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{\bf RESUME}\hspace{0.25 in} Karunarathna B. Kulasekera\\
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{\bf PERSONAL DATA}\\
\hspace{1 in}Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator\\
\hspace{1 in}Department of Mathematical Sciences\\
\hspace{1 in}Clemson University\\
\hspace{1 in}Clemson, SC 29634-1907\\
\hspace{1 in}Telephone: 864-656-5231/1516\\
\hspace{1 in}Fax: 864-656-5230\\
\hspace{1 in}e-mail: kk@clemson.edu\\
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{\bf EDUCATION}

\hspace{1 in}Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1988, Statistics\\
\hspace{1 in}M.A., University of 
New Brunswick, Canada, 1984, Statistics\\
\hspace{1 in}Postgraduate Diploma, University of Sri Lanka, 1982, Mathematics\\
\hspace{1 in}B.Sc., University of Sri Lanka, 1979, Mathematics and Statistics\\

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{\bf PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE}\\
\hspace{1 in}Clemson University, 2005-, 
Professor \& Graduate Program Coordinator of \\
\hspace{1 in} Mathematical Sciences\\
\hspace{1 in}Clemson University,  1999-2005, 
Professor of Mathematical Sciences\\
\hspace{1 in}Clemson University, 1994-1999, 
Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences\\
\hspace{1 in}Clemson University, 1988-1994, 
Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences\\

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{\bf MEMBERSHIPS}

\hspace{1 in}Member, American Statistical Association\\
\hspace{1 in}Member, Institute of Mathematical Statistics\\
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{\bf PUBLICATIONS} 

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\underline{\bf Refereed Journal Publications}
\begin{enumerate}

\item K.B. Kulasekera and Dong Ho Park, 1987, ``The Class of Better Mean Residual 
Life at Age $t_0$," {\em Microelectronics and Reliability,} 27(4), pp. 725-735. 

\item	Z. Feng and K.B. Kulasekera, 1991, ``Nonparametric Estimation
 of the Percentile Residual
 Life Function,"  {\em Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods,} 
20(1), pp. 87-105.


\item  K.B. Kulasekera, 1991, ``Smooth Nonparametric Estimation of 
Mean Residual Life," {\em Microelectronics and Reliability,} 31(1), pp. 97-108. 

\item	K.B. Kulasekera and K.M. Lal Saxena, 1991, ``Estimation of Change
 Point in Failure Rate Models," {\em Journal of 
Statistical Planning and 
Inference,} 29, pp. 111-124. 

\item  K.B. Kulasekera and David W. Tonkyn, 1992, ``A New Discrete 
Distribution with Applications to Survival, 
Dispersal and Dispersion," {\em Communications in
 Statistics-Simulation and Computation,} 21(2),
 pp. 499-518. 

\item K. Alam and K.B. Kulasekera, 1992, ``Truncation
 Error in the Expansion of the 
Distribution of a Quadratic Form", {\em Sankhya (B),} 54(1), pp. 13-23. 

\item 	K. Alam and K.B. Kulasekera, 1993, ``A Nonparametric
 Sequential Selection 
Procedure,"  {\em Sequential Analysis,} 12(3 \& 4), pp. 271-288. 


\item  K. Alam and K.B. Kulasekera, 1993, ``Estimation
 of the Quantile Function of 
Residual Life Time Distribution," 
{\em Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference,}
 37(3), pp. 327-338. 

\item K.B. Kulasekera, 1994, ``Approximate MLE's of the Parameters of a 
Discrete Weibull Distribution,"
 {\em Microelectronics and Reliability,} 34, pp. 1185-1188. 

\item  K. Alam and K.B. Kulasekera, 1994, ``On the Error Term in Bahadur's
 Representation of an Order Statistic," 
 {\em Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods,} 
 23(12), pp. 3361- 3372.

\item   K.B. Kulasekera, 1994,  ``A Bound on the $\cal{L}$$_{1}$-Error in a 
Nonparametric Density Estimator with Censored Data,"
 {\em Statistics \& Probability Letters,} 23, pp. 233-238.

\item  K.B. Kulasekera and Peter R. Nelson, 1995, ``Choosing a 
Model from Among Four Families 
of Distributions," (1995). Special Invited Paper for
 {\em Recent Advances in Life-Testing and Reliability,}
 Ed. N. Balakrishnan. pp. 491-504. 

