About

Welcome to my personal space! Currently, I am driving next-gen AI solutions for business transformation at Iterate.ai, where we focus on building reproducible, automated, and scalable pipelines while optimizing performance, including enhancing edge computing efficiency. I completed my MASc in Electrical and Computer Engineering at McMaster University, under the guidance of Prof. Thia Kirubarajan. My academic journey started with a bachelor's degree from the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka.

Before pursuing my graduate studies, I had the opportunity to work at the Speech and Language Lab at Nanyang Technological University with Prof. Chng Eng Siong. I also collaborated with Aaivu at the University of Moratuwa, working with Dr. Uthayasanker Thayasivam. My professional journey includes valuable experiences at Expert Intelligence, Inc., ExentAI, Ltd., and the University of Galway.

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Publications

Research contributions in AI, NLP, healthcare informatics, and low-resource language technologies.

Selected Experience

Highlights of recent professional roles, research positions, and teaching experience.

Professional

All positions are remote roles with companies based in the locations indicated.

• Engineering Manager (Remote)
  Iterate.ai, California, USA
  Sep 2024 – Present
  • Leading engineering teams and AI projects in enterprise solutions, including Generate Enterprise
  • Responsible for technical direction, team management, and delivering high-quality AI solutions for enterprise clients
  • Product recognized as finalist for 2025 InfoWorld Technology of the Year Award
• Data Scientist (Remote)
  Iterate.ai, California, USA
  Jul 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Developed advanced AI-driven business solutions for retail and finance sectors
  • Led Extract project and contributed to Interplay
  • Focused on document processing, intelligent automation, and RAG systems
• Machine Learning Research Engineer (Remote)
  ExentAI, Ltd, United Kingdom
  Feb 2023 – Jul 2023
  • Conducted research and deployment of computer vision models for production systems
  • Optimized ML pipelines for real-time inference and edge computing
• Machine Learning Engineer (Remote)
  Expert Intelligence, Inc, California, USA
  Aug 2022 – Jan 2023
  • Designed predictive algorithms and improved ML pipelines for enterprise applications
  • Developed scalable data processing workflows and model deployment strategies
• Junior Machine Learning Engineer (Remote)
  ExentAI, Ltd, United Kingdom
  Jul 2021 – Dec 2021
  • Built prototypes for automated text analysis and NLP tools
  • Contributed to development of production-ready ML models

Research

Research internships were remote except for Aaivu, which was in-person.

• Research Intern (Remote)
  Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  Oct 2021 – Aug 2022
  • Conducted NLP research for healthcare applications at the Speech and Language Lab
  • Developed MedBERT, a pre-trained language model for biomedical NER
  • Published research at APSIPA 2022 and IALP 2022 conferences
  • Finalist in HPCIC Innovation Challenge 2022 with team Medispeech@NTU
• Research Intern (Remote)
  University of Galway, Ireland
  Jan 2021 – Jun 2021
  • Explored techniques for unsupervised machine learning and representation learning
  • Conducted research on low-resource language processing
• Research Assistant (In-Person)
  Aaivu Research Lab, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
  Jan 2021 – Jun 2021
  • Developed OCR tools for Tamil and Sinhala legacy fonts using Tesseract
  • Created Tamizhi-Net OCR and parallel corpus for Tamil-Sinhala-English
  • Published research at IALP 2022 and contributed to multiple open-source projects

Teaching

All teaching positions were in-person at the respective universities.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant (In-Person)
  McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
  Fall 2024
  • Digital Signal Processing (COMP ENG 4TL4)
  • Assisted with lab sessions, grading midterms, final exams, and lab reports for final-year students
• Graduate Teaching Assistant (In-Person)
  McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
  Winter 2024
  • Image Processing (COMP ENG 4TN4)
  • Conducted tutorials and lab sessions on computer vision and image processing techniques
• Graduate Teaching Assistant (In-Person)
  McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
  Fall 2023
  • Electromagnetics II (ELECENG 3FK4)
  • Conducted lab sessions and tutorials, graded labs, midterm exams, and final exams
• Visiting Instructor (In-Person)
  University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
  Summer 2023
  • Programming Fundamentals (CS1033)
  • Conducted lab sessions, graded lab assignments, and created quizzes for first-year students
• Teaching Assistant (In-Person)
  University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
  Winter 2023
  • Introduction to Data Science (CS3121)
  • Graded quizzes and assignments on data analysis and machine learning fundamentals
• Teaching Assistant (In-Person)
  University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
  Fall 2022
  • Deep Neural Networks (CS3630)
  • Graded quizzes and assignments on neural network implementation and deep learning

Honors & Awards

Recognition for research excellence, innovation, and academic achievements throughout my career.

Open Source Contributions

Building tools, models, and datasets for the research community, with a focus on NLP, low-resource languages, and healthcare AI.

Talks & Presentations

Speaking engagements at industry events, academic conferences, and research workshops worldwide.

Gallery

A collection of memorable moments from professional events, conferences, and meetups where I've had the opportunity to connect with industry leaders, share knowledge, and collaborate on innovative projects.

Iterate Team

Speakers

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Community Service & Leadership

Contributing to the research community through mentorship, reviewing, and organizational leadership.