Summary
Ravidu Silva is an AI-focused research engineer and PhD candidate in Artificial Intelligence at Nottingham Trent University, with eight years of practical experience building end-to-end AI products and teaching computer science. He has led R&D teams and shipped production systems across healthcare and enterprise domains—ranging from an AI-guided breast cancer diagnosis to intelligent inspection and document analysis platforms—using Python, TensorFlow, and cloud services. Ravidu combines interdisciplinary training in computer science, physics, pure mathematics and electronics, enabling strong grounding in the mathematical foundations behind ML models as well as pragmatic engineering for deployment. As a PGR Ambassador and hourly-paid lecturer he bridges research, education and industry collaboration, and his rapid promotion history reflects an ability to scale responsibility quickly. Notably, he earned a KD Star Award during a placement at Kinneir Dufort, highlighting impact in regulated healthcare projects.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma Information Technology, High School Diploma Information Technology at Infortec International
Bachelor of Science - BS Physics Pure Mathematics and Electronics, Bachelor of Science - BS Physics Pure Mathematics and Electronics at University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Artificial Intelligence, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Artificial Intelligence at Nottingham Trent University
Bachelor of Science (Hons.) - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (Hons.) - BS Computer Science at University of Westminster
Physical Sciences, Physical Sciences at St. Peter's College