Who We Are

Dr. Mike Polley is Founder and Principal of Polley Advisory Group, an independent practice advising venture capital firms, investors, boards and technology companies on semiconductors, AI and computational imaging. He conducts technical due diligence and advises leadership teams on technology roadmaps, product and IP strategy, and R&D organisation. He serves as President of the Board of Directors of Farbe Technologies, where he chairs the Business Strategy and Global Expansion Committees.

With 30 years of R&D and business leadership at Samsung and Texas Instruments, he previously served as Senior Vice President and Head of Samsung’s Mobile Processor Innovation Lab, which he co-founded in 2013. The lab’s AI and multi-frame imaging technologies have shipped in every Samsung Galaxy flagship smartphone since 2014. At Texas Instruments, he served as Chief Architect of the OMAP application processor business and led embedded signal processing R&D. An IEEE Fellow and TI Fellow, he earned his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from MIT.

Professor Roshan Indika Godaliyadda is a Professor at the University of Peradeniya and Deputy Director for Research and Innovation at its Multidisciplinary AI Research Centre. He earned his PhD from the National University of Singapore (2011). His research spans AI, signal and image processing, computer vision, spectral imaging, smart energy and wearable sensing, connecting fundamental algorithms with practical engineering systems.

An IEEE Senior Member, he has an h-index of 24, received 4 Presidential Awards for Scientific Publications and has contributed to 8+ funded research grants and awards, including programmes supported by the National Research Council, the National Science Foundation and IDRC Canada. His research appears in prominent venues including IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Applied Energy and IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

Professor Mervyn Parakrama B. Ekanayake is a Professor at the University of Peradeniya and a Board Member of its Multidisciplinary AI Research Centre. He earned his PhD in Applied Mathematics from Texas Tech University, USA (2011). His expertise covers embedded systems, wearable devices, signal and image processing, computer vision, spectral imaging and smart energy, with particular strength in translating mathematical methods into working instrumentation and AI systems.

An IEEE Senior Member, he has an h-index of 22 and has received 6 Presidential Awards for Research Publications across four publication years. He has participated in 6+ funded research projects as principal or co-investigator, including work supported by the National Science Foundation, University Research Council and IDRC Canada. His papers include work in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Applied Energy, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement and IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

Dr. Dilshan Godaliyadda is the Chief Technology Officer and Head of Product at OxiWear Inc., a US-based wearable technology company. He leads the company's technology strategy, product development, and research and development initiatives. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Farbe Technologies.

Previously, he served as Head of Intelligent Visual Innovation at Samsung Research America, where he led advanced research within the Mobile Processor Innovation Lab and directed R&D for the ExpertRAW product. Before joining Samsung, he held research and development and business development roles at Texas Instruments.

Dr. Godaliyadda earned his BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland, graduating summa cum laude at the top of his class. He subsequently obtained his Master's and PhD degrees from Purdue University, specializing in computational imaging.

Prasanna Wijeratne is an established ICT leader with nearly three decades of experience spanning enterprise technology, sales and technology strategy. A founding force behind the development of ICT-sector companies within VS Group, he has played an important role in building the group’s technology business and capabilities.

Prasanna brings a distinctive combination of commercial acumen and deep technical understanding. Beginning his career in technology, he has worked across large-scale ICT systems and infrastructure, with experience spanning legacy Unix environments through to Red Hat Unix. His ability to connect customer requirements with practical technology solutions has supported his work across both the commercial and technical dimensions of enterprise ICT.

He has successfully positioned and overseen the deployment of some of Sri Lanka’s largest HP server and storage installations, contributing to the delivery of enterprise-grade infrastructure for demanding business environments. His experience reflects an understanding of the importance of reliable systems, sound solution design and effective implementation in supporting organisational operations.

As a Director of VSIS Group, Prasanna brings together technology expertise, customer-focused thinking and business leadership. He is a Computer Science graduate of the University of Colombo.

Dr. W. K. Tharanga Mahesh Gunarathne is Head of AI Solutions Sales at Farbe Technologies. An academic, technology leader and AI commercialisation strategist with over 13 years of combined experience in higher education and enterprise technology, he holds a PhD in Computer Science and Information Engineering, specialising in Machine Learning and Data Science, from National Central University, Taiwan. He also holds an MBA in Project Management, an MSc in Electronic Business and a BSc (Hons) in Computing Science.

His work focuses on transforming AI research into practical, scalable solutions for industry. He leads AI business development, client engagement, pre-sales and solution design, working with technical teams, universities and R&D partners across machine learning, generative AI, natural language processing, computer vision, analytics and intelligent automation. His background also spans academic leadership, research coordination, quality assurance and teaching.