Education

	Ph.D. in Computer Science Old Dominion University, USA	Jan 2022 - Present
I am a part of the NIRDS Lab (Neuro-Information Retrieval and Data Science Lab) in WS-DL (Web Science and Digital Libraries Research Group). At ODU, I study Data Science, Algorithms, and Machine Learning related courses. While my main research focus is on Eye tracking, I also work on collaborative research and development work with Applied Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing Systems (LAMP-SYS) lab at ODU. | GPA - 4.0 / 4.0 | Awards - Outstanding Researcher - Academic Year 2023/2024, Irwin B. Levinstein Scholarship - Academic Year 2023/2024 | Advisor - Dr. Sampath Jayarathna | Key Courses - Data Science & Analytic, Natural Language Processing, Algorithms & Data Structures, Human-Computer Interaction, Pattern Recognition and Analysis, Information Visualization, Database Concepts |

	B.Sc. Engineering (Hons) in Computer Science & Engineering University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka	Oct 2014 – Dec 2018
I specialized in Integrated Computer Engineering (ICE) studying Embedded Systems Programming, Database Systems, Algorithms, Embedded Software Development, Robotics & Automation, and Machine Learning. In my final year, I conducted a research on “Generation of Review Aspect Hierarchy using Word Embedding and Clustering” (Project: Context Aware Hierarchical Aspect Aggregation) | GPA - 3.71 / 4.2 | Awards - CINTEC Award - Academic Year 2017/2018, Graduated with First Class, Dean’s list (Semesters 2, 6, & 8) | Advisor - Dr. Uthayasanker Thayasivam | Key Courses - Machine Learning, Data Mining & Information Retrieval, Human Computer Interaction, Machine Vision, Robotics & Automation, Bioinformatics |

	Diploma in Computer System Design National Institute of Business Management, Sri Lanka	Oct 2013 – Oct 2014
| Awards - Distinction | Key Courses - |

	Diploma in English Oxford College of Business, Sri Lanka	Sep 2013 – Jan 2014
| Awards - Distinction |