\item   K.B. Kulasekera, 1995, ``Comparison
 of Regression Curves using Quasi Residuals",  
{\em Journal of the American Statistical Association,} 90, pp. 1085-1094.

\item  K.B. Kulasekera and W.H. White, 1996, ``Estimation of The
 Survival Function from Censored Data:
 A Method Based on Total Time on Test,"
 {\em Communications in Statistics-Simulation and Computation}, 25, pp.189-200.

\item K.B. Kulasekera and J. Wang, 1997, ``Smoothing 
Parameter Selection for Power Optimality  
in  Testing of Regression Curves,"
{\em Journal of the American Statistical Association,}
 92, pp 500-511. 

\item  K.B. Kulasekera and J. Wang, 1998,
 ``Bandwidth Selection for Power Optimality
in a Test of Equality of Regression
 Curves,"  {\em Statistics \& 
Probability Letters}, 37, pp 287-293.

\item K.B. Kulasekera, 1999, ``Crossing Points of Failure Rates,"
{\em Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods}, 28, pp 87-104.
 

\item K.B. Kulasekera, 1999, ``Nonparametric Tests of 
Equality of Two Regression Curves," 
 {\em Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences,} pp 541-546.


\item  K.B. Kulasekera, 1999,	``Pseudo Residuals and Quasi
 Residuals,"  
 {\em Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences,} pp 615-616 \& 629-630. 


\item J. Wang, J. and K.B.  Kulasekera,  1999,``Uniform Convergence Rates of Regression Estimators", Technical Report
\#670, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University.

	
\item K.B. Kulasekera, Calvin L. Williams
 and Amitha Manatunga, 2001, ``
Smooth Estimation of the Reliability Function," {\em  Lifetime Data Analysis},
pp 415-433.


\item K.B. Kulasekera and J. Wang, 2001, ``A Test of Equality of Regression Curves
 using G\^{a}teaux Scores," 
{\em Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics}, pp 89-99.

\item K.B. Kulasekera,  2001,
``Variable Selection by Stepwise Slicing in Nonparametric Regression," {\em Statistics \& 
Probability Letters}, pp 327-336.

\item K.B. Kulasekera and Peter R. Nelson,   2001, ``Graphical Methods of Estimation
in a Three Parameter Weibull Distribution", Special Invited Paper, 
{\em Advances in Reliability}, pp 749-773.


\item K.B.  Kulasekera and Colin Gallagher, 2002, ``Variance
Estimation in Nonparametric Regression", {\em Communications in 
Statistics, Theory and Methods}, pp 1373-1383.

\item K.B.  Kulasekera and Colin Gallagher, 2003, ``Testing the Equality of Two
and Three Dimensional Regression
Surfaces ", International Mathematical Journal, 76-100.



\item K.B.  Kulasekera, C. Park, 2003, ``Analysis of Incomplete Data 
in Competing Risks Among Several Groups",  {\em IEEE Transactions on Reliability}, pp 11-20.


 
\item K.B. Kulasekera and J. Olaya,  2004,
``Variable Selection in Nonparametric Regression Model," 
{\em Int. Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering}, pp 141-161.

\item John Foulk, D. McAliste and K.B.  Kulasekera,  2004,  ``Trash identification in
mill laydown. Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences", {\em National
Cotton Council}, Memphis, TN, January 5-9, 2004, San Antonio, Texas. pp.
2402-2410. {\em www.cotton.org/beltwide/proceedings.cfm}. 

\item K.B.  Kulasekera, C. Park, 2004, `` Robust Nonparametric Regression", 
{\em Journal of Statistical Theory and Applications}, pp 125-133.


\item K.B.  Kulasekera, C. Park and Ram Tiwari, 2005, ``Comparing Multiple Cause Specific Hazard Rates Among 
Several Groups",  Special Invited Paper for {\em Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference}, pp.
 1718-1745.

\item  K.B.  Kulasekera and Zhao, Meng , 2006, ``Consistent Model
Selection",  {\em Statistics \& 
Probability Letters}, pp 520-530.

\item K.B. Kulasekera and W.J. Padgett, 2006, ``Bayes Bandwidth Selection in Kernel Density Estimation with
Censoring",  {\em Journal of Nonparametric
Statistics},pp 123-149.

\item John Foulk, D. McAliste and K.B.  Kulasekera,  2006,``Detecting the Cotton Trash Particle Size DIstribution",
{\em Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management}, Vol 5,  pp 1-11.

