V. K. Samaranayake, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

V. K. Samaranayake

Sri Lankan computer scientist

Date of Birth: 22-May-1939

Place of Birth: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Date of Death: 06-Jun-2007

Profession: computer scientist

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Vidya Jyothi V.
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Samaranayake, MBCS, MCS(SL), FNASSL, MIEEE (Sinhala:??.??.???????) (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).