• B.Sc.  Agriculture (1996), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

• M.Sc. Agricultural Engineering (2000), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

• M.Sc. Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics (2002), Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Germany.

• Ph.D. Agricultural Sciences (2007), University of Hohenheim, Germany

• Application of Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing for Environmental Issues and Natural Resources Management

1.  Weerasinghe, V. P. A., H. Sinn and S. Kleisinger 2006. Acquisition of soil moisture data by a low cost opto-electronic soil moisture sensor. 5^th International Symposium Irrigation of Horticultural Crops, Australia. Acta Horticulture Vol. 792. ISSN 0567-7572

2.  Weerasinghe, V. P. A., H. Sinn and S. Kleisinger 2006. A New Opto-Electronic Sensor for Soil Humidity Measurement-Evaluation by Numerical Modelling with Hydrus 2D Software. Tropen Tag, Coference Proceedings, Bonn, Germany.

3.  Ratnapriya, E.A.S.K. and V. P. A.Weerasinghe, “Alluvial material input into biotopes”, water professionals’ day 2008, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

4.  Weerasinghe, V. P. A., “Geoinformatics in Sri Lanka”. Applied Geoinformatics for society and environment, Second International Summer School and Conference, 2009, Stuttgart, Germany.

5.  Weerasinghe, V. P. A., “ Biological indicators for water quality investigation of surface water bodies in Sri Lanka”, DAAD Alumni Expert Seminar 2009 “Water & Biodiversity” Bangalore, India.

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• DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) scholarship in year 2000.

• Wiedereinstiegsstipendien (Scholarship for University Women), University of Hohenheim, Germany, 2004/2005

• Member of the International Federation of University Women (IFUW)

• Life member of the Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka

• Alumni of the DAAD

• Member of the scientific committee,  Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment (AGSE), Stuttgart, Germany since 2010.