Summary
Rashindrie Perera is a Senior Applied Scientist based in Melbourne with a decade of experience bridging academic research and industry delivery in AI and ML, including computer vision, NLP, generative AI, data engineering and classical machine learning. Holding a PhD from the University of Melbourne, she has transitioned research into impact through roles at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and now Oracle Analytics, and is named on two U.S. patent filings. She combines hands-on model development with team leadership and strong communication skills, having led projects from prototyping to production in clinical and enterprise settings. An educator and mentor as a longtime university tutor and visiting instructor, she also contributes to professional communities (IEEE Women in Engineering) and maintains ties to software engineering through earlier Sysco Labs experience. Notably, her background spans both technical depth and business-focused training (CIMA studies), enabling pragmatic, cross-functional solutions.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science And Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science And Engineering at University of Moratuwa
CIMA(Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) Accounting and Business/Management, CIMA(Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) Accounting and Business/Management at Wisdom Business Academy
Physical Science, Physical Science at Musaeus College
The University of Melbourne
English, Sinhala