I am a Senior Research Data Scientist at Monash Institute of Railway Technology, Monash University. Before that I worked as an AI and Data Science Research Fellow at the Monash Data Futures Institute, Monash University, where I worked with a set of leading cross-disciplinary experts to enhance health sciences, governance and policy and sustainable development using data-driven AI. I completed my doctoral research at Swinburne University of Technology and I hold a B.Sc. Hons degree in Information Technology from University of Moratuwa (Sri Lanka). From 2015 to 2018, I worked as a Senior Software Engineer at 99X Technology (Sri Lanka).
My research interests are Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Data analytics at cloud and edge, Cloud computing, Machine learning
Undertaking research and development of new and innovative software applications and systems related to big data modelling, storage, analysis and reporting of railway infrastructure
Supporting all facets of AI-based software application and system development including requirements gathering from industry partners, acquiring data from IoT devices, developing databases, conducting exploratory data analysis, building and evaluating machine learning models and implementing web-based dashboards for visualizations
Providing specialised applied research advice and solutions to complex situations including consultation with senior managers, academics and professional staff and developing proposals and strategies for AI-based software design activities
Designing, implementing and productionising machine-learning models as part of AI-based software applications and systems to meet industry partner needs
Worked with an interdisciplinary team of researchers and Institute AI engineers to deploy machine learning and artificial intelligence methods to solve client-based business and research challenges
Focussed on the advancement and development of artificial intelligence methods and tools to improve transparency, fairness, interpretability and explainability
Oversaw client development and proposal development efforts and take ownership of client project deliverables
Built and sustained relationships with other faculties, clients and other internal and external stakeholders to ensure efficiency of function, program or strategy delivery
Collaborated across Monash University, industry partners and the broader AI community to implement projects and outcomes that create and advance ethical and safe AI for lasting impact
Designed and developed research prototypes and system implementations for industry stakeholders such as Bega Cheese, Bunnings, Scope 3, etc. to collect a diverse set of data from various sources such as sensors, cameras, etc.
Analysed complex, disperse, often incomplete and noisy data (e.g., sensor data) to create actionable insights
Developed and tuned machine learning models and productionising them
Published and communicated findings of research projects by presenting at internationally recognised conferences
Mentored and supervised research interns
Worked as a tutor for courses including Fundamentals of Data Management, Computer and Logic Essentials, Software Development for Mobile Devices, and IoT Programming
Worked as a Senior Full-Stack developer at Sri Lanka’s leading product engineering company and involved in developing a vehicle information management ERP system for a Norway vendor called BUS AS
Worked as a Full-Stack developer at Sri Lanka’s leading product engineering company and involved in developing a vehicle information management ERP system for a Norway vendor called BUS AS
Successfully developed and deployed 30+ production-ready features for a Scandinavian-based ERP web solution in the automotive industry
Spearheaded building the continuous integration and continuous delivery pipeline of the project to enable seamless monthly product releases; as a result, the product to market time increased by 65%
Developed a Javascript-based SCORM player for the Moodle Mobile application as part of the Google Summer Code Internship program
Developed three web applications during the period of the internship using various web technologies including Java 2 EE, EJB, HTML 5, AngularJs, PHP, Mongo DB, MySQL, etc
Graduated with a First class Honors degree and ranked within the top 5% of the class