Ishara Kandane Arachchige Don

Human-AI collaboration and the changing nature of work

An upper body portrait of PhD student Ishara Kandane Arachchige Don.
Ishara Kandane Arachchige Don, PhD student

Email:ishara.kandanearachchigedon@vuw.ac.nz

Supervisors: Professor Alexander Richter and Dr. Mary Tate

Profile

Ishara Sudeeptha is a lecturer at the Department of Decision Sciences, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. His exposure and experience in lecturing resulted in developing an interest to start his PhD in Information Systems.

Qualifications

  • MBA, Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
  • BSc in Operations and Technology Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Research interests

Ishara’s research interests are centered around the evolving nature of work, driven by advancements in information systems. The ways in which work is performed—when, where, and how—have undergone significant transformations in recent years. This shift was further accelerated by the pandemic, which compelled organizations to adopt remote work at an unprecedented scale. As a result, traditional workplace models were redefined, introducing socio-technical changes to modern work environments.

As the pandemic subsided, hybrid work models—where some employees work remotely and others in the office—became widely accepted. More recently, the introduction of AI tools, such as ChatGPT, has led to widespread AI adoption globally. This has further reshaped the workplace, as humans and AI increasingly collaborate to achieve common goals by leveraging their respective strengths.

Ishara’s research delves deeply into the adoption of human-AI collaboration, one of the most significant developments in the changing landscape of work. His PhD research specifically explores the dynamics of human-AI collaboration and its impact on the future of work.

Publications

Publications as part of the PhD

Sudeeptha, I. (2023). Redefining workspaces: Unveiling the shift to remote work adoption amidst a global pandemic. Poster session presented at the Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2023), Wellington, New Zealand.

Kandane Arachchige Don, I. S., Richter, A., & Tate, M. (2024). The transition to remote work: A sociotechnical perspective. PACIS 2024 Proceedings, 6. https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2024/track08_digtech_fow/track08_digtech_fow/6

Sudeeptha, I., Müller, W., Richter, A., Leyer, M., & Nolte, F. (2024). Obstacles to human-AI collaboration. Paper to be presented at the Forty-Fifth International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Bangkok, Thailand, December 2024. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384572106_Obstacles_to_Human-AI_Collaboration

Sudeeptha, I., Müller, W., Leyer, M., & Nolte, F. (2025). Use cases for prospective sensemaking of human-AI collaboration.Paper to be presented at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2025), Waikoloa, Hawaii. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384572106_Obstacles_to_Human-AI_Collaboration

Previous publications

K. A. D. I. Sudeeptha & N. W. K. Galahitiyawe (2021). 'The Impact of Dynamic Capability on the Relationship Between Stakeholder Pressure and the Adoption of Green Practices'. PIM Annual Research Conference - 2021 (PIMARC 2021), Postgraduate Institute of Management, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 23rd of November 2021.

K. A. D. I. Sudeeptha & N. W. K. Galahitiyawe (2020). 'The Impact of Stakeholder Pressure on the Adoption of Green Practices by Manufacturing Firms'. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Business Management, School of Business and Economics, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, 20th of December 2020.