Chanaka Mannapperuma
CEO At Irusri Group
Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolChanaka Mannapperuma is a computational scientist and CEO with 14 years of experience building AI-driven bioinformatics platforms that turn large genomics and transcriptomics datasets into usable insights. He combines a PhD in Computational Science, an MSc in Human–Computer Interaction, and hands-on engineering skills to design scalable research platforms using graph databases, interactive visualizations, and cloud systems. As founder of Irusri Group he champions sustainable IT solutions for cross-border Nordic companies while continuing applied research roles, including senior data scientist work at AstraZeneca and leading development of the PlantGenIE resource. He is known for blending HCI principles with bioinformatics to make complex analyses accessible to biologists, and for mentoring multidisciplinary teams that bridge software engineering, data science, and life sciences. A practical innovator, he repeatedly translates academic tools into production-grade, user-centered platforms that accelerate discovery.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Computer Science, BSc, Computer Science at University of Colombo School of ComputingACMA, Management, ACMA, Management at The Chartered Institute of Management AccountantsPhD, Computational Science and Engineering with specialisation in Biology, PhD, Computational Science and Engineering with specialisation in Biology at Umeå University
Swedish
Github Skills (26)
genome10
sys10
bioinformatics10
genomics10
genie10
automated-build8
render8
core-package6
jbrowse6
markup6
dockerfile5
markdown5
visualization4
docker3
javascript3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
PlantGenIE/PlantGenIE
Oct 2018 - Jul 2022
Contributions:1 release, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
irusri/docker4geniesys
Nov 2018 - Jan 2021
Dockerfile for creating an automated build for GenIE-Sys
Contributions:1 release, 70 pushes, 1 tag in 2 years 1 month
dockerfilesysautomated-builddockergenie
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