Patents and Book Chapters

  • US Patent on Centromere detector and method for determining radiation exposure from chromosome abnormalities United States 8,605,981. PCT No.:PCT/US2011/059257


  • Book chapter Thrishantha Nanayakkara, Lasitha Piyathilaka, Akila Subasinghe., "Mechatronics in Landmine Detection and Removal", Mechtronic Systems Devices, Design, Control, Operation, and Monitoring, Edited by Clarence De Silva, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL Chapter 28, 2007

Journal Publications

  • Akila Subasinghe et al., “Centromere detection of human metaphase chromosome images using a candidate-based method”, F1000 Research, Volume 5, Number 1565, 2016, DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.9075.1


  • Akila Subasinghe A. et al. "Intensity integrated Laplacian-based thickness measurement for detecting human metaphase chromosome centromere location". IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME), volume 60, pages 2005 - 2013, July 2013.


  • Peter K. Rogan, Yanxin Li, Asanka Wickramasinghe, Akila Subasinghe, Natasha Caminsky, Wahab Khan, Jagath Samarabandu, Joan H. Knoll, Ruth Wilkins, and Farrah Flegal."Automating dicentric chromosome detection from cytogenetic biodosimetry data", Accepted for Journal of Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2013.


  • W. A. Khan, R. A. Chisholm, S. M. Taddayon, A. Subasinghe, J. Samarabandu, L. J. Johnston, P. R. Norton, P. K. Rogan, J. H. M. Knoll. "Relating centromeric topography in fixed human chromosomes to a-satellite DNA and CENP-B distribution", Cytogenetics and Genome Research, volume 139, pages 234 – 242. 2013.

Conference Publications

  • Umaya Bhashini Balagalla, Savansi Sivanatham, Kusala Munasinghe, Akila Subasinghe, Chamitha de Alwis, Uditha Wijewardhana, M Nishan Dharmaweera, "Efficient Medical Video Streaming by Pre-Processing and Network Traffic Prioritization in Real-Time", International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Communications (ATC), Pages: 123-128, 2019.


  • Sashika Chandrasena, Akila Subasinghe, "Intelligent System for High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) Image Analysis: A concept", Proceedings of the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches (ICMA), 2017


  • Akila Subasinghe, Chamitha De Alwis, “Smart Streaming of Sonography Video: A Concept”, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches (ICMA), September 2015.


  • Akila Subasinghe A. et al. "Intensity integrated Laplacian algorithm for human metaphase chromosome centromere detection". In Electrical Computer Engineering (CCECE), 25th IEEE Canadian Conference on, May 2012.


  • Akila Subasinghe A, Jagath Samarabandu, Joan Knoll and Peter Rogan."Automated metaphase chromosome centromere refinement using fuzzy inference systems". Canadian Student Conference on Biomedical Computing and Engineering (CSCBCE), 2012.


  • Rajeev Ranjan, Akila Subasinghe Arachchige, Jagath Samarabandu, Peter K. Rogan and Joan Knoll. "Automatic Detection of Pale Path and Overlaps in Chromosome Images using Adaptive Search Technique and Re-thresholding", International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications, 2012.


  • Yanxin Li, Asanka Wikramasinghe, Akila Subasinghe, Jagath Samarabandu, Joan Knoll, Ruth Wilkins, Farrah Flega, and Peter Rogan. "Towards Large Scale Automated Interpretation of Cytogenetic Biodosimetry Data", International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability, 2012.


  • Akila Subasinghe A, Jagath Samarabandu, Joan Knoll, Wahab Khan and Peter Rogan."Accurately extracting the centerline from human metaphase chromosomes using image processing". Canadian Student Conference on Biomedical Computing and Engineering (CSCBCE), 2012.


  • Akila Subasinghe A. et al. "An image processing algorithm for accurate extraction of the centerline from human metaphase chromosomes". In International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), September 2010.


  • Akila Subasinghe A. et al. "An accurate image processing algorithm for detecting fish probe locations relative to chromosome landmarks on DAPI stained metaphase chromosome images". In Seventh Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision (CRV), May 2010.


  • Nanayakkara, T. Piyathilaka, J.M.L.C. Siriwardana, A.P. Subasinghe, S.A.A.M., Jamshidi, M., "Orchestration of Advanced Motor Skills in a Group of Humans through an Elitist Visual Feedback Mechanism for System of Systems Engineering", 2007. SoSE '07.