Chanuka Wijayakoon
Researcher at RMIT University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolChanuka Wijayakoon is a researcher and experienced software engineer based in Melbourne, currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at RMIT while researching digital systems and robustness in convolutional neural networks. With nine years of industry and research experience, he has blended applied ML research—identifying translation invariance issues in CNNs and devising training techniques to improve robustness—with senior engineering roles delivering production software across Asia. His background spans research engineering at Singapore Management University, mentoring open-source projects like OpenMRS, and building backend reliability features such as an API idempotence algorithm for Sysco LABS. Comfortable switching between academic inquiry and hands-on engineering, Chanuka combines rigorous experimental methods with practical implementations that improve model reliability and system resilience.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Engineering at University of MoratuwaAccounting and Business/Management, Accounting and Business/Management at The Chartered Institute of Management AccountantsMathematics Physics Chemistry, Mathematics Physics Chemistry at Royal College ColomboDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at RMIT University
Sinhalese, English
Github Skills (52)
emr10
health10
j2ee10
web-application9
ocl9
java9
rap9
mhealth9
api9
alfresco9
android-client8
jira8
openmrs7
android6
react-component6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
merovingienne/openmrs-module-ui-react
Dec 2017 - Oct 2018
React Component Library for OpenMRS
Contributions:7 PRs, 7 pushes, 19 comments in 9 months
react-componentreactopenmrsreact-component-libraryreact-components
merovingienne/materialize_autocomplete_ajax
Feb 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:18 pushes, 2 branches in 11 months
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