Chinthana Wimalasuriya
Research Assistant at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChinthana Wimalasuriya is a research-focused software engineer and PhD candidate in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Southern Illinois University, bringing eight years of industry experience in serverless and cloud-native architectures. Transitioning from hands-on roles at Wave Computing and Cut+Dry to academic research, he combines practical product delivery with inquiry-driven innovation to scale robust, serverless systems. His background in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Moratuwa underpins a strong systems mindset that spans from embedded considerations to cloud orchestration. At Cut+Dry he advanced serverless projects that translated into production-ready solutions, and his current research sharpens that applied expertise toward next-generation cloud computing. Based in Carbondale, he pairs continuous learning with a track record of adapting quickly across startups and research environments.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, Second Upper, Bachelor of Science - BS, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, Second Upper at University of MoratuwaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleRichmond College - Galle
Github Skills (11)
simulation-framework4
matrix4
deep-learning3
filter3
simulation3
manipulation3
altera3
credit3
computational-neuroscience3
memory-cache2
fpga2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ravindurashmin/MSD-project
Dec 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:8 PRs, 40 pushes, 9 branches in 7 days
modular
Jester-2-6/intern_report_latex
Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 20 pushes, 2 branches in 1 month
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