R. Pulasthi Ekanayake

Using AI and mathematics for medicine.

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I am a passionate learner and technology enthusiast looking to further my learning and use new technology to personalize healthcare. I’m qualified as a Biomedical engineer and has experience in software development, machine learning, signal processing and hardware prototyping.




Work Experience

Machine Learning Engineer - SimplyfAI Inc December 2022 - present

Working on creating Deep Learning systems to simplify AI for scientific discovery using small amounts of data.

Yaala Labs (Pvt) Ltd January 2021 - November 2022

- Software Architect December 2021 – present

Responsible for the smart search feature of a DeFi (Decentralised Finance) exchange where orders are automatically matched while preserving data security and privacy. Responsible for maintaining the post-trade system of the DeFi exchange. Responsible for developing Designed and developed a frontend application for the company’s main client in 2 weeks. Developing cloud native full-stack applications on AWS

- Software Engineer January 2021 – November 2021

Responsible for developing and maintaining the Tradeweb gateway that uses FIX protocol to report market activity in stock exchange systems Wrote automated tests for verifying operation of a distributed ledger systems Developed cloud-native application on AWS

Co-founder - Cascadia Solutions (Pvt) Ltd August 2016 – March 2022

Developed Eventesia.lk platform for finding service providers for organising events Designed and developed websites for various corporate clients. (e.g.- www.bodaboda.lk) Developed the corporate branding guidelines and created marketing material for numerous clients.

BionicB Academy (Colombo, Sri Lanka) November 2021 – January 2022

Lecturer for Basic Electronics & Microcontroller programming Taught the basics of microcontroller programming using Arduino for students of various age groups at a private education institute.

Reverse mentor to the Chairman - Unilever (Sri Lanka) July 2018 – December 2019

Part of an exceptional team of 4 helping the Chairman of Unilever navigate the fast changing technological landscape Advised on technologies to streamline business processes, capture market data and understand the consumers.

Achievers Lanka Business School (Colombo, Sri Lanka) June 2016 – December 2017

Part-time Lecturer CIMA Financial Pillar Lecturer for International Accounting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards for CIMA Operational level students. Published a set of quick reference flash cards for CIMA BA3 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting and F1 Financial Reporting and Taxation.

Intern - Forestpin (Pvt) Ltd July 2016 – October 2016

Designed the sales pitch and created tutorial videos for the main product Forestpin Analytics. Learned the fundamentals of data analytics and excel programming for data analysis and fraud detection

Education

University of Moratuwa October 2016 – December 2021

  • BSc. of Engineering Honours - Biomedical Engineering (First Class)
  • Department of Electronics and Telecommunication

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) November 2015 – August 2017

  • CIMA Passed Finalist

Vidura College – Colombo 2001-2015

  • G.C.E Advanced Level (2015) Physical Science Stream. Country Rank – 17 (Z-Score - 2.8676)
  • G.C.E Ordinary Level (2012) - 8A and 1B

Research Experience

Undergraduate Research Project - University of Moratuwa (Sri Lanka) Feb 2020 - July 2021

Thesis Title: Reconfigurable multimodal bio signal acquisition system for measuring endothelial function Supervisor: Dr. Anjula De Silva

The study focused on the use of bioimpedance to diagnose endothelial dysfunction. We created a novel device to record 4 biosignals, blood pressure, temperature, bioimpedance and PPG signals from a patient’s arm in order to compare the significance of bioimpedance compared to existing methods. A clinical study was carried out using the device and we were able to identify a significant difference between Type II Diabetes patients and healthy patients. Technologies used: ESP32, C++, Altium, Python, MATLAB

Industrial Research Intern CSIRO - Data61 (Brisbane, Australia) July 2019 – December 2019

Research Project - 3D SLAM (Spatial Localization And Mapping) for robotics and situational awareness. Supervisors: Michael Thoreau, Nick Panitz

This research focused on increasing worker safety on factory floors by providing situational awareness to robots and autonomous vehicles using security camera footage. A real-time 3D reconstruction of the factory was created from the video feed. I created an application for viewing and exploring the virtual environment. This was used by other researchers to evaluate the effectiveness of various computer vision algorithms and to demonstrate the research to clients for commercialization. I also worked on segmenting and classifying objects in 3D space using machine learning models. Technologies used: Python, JavaScript

Notable Awards

  • 1st Runner-Up – Technology Infusion Grand Challenge – Latrobe University (2020/21)
  • Silver Medal – National Intermediate Rowing Championship (2019)
  • Champions – Inter-university Rowing Championship (2018)
  • 1st Runner-Up - Unilever Future Leaders League (2017) Global Challenge U.K
  • Winner - Unilever Challenge 2016 (Sri Lanka)
  • Bronze Medal - Physics Olympiad (2015)
  • Higher Distinction - Mathematics Olympiad (2015)
  • Higher Distinction - Mathematics Olympiad (2014)

Skills

  • Programming TypeScript JavaScript Python Java MATLAB
  • Machine Learning and AI TensorFlow SciKit Learn IBM Watson
  • Engineering Design PCB Design - Altium OrCAD SolidWorks
  • Web Development Angular, React HTML CSS
  • Databases - MongoDB MySQL Firebase
  • Public cloud AWS Google Cloud Platform
  • Graphic Design - Adobe Illustrator
  • Photo Editing - Adobe Photoshop
  • Video Editing - Davinci Resolve

Other Activities

  • Academic Mentor - Brainstorm Biomedical Innovation Competition (2021)
  • Advisor – IEEE EMBS Student Chapter University of Moratuwa (2020)
  • Treasurer – IEEE EMBS Student Chapter University of Moratuwa (2019)
  • Unilever SPARKS Student Ambassador 2018/19
  • Oarsman – University of Moratuwa Rowing Club
  • Treasurer (2018/2019) – IEEE EMBS Student Chapter University of Moratuwa
  • Director of Education (2017/2018) – IEEE EMBS Student Chapter University of Moratuwa
  • President – Past Pupils Association of Vidura College (2016- 2017)
  • Basketball (Achievers Lanka Business School 2015-2016)
  • Prefect – Vidura College (2011)
  • Captain of the Chess Team – Vidura College (2010)

Volunteer Experience

  • Aid station volunteer at IronMan 70.3 Colombo 2018
  • Volunteer at CCR disabled running