Nuwan Waidyanatha
Head Of Data Science And Machine Learning
Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Top SchoolNuwan Waidyanatha is a visionary data science and ML leader with over two decades of cross-sector experience and 13 years of hands-on engineering and research delivery across 20 countries. Currently heading Data Science and ML at Madgicx and leading engineering and data science at RezGateway, he specializes in operationalizing forecasting models, agent-driven automation, and end-to-end modular analytics platforms for advertising, fintech, health, agriculture and crisis response. He blends rigorous academic training in operations research and industrial automation with practical product leadership—founding and running ICT consultancies while directing humanitarian open-source efforts like Sahana Eden. Known for translating complex client needs into economically viable solutions, he also designs data strategy, governance and maturity roadmaps and mentors international cross-functional teams. His contributions span full-stack development, UI/UX improvements and backend integrations in humanitarian platforms, showing a rare mix of social-impact engineering and commercial productization. Based in Kunming, he pairs strategic insight with day-to-day technical execution to deliver measurable, profitable outcomes and scalable decision-support systems.
13 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Industrial Automation, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Industrial Automation at University of MoratuwaM.A Operations Research, M.A Operations Research at University of MontanaB.A Mathematics and Computer Engineering, B.A Mathematics and Computer Engineering at University of MaineBachelor of Arts (B.A.) Mathematics and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Mathematics and Computer Engineering at S. Thomas' College
English, German, Sinhalese
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Github Skills (13)
css10
code-templates10
apptemplates10
cpp-templates10
html-template10
python-templates10
shared10
python9
cm7
content-management-system7
cms7
html6
ui-design6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
sahana/eden
Jan 2018 - Sep 2021
Sahana Eden is an Open Source Humanitarian Platform which can be used to provide solutions for Disaster Management, Development, and Environmental Management sectors.. Please sign CLA when submitting pull requests: http://bit.ly/SSF-eCLA
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:13 commits, 26 PRs, 32 comments in 3 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Nuwan contributed to both front-end and back-end aspects of the Sahana Eden project. Their work included implementing and modifying CSS styles and templates for a new AlertHub sub-template, as well as refactoring existing code. Additionally, the user added features to a message parser and integrated twitter channels. Further work focused on adding a button to upload 4W activity, modifications to the main menu, and improving the user interface.
http-requestspythonsectorsssfdisaster
waidyanatha/quasar
Oct 2020 - Jun 2022
Quake Safe Rings (QuaSaR) contains various tools to support Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) projects
Contributions:2 PRs, 54 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 7 months
earthquakeeewearthquake-early-warningquasarquake
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