\item  Lin, Wei and K.B.  Kulasekera, 2007, ``Uniqueness of a 
Single Index Model ", {\em Biometrika}, Vol 94, pp 496-501. 

\item  K.B.  Kulasekera and Zhao, Meng, 2007, ``A Pointwise Bayes Type  Estimator of The Survival Probability with Censored Data",
Accepted for publication subject to a revision in {\em Statistics \&  Probability Letters}.

\item  K.B.  Kulasekera and Lin, Wei , 2007, ``Variance Estimation in 
Single Index Models", Accepted for publication subject to a revision in 
{\em Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics}


\item K.B.  Kulasekera, Jon Sauls and Lei Zhao, 2007,
``A Data Based Penalty Factor for Linear Model Selection using Penalized Least Squares",
Under revision for the {\em Journal of the American Statistical Association}.


\item  K.B.  Kulasekera and Zhao, Meng, 2007, ``Minimax Risk of Linear Functionals under
$L_{2}$ Loss", Submitted for publication.  (Technical Report $TR2005-01-ZK$;
{\em http://www.math.clemson.edu/reports/reports.html}).

\item  K.B.  Kulasekera and Lin, Wei , 2007, ``Testing the Equality of Two
Single Index Models", Submitted for publication.


\item K.B.  Kulasekera and Zhang, Wei , 2007, ``Variance
Estimation using Covariate Projections in Nonparametric Regression", In preparation.

\item  K.B.  Kulasekera and Lin, Wei , 2007, ``Testing whether a model is
Single Index", In preparation.

\item Kuruwita, C.N., Kulasekera, K.B. and, Padgett, W.J. , 2007,  ``On Boundary Bias and Bandwidth Selection
in Density Estimation with Censored Data", In preparation.


\item  K.B.  Kulasekera, Lin, Wei and, Meng Zhao , 2007, ``Variable Selection in a
Single Index Model ", In preparation.


\item  K.B.  Kulasekera and Lin, Wei , 2007, ``Testing the Equality of Two
Single Index Models", In preparation.

\item K.B. Kulasekera, Colin Gallagher and W.J. Padgett, 2007, ``Local Likelihood Methods for Density Estimation
with Censoring", In preparation.

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{\bf SPONSORED RESEARCH}
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\underline{\bf Funded}
\begin{enumerate}

\item "Acquisition of Parallel Computing Cluster for Large-Scale Computational
Problems in the Mathematical Sciences", NSF, Co-PI \$140,570 (Total) (2006-2007).


\item ``Nonparametric Multiple Regression Techniques," National Cancer Institute,
National Institutes of Health,
Principal Investigator, Responsible for \$241,000 (2002-2006).\\

\item ``Optical Imaging of Breast Cancer", National Institutes of Health, Investigator,
  (PI: H. Jiang, 
Dept. of Physics, Clesmon University), Responsible for \$8000 (2005-2006).

\item ``Centron Reliability,"
 SchlumbergerSema-Utilities, Investigator, Responsible for \$2000
(PI: William R. Harrell, Department of ECE, Clemson University)
(Summer 2003).

\item ``Issues in Multidimensional
Nonparametric Regression," National Institutes of Health,
Principal Investigator, Responsible for \$94,268, (1998-2001).\\



\item ``Nonparametric Smoothing Methods in Affordability Studies,"
 Office of Naval Research, Investigator, 
Responsible for \$85,000,
(1997-1999).\\

\item ``Nonparametric Tests for
  Equality of Regression Curves," National Institutes of Health,
Principal Investigator, Responsible for \$136,193, (1994-1997).\\

\end{enumerate}


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{\bf GRADUATE STUDENT ADVISING}

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\underline{\bf Doctoral Students}
\begin{enumerate}


\item Meng Zhao, ``Model Selection in Regression,"
Current.

\item C. Kuruwita, ``Smoothing with Covariate Adjustments," Current.


\item Wei Lin, ``Analysis of Single Index Models", May 2006.

\item Olaya, Javier, ``Variable Selection in Nonparametric Regression,"
 August 2000.

\item Wang, Jian, ``Issues in Nonparametric Regression Testing," December, 1997.

\end{enumerate}

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\underline{\bf Masters Students}

\begin{enumerate}
\item  Z. Feng, (MS) ``A Study of a Smooth Nonparametric 
Estimator of Quantile Residual Life Function,", 1989.

\item A. Arora, (MS) ``Sequential Selection Procedure Based on Pairwise 
Ranking," 1989 (Co-Chair).

