Ramith Hettiarachchi
Doctoral Student at Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolRamith Hettiarachchi is a doctoral student in the CMU–Pitt Computational Biology program who blends 11 years of engineering experience with a growing research focus on machine learning for structural biology. He has contributed across academia and industry—spanning roles at Harvard, MIT, NEC Labs, CSIRO Data61, and as co-founder of The AI Team—building large-scale software platforms and applied ML systems. His recent work targets computational biology with translational aspirations, combining sequence-structure co-design research and hands-on imaging/robotics exposure. Based in Pittsburgh, he also mentors undergraduates through weekly 1:1 advising sessions, paying forward the guidance he once received. Colleagues describe him simply on GitHub as “just another human,” reflecting a grounded ethos behind technically ambitious projects.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, ENTC: Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering at University of Moratuwa, Bachelor of Science - BS, ENTC: Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering at University of Moratuwa at University of MoratuwaPHYSICAL SCIENCES, GCE Advanced Level, Physical Sciences, 3A Passes, Ranked 93rd in Colombo., PHYSICAL SCIENCES, GCE Advanced Level, Physical Sciences, 3A Passes, Ranked 93rd in Colombo. at Ananda College - Colombo 10Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational Biology at Carnegie Mellon University
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Github Skills (117)
python10
wrangler10
whenever10
deep-learning10
notification10
neural-network10
data-science10
automatic-differentiation10
tensorflow10
slack-notifications10
discord10
machine-learning10
ml9
jax9
gpu9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
ramithuh/LICRAWMv1
May 2019 - Jan 2020
Repository of the Robot LICRAWMv1
Contributions:124 commits, 5 pushes in 8 months
roboticsrosrobot
ramithuh/graphCV
Apr 2017 - Dec 2018
Contributions:133 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 1 year 8 months
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