Mirantha Jayathilaka
Principal Engineer - Machine Learning And Analytics at Matific
Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Top SchoolMirantha Jayathilaka is a Principal Engineer in Machine Learning and Analytics with 11 years of experience building scalable AI applications across edtech, digital healthcare, IoT and manufacturing. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Manchester and combines hands-on research—improving deep learning algorithms—with product-focused engineering at companies like Matific and Mindwave Ventures. A founder-turned-researcher, he has led technical teams and helped start a data-focused company, bringing both entrepreneurial grit and production discipline. Based in Colombo, he balances technical leadership with curiosity, and even plays music in his spare time, reflecting a creative approach to problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at The University of ManchesterBachelor of Science (BSc) Mechatronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Mechatronics Engineering at Asian Institute of Technology
Github Skills (70)
python10
generative10
pytorch10
keras10
gpu9
deep-learning9
machine-learning9
data-science9
tensorflow9
jupyter-notebook9
instapy8
jax8
philips-hue8
hue8
convolutional-neural-networks8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
miranthajayatilake/YOLOw-Keras
Feb 2018 - May 2018
YOLOv2 Object Detection w/ Keras (in just 20 lines of code)
Contributions:11 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
yolov2linesdeep-learningobject-detectioncomputer-vision
miranthajayatilake/miranthajayatilake.github.io
Mar 2020 - Feb 2023
Github Pages template for academic personal websites, forked from mmistakes/minimal-mistakes
Contributions:67 pushes in 2 years 11 months
templategithub-pages-templatemmistakesmistakesjekyll
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