\item Ernest A. Walker, (MS) ``Estimating a
 Distribution Function Based on Nomination Samples," 1991.

\item William H. White, (MS) ``Estimation of 
the Survival Function from Censored Data: A Method based on Total 
Time on Test,",1993.

\item Brian Schulte, (MS) ``Change Points in Regression," 1994.

\item  Aaron A. Sumner, (MS) ``Detection of Change Points
 in Regression," 1996.

\item David Hitchcock, (MS) ``A New Discrete Distribution",  May 1999.

\item Wei Lin,(MS) ``Analysis of Single Index Models," May 2002.

\item Wei Zhang, (MS) ``Variable Selection", May 2003.

\item Thomas Fisher, (MS) ``Single Index Models and Linear Models", May 2006.

\item Han Xiang, (MS) ``Inference for ROC Curves", May 2006.

\item C. Kuruwita (MS) ``Denity Estimation with Censored Data", December 2006.

\item Jonathan Sauls (MS) ``Data Based Penalty Selection", December 2006.

\item Lei Zhao (MS) ``Penalty selction in Linear Models", August 2007.

\item Yicong Liu (MS) ``Selection of SCAD penalty factors", Current.
\end{enumerate}
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\underline{\bf Doctoral Committees}
\begin{enumerate}

\item J.Y. Song, Electrical Eng.; ``Reliability
 Analysis for Rapidly Re-configurable  Networks," 1990.

\item Karen Copeland, Mathematical Sciences, ``Statistical Modeling of
 Chemical Kinetics," 1995.

\item Pedro J. Geoffroy, Statistics, ``Poisson Regression for Overdispersed
and Correalted Data", 1996.

\item Abraham Chen, Mathematical Sciences, ``Tests for a Mixture
of Two Normal Distributions," 1997.

\end{enumerate}

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{\bf INVITED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS}
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 \begin{enumerate}
 
 \item Fourth Biennial International Conference on Statistics, Probability and Related Areas (2002). Title:
 Variable Selction in Nonparametric Regression by Covariate Slicing.
 
 \item International Conference on Reliability and Survival Analysis (2003). Title: Variable Selection 
 in the Nonparametric Accelerated Lifetime Model.
 
 \item Current and Future Trends in Nonparametrics (2007). Title: Comparison of Single Index Models.
 
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{\bf TEACHING}
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\underline{\bf  Courses Taught} ({\bf Beginning Fall 1990})
\begin{enumerate}
\item 	MTHSC 101, Finite Probability, SU 91, SU 97
\item	MTHSC 203, Elementary Statistical Inference, SU 93
\item	MTHSC 301, Statistical Theory and Methods I, F-90,91,93,98 SP-93,94,97 
\item 	MTHSC 302, Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, F-03, SP-04,05
\item	MTHSC 400, Theory of Probability, F-92,95,96 SP-97
\item	MTHSC 403, Introduction to Statistical Theory, F 02,SP 92,98
\item	MTHSC 405, Statistical Theory and Methods II, F-96,97 SP-96
\item   MTHSC 453, Advanced Calculus, SU 07
\item 	MTHSC 800, Probability Theory, SU 06
\item  	MTHSC 801, Linear Models, F-93,02,04,05,06
\item	MTHSC 804, Basic Statistical Inference, F-02,07
\item	MTHSC 806, Nonparametric Statistics, F-91,97,99,02
\item	MTHSC 807, Applied Multivariate Analysis, F-92 
\item 	MTHSC 808, Reliability and Life Testing,SS I 93, F-94,98 SP 01,03
\item 	MTHSC 881, Mathematical Statistics, F-90, SP-93,94,95,98,00,02,04,05,06,07
\item	MTHSC 981, Analysis of Categorical Data, SU 92
\item	MTHSC 981, Advanced Statistical Theory, F-03, SP -93
\item	MTHSC 981, Smoothing Methods (Reading Course), F-95,00,02
\end{enumerate}

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\underline{\bf  New Course Development}
\begin{enumerate}

\item Developed and taught a Probability and Statistics (301) course  specially for Computer Science majors at request from Department of Computer Science-1990 Spring.

\item  Developed the course MTHSC 981, Analysis of Categorical Data, as an advanced graduate level course for senior graduate students  in 1992. This had  a mixture of theory and applications. SAS was  used in various  data analysis projects. The text was supplemented by: Discrete Multivariate Analysis by Bishop, Fineberg and Holland.

