Dr Anusuriya Devaraju
Pronouns: she,her,hers
Team Leader
Contact details:
BENTLEY WA 6102 AUSTRALIA
Biography
Experienced Data Lead with over 15 years of expertise in enterprise data management, spanning strategy, governance, technology, and operations, with a proven track record of building collaborative partnerships and delivering strategic data capabilities across research organisations. Successfully designed and implemented innovative data services, frameworks, and best practices that have improved the management, interoperability, and discoverability of research assets across national and international Earth and Environmental Science infrastructures, including TERN (Australia), TERENO (Germany), and the World Data Center PANGAEA (Germany).
Currently leads data initiatives at CSIRO Mineral Resources (Discovery), specialising in the integration of technology, people, and processes to deliver strategic, scalable, and sustainable data solutions. Expertise spans enterprise data architecture, information modelling, knowledge management, and data governance frameworks.
Professional Areas
Current Roles
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Data Architect
Data operation and governance (Mineral Resources Discovery Program) -
Team Leader (Geoscience Analytics)
Team Management
Academic Qualifications
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2026
Certificate in Data Governance Principles and Practices
AUSCERT -
2012
Doctor of Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.)
Department of Geosciences, University of Muenster, Germany -
2008
Instructors for Software Design and Development Engineer Examination in Asian Countries (SWIT)
The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) Japan -
2006
Certified Information Technology Professional (MITPE)
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia -
2004
MSc. in System Design for Internet Applications
Newcastle University, UK -
2002
BSc. in Geoinformatics
University Technology Malaysia
Professional Experiences
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2020-2022
Senior Data Innovation Manager
TERN Australia (University of Queensland) -
2018-2020
Data Scientist
PANGAEA, Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM), University of Bremen, Germany -
2015-2018
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
CSIRO Mineral Resources -
2012-2015
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3), Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Germany -
2012-2012
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Malaysia -
2004-2008
Lecturer
Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Malaysia