. . . "Samaranayake, V. K"@en . "2007-06-06Z"^^ . . . "Vidya Jyothi V. K. Samaranayake, MBCS, MCS(SL), FNASSL, MIEEE (Sinhala:\u0DC0\u0DD3.\u0D9A\u0DDA.\u0DC3\u0DB8\u0DBB\u0DB1\u0DCF\u0DBA\u0D9A) (1939 \u2013 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."@en . "Sri Lankan computer scientist" . . "1939-05-22Z"^^ . . "1939Z"^^ . "2007Z"^^ . . "V. K. Samaranayake"@en . .