Chanaka De Silva
Group Lead, Controls System Software, Front End Controls - C-AD at Brookhaven National Laboratory
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolChanaka De Silva is a controls software leader with nine years of experience applying physics-trained rigor to complex accelerator and beamline systems at Brookhaven National Laboratory. As Group Lead for Front-End Controls, he supervises staff, manages resources and EVMS-aligned projects, and drives reliability, performance, and security improvements for high-stakes accelerator operations and R&D. He has deep hands-on expertise building EPICS-based control frameworks, PLC and FPGA integrations, and Python orchestration for synchrotron beamlines, bridging accelerator physicists and system managers to deliver remote interfacing solutions for the future Electron Ion Collider. A former postdoc and adjunct professor with a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics, Chanaka brings a rare combination of experimental physics, control-systems engineering, and team mentorship, and he’s known for turning demanding scientific requirements into robust, operational software ecosystems.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Nuclear Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Nuclear Physics at University of HoustonMaster's degree, Nuclear Physics, Master's degree, Nuclear Physics at Wayne State University
Sinhalese, English
Github Skills (28)
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ieee8
perf7
glibc6
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javascript5
typescript4
dataframes4
dataframe4
data-management4
azerothcore4
ansible4
python4
uid3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
NSLS-II-QAS/isstools
Oct 2018 - Jan 2023
Contributions:2 reviews, 1 PR, 24 pushes in 4 years 3 months
NSLS-II-QAS/profile_collection
Aug 2018 - Dec 2022
beamline configuration at QAS
Contributions:1 review, 10 PRs, 53 pushes in 4 years 4 months
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