Research Activities

As autonomous and unmanned vehicles increasingly use artificial intelligence, new research challenges arise. My current research primarily focuses on addressing the robustness of computer vision systems and the development of AI-driven solutions for autonomous and unmanned vehicles. Furthermore, I investigate advanced AI applications in the domains of smart cities, public health, and safety.

Biography

I am a third-year PhD candidate in the School of Engineering Technology at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Canberra, ACT, Australia. During my PhD, I worked as a Research Consultant in AI and Computer Vision at the University of Southern Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, on a project in collaboration with the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation & Coordination Office (RICO) of the Australian Army.

Prior to starting my PhD, I worked as a research assistant in computer vision, drones, multispectral image processing, and mmWave radar at the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), in collaboration with DigitalFutures by KTH, RISE, and Uppsala University, Sweden.

Additionally, I was employed by the Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), Sri Lanka, as a visiting lecturer. There, I taught object-oriented programming and advanced database systems to University of Westminster undergraduates and supervised several undergraduate research projects.

I earned my BEng (Hons) in Software Engineering from the University of Westminster, UK, affiliated with IIT Sri Lanka. There, I achieved the gold medal for academic excellence (batch top) and the Best Final Year Research Project award. My undergraduate work has been recognized at prestigious events such as IIT Cutting Edge and NBQSA National ICT Awards. During my undergraduate studies, I worked as a Trainee Associate Data Engineer at Zone24x7 Inc., an Undergraduate Research Fellow at the SEAD Lab, The Open University, UK, and a Trainee Associate Software Engineer at RevportX.