2020
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2019

2bit-tactilehand: evaluating tactons for on-body vibrotactile displays on the hand and wrist

Elvitigala, Don Samitha; Matthies, Denys JC; Dissanayaka, Vipula; Weerasinghe, Chamod; Nanayakkara, Suranga;
Proceedings of the 10th Augmented Human International Conference 2019, 2019
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CompRate: Power efficient heart rate and heart rate variability monitoring on smart wearables

Dissanayake, Vipula; Elvitigala, Don Samitha; Zhang, Haimo; Weerasinghe, Chamod; Nanayakkara, Suranga;
Proceedings of the 25th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, 2019
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CricketCoach: towards creating a better awareness of gripping forces for cricketers

Muthukumarana, Sachith; Matthies, Denys JC; Weerasinghe, Chamod; Elvitigala, Don Samitha; Nanayakkara, Suranga;
Proceedings of the 10th Augmented Human International Conference 2019, 2019
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GymSoles: Improving squats and dead-lifts by visualizing the user's center of pressure

Elvitigala, Don Samitha; Matthies, Denys JC; David, Löic; Weerasinghe, Chamod; Nanayakkara, Suranga;
Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2019
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OSense: Object-activity identification based on gasping posture and motion

Buddhika, Thisum; Zhang, Haimo; Weerasinghe, Chamod; Nanayakkara, Suranga; Zimmermann, Roger;
Proceedings of the 10th Augmented Human International Conference 2019, 2019
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2018

Low-power step counting paired with electromagnetic energy harvesting for wearables

Kahatapitiya, Kumara; Weerasinghe, Chamod; Jayawardhana, Jinal; Kuruppu, Hiranya; Thilakarathna, Kanchana; Dias, Dileeka;
Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers, 2018
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