\item MTHSC 981, Advanced Statistical Theory:  Designed
for  students who are preparing for the fourth departmental examination.
Texts: Lehmann and Casella (TPE) and Lehmann (TSH)
  
\item Reading course MTHSC 981, Smoothing Methods: Designed
for a few students who are working on doctoral degrees. A collection of
the latest papers
and a few chapters from Eubank(1988,1998) were covered.

\item Developed an experimental breadth course in
statistics (Mthsc 804) for the graduate students in Mathematical Sciences 
with two colleagues.

\item Developed a graduate service course in
statistics (Mthsc 884) for the graduate students in Engineering and
Sciences 
with two colleagues.
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{\bf UNIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE}\\
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\underline{\bf  Administrative Experience} \\
\begin{enumerate}
\item Graduate Program Coordinator of Mathematical Sciences, 2005 - \\
Manage all aspects of the graduate program of the department.
\begin{itemize}
\item Recruitment, initial evaluation and
  advising of graduate students (program size grew from 68 in 05 to 102 in 07)
  \item Responsible for graduate curriculum issues
  \item Started the ``Bridge to Graduate Studies" program for entering domestic graduate students (06,07, --).\\
  \item Started the ``Mathematical Sciences Open House" program for recruiting  with funding from the 
  Graduate School at Clemson University.
  \end{itemize}
\end{enumerate}

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\underline{\bf  Editorial Work} 
\begin{enumerate}
\item Associate Editor, Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, 2004-
\end{enumerate}

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\underline{\bf  Committees} 
\begin{enumerate}

\item University Athlectic Council, 2003 - 
\item Mathematical Sciences Council, 2002 - 
\item Search committee for department chair position: 2002
\item Search committee for the bioinformatics position in Mathematical Sciences, 2005-06.
\item Search committee for the bioinformatics position in Genetics/Biochemistry, 2005-06.
\item Member SACS assesment committee for the department: 1998-
\item Chair, Search committee for statistics position: 1998,2000,2002
\item Co-Adviser of new Statistics Graduate Students:1992-1993, 1996-2001
\item Adviser of all new Statistics graduate students:1993-1995,2003.
\item Local arrangements coordinator for ASA chapter activities: 1993-1994
\item Chairman of the Departmental Research Committee: 1992,1993
\item Representative to Departmental Graduate Affairs committee: 1995,1996,1998,2000,2001.
\item Representative to Math Scinces Council, 2002-
\item Representative to Departmental Research committee: 1992,1993 
\item Committee on Statistics courses for undergraduate Math majors: 1994
\item Committee on Graduate Courses in Statistics: 1995
\item Preliminary Examination Committee: 1989-present
\item Management Science Comprehensive Examination Committee: 1990-present
\item Coordinator, Annual joint colloquium series with the University of Georgia: 1993,1994 
\end{enumerate}
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\underline{\bf  MISCELLANEOUS}\\
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\underline{\bf  Book Reviews} 
\begin{enumerate}
\item ``Reliability Improvement with Design of Experiments", 1995, {\em
Journal of the American Statistical Association}, pg. 397.
\end{enumerate}
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\underline{\bf  Refereeing}\\ 
Refereed research papers for\\	


\begin{enumerate}
\item  Annals of Statistics
\item Journal of the American Statistical Association
\item Technometrics
\item IEEE  Transactions  in Reliability
\item Journal of Quality Technology
\item Journal of Statistical  Computation and Simulation 
\item Journal of Nonparametric Statistics
\item Institute of Statistical Mathematics
\item Statistics and Probability Letters
\item Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods
\item Electronics and Telecomunications Research Institute
\item Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics
\item Journal of Nonparametriic Statistics

\end{enumerate}

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\underline{\bf   Review Panels} \\

\begin{enumerate}

\item Member, Review Panel to Evaluate a proposed doctoral program in Mathematics, Texas State
University-San Marcos, September 2007.
\item Invited Member of the Review Panel for Statistics, National
Institutes of Health, 1998.

\item ``Multipredictor Function Estimation," 1997, National
Science Foundation.

\item ``Computer Simulation and Analysis of System Availability and
Effectiveness," 1995, Lousiana Board of Regents and NSF.


\end{enumerate}

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\underline{\bf  Mentoring}\\ 
Research mentor for three assistant professors of statistics at Clemson University
(one promoted in 2006)\\	



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