Nirosha Priyadarshani
Senior Data Scientist
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Top SchoolNirosha Priyadarshani is a Senior Data Scientist in Wellington with 11 years of experience combining research-grade machine learning, big data analytics, and domain expertise in ecology and biosecurity. She holds a PhD in Conservation Technology for automated birdsong recognition and has translated that research into practical tools and programs (e.g., contributions to AviaNZ) that solve noisy real-world acoustic monitoring problems. At MPI she has led technical analytics for biosecurity and food safety projects, advising operational teams and prioritising data-driven tasks under tight deadlines. Her background spans academia, government and industry, giving her a rare ability to move innovations from prototype to policy-informing production. Beyond standard data science skills, she brings deep signal-processing and speech-recognition expertise applied to wildlife conservation—an unusual intersection that fuels her passion for saving species through unobtrusive monitoring.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Pinnawala Central CollegeDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Conservation Technology - Automated Birdsong Recognition, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Conservation Technology - Automated Birdsong Recognition at Massey UniversityMaster of Philosophy (MPhil), Computer Science (Speech Recognition), Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Computer Science (Speech Recognition) at University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka
English, SinhaleseProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Nirosha201/RShiny-demo
Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 16 days
smarsland/AviaNZ
Apr 2017 - Apr 2021
Contributions:1 release, 466 commits, 331 pushes in 4 years
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