Manujinda Wathugala
Research Assistant at University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolManujinda Wathugala is a research-focused PhD candidate in Computer Science at the University of Arizona with 11 years of professional experience spanning academia, teaching, and software research. He works in the Interdisciplinary Visual Intelligence Lab under Prof. Kobus Barnard and collaborates with the School of Information, applying rigorous research methods to messy, real-world problems. His background includes a top-performing MS from the University of Oregon and varied teaching and mentorship roles that honed his ability to explain complex concepts, lead student projects, and build automated tools like autograders and distributed system simulators. He has a strong track record in systems programming, distributed systems, and educational innovation—having redesigned project workflows and organized research symposia to increase student research output. Colleagues describe him as an out-of-the-box thinker who is organized and approachable, and he actively seeks summer internships to translate academic research into industry impact.
11 years of coding experience
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, GPA 4.22 out of 4.0, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, GPA 4.22 out of 4.0 at University of OregonVirginia TechBachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Honors, Physical Sciences, First Class (Summa cum laude) - GPA 3.94, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Honors, Physical Sciences, First Class (Summa cum laude) - GPA 3.94 at University of Colombo, Sri LankaHigh School, Mathematics for General Certificate of Advanced Level, High School, Mathematics for General Certificate of Advanced Level at Richmond College Gall, Sri LankaThe University of Arizona
Sinhalese, English
Stackoverflow
31reputation
324reached
1answer
1question
Github Skills (23)
causal10
probabilistic10
probabilistic-models10
nlp9
natural-language-processing8
machine-learning8
iterator6
python6
theory6
api-client6
matplotlib6
tomcat5
api5
std5
architecture4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
manujinda/autograder
Jun 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributions:89 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
manujinda/hello-world
Jun 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:2 PRs, 11 pushes, 3 branches in 2 months
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