I recently received my PhD in Computer Science from the University of Alberta. My research emphasizes understanding developer interactions with data science APIs and leveraging large language models to detect and address API misuses effectively.
Education
PhD in Computer Science (2025)
University of Alberta, Canada
MSc in Computer Science (2020)
University of Lethbridge, Canada
MPhil in Computer Science (2018)
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
BSc in Computer Science (2010)
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Publications
Conference proceedings
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Detecting and Fixing API Misuses of Data Science Libraries Using Large Language Models
Akalanka Galappaththi, Francisco Ribeiro, Sarah Nadi
35th IEEE International Conference on Collaborative Advances in Software and Computing (CASCON), 2025 [arxiv]
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An Empirical Study of API Misuses of Data-Centri Libraries
Akalanka Galappaththi, Sarah Nadi, Christoph Treude
18th ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM), 2024 [paper]
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Does This Apply to Me? An Empirical Study of Technical Context in Stack Overflow
Akalanka Galappaththi, Sarah Nadi, Christoph Treude
19th International Conference in Mining Software Repositories (MSR), 2022 [paper]
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Automatically Annotating Sentences for Task-specific Bug Report Summarization
Akalanka Galappaththi, John Anvik, Rafat Islam
36th International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE), 2021 [paper]
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Are Automatic Bug Report Summarization Missing the Target?
John Anvik, Akalanka Galappaththi
13th International Workshop on Corporative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering (CHASE/ICSEW), 2020 [paper]
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Feature Evaluation for Automatic Bug Report Summarization
Akalanka Galappaththi, John Anvik
31st International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE), 2019 [PDF]
Journal articles
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Fuzzy based Binary Feature Profiling for Modus Operandi Analysis
M.A.P. Chamikara, Akalanka Galappaththi, R.D. Yapa, R.D. Nawarathna, S.R. Kodituwakku, J. Gunatilke, A.A.C.A. Jayathilake, L.H. Liyanage
PeerJ Computer Science, 2016 [paper]
Services
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Program committee member - Tool Demo Track (SANER '25)
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Junior program committee member (MSR '23)
Awards
Scholarships
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Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (2024)
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Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (2021)
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University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship (2020)
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Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship (2019)
Recognitions
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Appreciation for services to CREATE SE4AI in leadership and mentorship
