V. K. Samaranayake
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| Born | 22 May 1939 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 6 June 2007 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Fields | Professor of Computer Science |
| Institutions | University of Colombo |
| Alma mater |
King's College London, University of Ceylon, Royal College, Colombo, Ananda College |
| Spouse | Sriya Samaranayake |
| Children | Samitha and Nayana Samaranayake |
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Website www.vksamaranayake.org |
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Vidya Jyothi V. K. Samaranayake, MBCS, MCS(SL), FNASSL, MIEEE (Sinhala:වී.කේ.සමරනායක) (1939 – 6 June 2007) pioneered computing & IT development industry and usage in Sri Lanka and thus considered as the "Father of Information Technology" in Sri Lanka. He was a Professor of Computer Science and former Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo. Prof Samaranayake played a major role in the development of IT and IT related education in Sri Lanka. He was at the time of his death the chairman of the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka and was the founding and former director of the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC).
Samaranayake was born to Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Samaranayake on 22 May 1939. He started his primary schooling at Ananda College and completed his secondary education with distinction at the Royal College Colombo and went on to do his higher studies at the University of Ceylon. He graduated with a BSc in Special Mathematics (First Class Honors) in 1961 and then proceeded to England for his post-graduate studies on a Ceylon Government Scholarship for Mathematics. He received a Diploma of Imperial College from Imperial College and a PhD from King's College London, both in the fie ld of Mathematical Physics.
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