Academic and administrative positions

• 20232020

  Director, Center for Data Science

  Department of Statistics, University of Colombo, Colombo

• present2016

  Senior Lecturer, Grade II

  Department of Statistics, University of Colombo, Colombo

• 20192018

  Visiting Lecturer, M.Sc. in Medical Physics

  Department of Nuclear Science, University of Colombo

• present2015

  Visiting Lecturer

  Department of Statistics and Computer Science, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya

• 20142011

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

• 20092008

  Assistant Lecturer

  University of Colombo, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka

• 20102010

  Research Assistant

  Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research and Planning (CIERP), University of Texas at El Paso

• present2017

  Student Counselor

  Faculty of Science, University of Colombo

• 20182018

  Resource Person - Data Science Marathon of Research & Academic Collaboration Program (RACP) 2018

  Department of Statistics & Computer Science, University of Kelaniya

• 20182018

  Coordinator - MSc in Applied Statistics

  Department of Statistics, University of Colombo

• present2016

  Member - Board of Study MSc in Bioinformatics

  IBMBB, University of Colombo

• present2017

  Committee member

  Career Guidance Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo

• 20182018

  Reviewer

  International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches, University of Colombo.

• 20172017

  Review Committee Member

  International Conference on Computational Modelling & Simulation (ICCMS)

• 20172016

  Reviewer

  International Research Sessions, University of Peradeniya (iPURSE)

• 20152015

  Reviewer

  Annual Research Symposium 2015, University of Colombo.

• 20162015

  Temporary Senior Lecturer, Grade II

  Department of Statistics, University of Colombo, Colombo

• present2017

  Visiting Lecturer, B.Sc. in Electronics & Automation Technologies (external)

  Department of Physics, University of Colombo

• 20152014

  Biostatistical Programmer/ Research Assistant

  Department of Biostatistics,Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA

• 20112009

  Teaching Assistant

  University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA

• 20092008

  Visiting Lecturer

  Applied Statistics Association of Sri Lanka (ASASL), Colombo 07

• 20072007

  Trainee Business Analyst

  Mobitel Limited, Colombo, Sri Lanka

• present2015

  Academic Mentor, Internship Training Program

  Faculty of Science

• 20172015

  Resource Person - Statistics & Computer Science Camp organized by the Department of Statistics & Computer Science

  Department of Statistics & Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya

• present2017

  Member - Board of Management,

  Center for Data Science (CDS), University of Colombo

• 20202017

  Member - Board of Study in Multi-Disciplinary Studies

  Faculty of Graduate Studies, Univerrsity of Kelaniya

• 20182018

  Reviewer

  Jaffna University International Conference

• 20182018

  Reviewer

  International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences (IRSPS 2018), University of Kelaniya.

• 20172017

  Reviewer

  International Conference on Computational Modelling & Simulation (ICCMS)

• 20162016

  Reviewer

  RESCON 2016, Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya.

• 20152015

  Reviewer

  Annual Research Symposium 2015, University of Kelaniya.

Positions held in professional bodies

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  Reviewer

  Sri Lankan Journal of Applied Statistics (SLJAS).

• 20172017

  Reviewer

  International Conference on Innovations in Info-business and Technology, Business Innovation through Big Data Analytics, Sri Lanka

Consultations

• present2016

  Building a dynamic statistical model for a leading multinational software company to rank their employees.

  Department of Statistics, University of Colombo, Colombo

• present2016

  Analyzing a large SMS database as part of a collaborative project with a leading telecommunication company in Sri Lanka.

  Department of Statistics, University of Colombo, Colombo

• present2016

  A service level survey was designed and analyzed for the largest automotive company in Sri Lanka.

  Department of Statistics, University of Colombo, Colombo

• 20152012

  A statistical model was fitted to predict the endotracheal intubation success by paramedics in the out-of-hospital environment in the state of Virginia, USA.

  Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

• 20152012

  A statistical model was fitted to investigate the effect of gender and ethnicity on the GPA of gifted high school students in a Virginia Beach school district.

  Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

• 20152012

  Designed an online questionnaire to determine students’ preference of various educational technologies for learning core concepts within first-year dental hygiene curriculum.

  Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

• 20152012

  Designed and analyzed an experiment to study the impact of digital radiography on technique and conceptualization in first-year dental hygiene students.

  Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

• 20152012

  Analyzed and modeled a study to investigate the use of primal 3-D anatomy software for computer-supported learning in oral anatomy assigned viewing labs.

  Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

• 20092008

  Created an online survey to store real time data in a database.

  University of Colombo, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka

• 20092008

  Designed and analyzed an experiment to compare a new mosquito repellent.

  University of Colombo, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka

• 20092008

  Analyzed and modeled a study to compare the pollutant concentration of two lakes in Sri Lanka.

  University of Colombo, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka

• 20092008

  Designed and analyzed an experiment to compare a new drug on controlling blood glucose level using rats.

  University of Colombo, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka