PhD · Human Interface Technology · University of Canterbury

Yasas Sri Wickramasinghe

Senior Lecturer · XR & Spatial Computing Researcher · Yoobee Colleges, NZ

Designing immersive intelligent systems
that shape the future of human interaction.

About Yasas Sri

Associate Technical Lead | PhD in Augmented Reality | Senior Lecturer

My Vision

I want to inspire student communities as much as possible with all my skills and capabilities. I dream of seeing a purpose-driven student community globally instead of everyone going with the flow. Because I believe that, If we can change the way we see the world, we can change the world we see.

Name :	Yasas Sri
Instagram :	@yasassri.me
Email :	yasassriofficial@gmail.com

Age :	33 Years
Twitter :	@sri_yasas
Location :	Sri Lanka

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My Skills

Industry Experience as a Full Stack Developer, Specialized in Java

JavaScript90%

Angular93%

Leadership90%

Analytics96%

Web Services95%

React82%

What I Offer

What I think I'm good at...

Lectures

Lecturing on Programming, Database Management Systems, Computer Architecture, Enterprise Application Development & more.

Tech Talks

Specialized in Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality from University of London. Contact for a Tech Talks or hands-on sessions related to AR, VR or MR fields.

Project Mentoring

Project mentoring with 5+ years of industry experiences and as an Associate Technical Lead working at a reputed company in Sri Lanka.

Academic Counseling

Need a help on planning your career goals, achieving your academic goals or get more insights about IT industry?

Technical Analysis

I can support you on picking the best tech stack for your startup product or for your next business idea.

Networ-KING

Need to connect with an Industry Expert? Technical Guru or a Academic Super Star? I can help you to connect with them.

Highlights

It's all about Following My Passion

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Inspiring

Human Computer Interaction Lecture

yasas sri wickramasinghe demoing a virtual reality application

Research

Mixed Reality Application Demo

Travel

Norway Visit

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Portrait

Norway

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Workshop

Virtual Reality Application Development

yasas sri wickramasinghe showing mixed reality application

Immersion with Virtual Reality

Project Showcase at a Public Conference

My Experience

A Journey Through Research, Academia & Industry

Current Roles

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Canterbury

Current Research

June 2025 – Present Christchurch, New Zealand

Leading research in location-based augmented reality games, leveraging Unity and Niantic Lightship to advance human-interface technology.

Senior Lecturer

Yoobee College of Creative Innovation

Current Teaching

December 2024 – Present Christchurch, New Zealand

Previously served as Curriculum Developer and Tutor (March 2023 – December 2024), shaping creative technology programs.

Tech Speaker – AR, VR & Mixed Reality

Conferences & Events Ltd

Current Speaking

May 2017 – Present · 9+ years New Zealand

Technical Writer

Enlear

Current Writing

May 2022 – Present · 4+ years Colombo, Sri Lanka

Past Experience

Doctoral Candidate (PhD) – Augmented Reality

University of Canterbury

Research

May 2022 – August 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos Christchurch, New Zealand

PhD in Human-Interface Technology focused on location-based augmented reality games.

University Lecturer

University of Moratuwa

Teaching

April 2021 – May 2022 Sri Lanka

Associate Technical Lead

99X

Industry

July 2020 – April 2021 Colombo, Sri Lanka

Led full-stack development teams delivering supply-chain web applications for the Scandinavian market. Progressed through Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer roles (2017 – 2020).

Visiting Lecturer

University of Moratuwa & SLIIT

Teaching

2018 – 2021 Sri Lanka

Delivered modules in Computer Architecture, Enterprise Software Development, Database Management Systems, Project Management, and Human–Computer Interaction.

Co-Founder

NavitaZ VR Labs

Startup

June 2015 – August 2019 · 4 yrs MIT GSL 2015 – Sri Lanka

Founded an AR/VR startup under the MIT Global Startup Labs program, building augmented reality mobile apps and virtual reality web applications.

Motivational Speaker & Seminar Coordinator

SL2College

Community

June 2014 – December 2019 · 5 yrs Sri Lanka

Inspired young students nationwide through the SL Inspire seminar series in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, reaching 32+ schools.

Want to work together!

I’m available for Freelance Work.

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From The Blog

Tech and General Knowledge

June 23, 2021
by Yasas Sri

Building a Custom Design System For Enterprise Applications using Material UI Library

Virtual Reality in Warehouses

May 03, 2021
by Yasas Sri

Apply Virtual Reality to Enhance Efficiency of a Warehouse

Clean Code

April 14, 2021
by Yasas Sri

Get Started with Clean Coding Practices - Zero to Hero Guide with Code Examples

Virtual Reality

September 7, 2020
by Yasas Sri

Container Ships and Virtual Reality

Mixed Reality - Use Case Study

November 10, 2018
by Yasas

Hearing Impaired Students & Mixed Reality

Inspiring Young Minds

July 19, 2015
by Yasas

Virtual Reality Motivational Session

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My Location

From: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Currently: Christchurch, New Zealand

Work Timings

Mon : Sat - 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
Sunday : Holiday