Dr. Cumaranatunge is an assistant professor of Multimedia Web Design & Development and Educational Technology. His primary research interest is in developing effective pedagogy for e-learning, leveraging the cognitive and social aspects of learning. In addition to teaching the foundational course for MWD² majors called MWD 110, he enjoys teaching sophisticated programming techniques in his game design and robotics courses. Dr. Cumaranatunge recently received a National Science Foundation, ITEST (Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers) grant to teach IT skills to Hartford area students. He has many years of experience in interactive systems design, simulation and visualization, usability engineering, and web-based application development.

Selected Publications:
ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns (O'Reilly)