Academic Qualifications
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2023
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Technology Sydney, Australia -
2018
Honours Degree of Bachelor of the Science of Engineering
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Achievements and Awards
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2022-2022
Winner of the faculty-level three-minute (3MT) thesis competition
University of Technology Sydney -
2022-2022
Winner of the School of Mechanical and Mechatronic research showcase under the pre-recorded video category
University of Technology Sydney -
2022-2022
Runner-up at the bushfire grand challenge masterclass held at the “Next Generation AI and Emerging Technologies Symposium” hosted by Data61 | CSIRO for the solution
CSIRO -
2020-2020
Best student paper - nomination
16th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV)
Current Roles
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Research Scientist
Research, collaborate, and supervise at the intersection of robotics, computer vision, and machine learning to advance human–robot collaboration, with a focus on human–robot communication, learning from human feedback, and user intention estimation using multimodal generative models and probabilistic modelling, alongside strong industry engagement and the development of agentic AI systems.
Professional Experiences
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2023-2025
CERC Postdoctoral Fellow
CSIRO -
2019-2023
Casual Academic Roles
Swinburne University of Technology, University of Technology Sydney, University of Moratuwa -
2020-2022
Postgraduate Student Engagement Officer
Women in Engineering and IT, UTS -
2017-2017
Visiting Researcher
University of Technology Sydney