Thushara Perera
Data Science Manager
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolThushara Perera is a Data Science Manager and PhD-trained biomedical engineer with 16 years of experience turning clinical and neuroscience data into regulatory-grade software and commercial impact. He has led cross-functional teams to deliver medical software used across six hospitals, contributed to 35+ scientific papers and five patent filings, and helped launch three startups while securing over $20M in funding for clients. His work spans end-to-end systems—from real-time dashboards and automated neuroimaging pipelines to C#/.NET clinical applications and Python/MATLAB research tooling—bringing research rigor into production. Notably, he developed decision-support algorithms that materially reduced Parkinson’s clinic time and improved electrode placement accuracy, and has shepherded products through ISO-compliant trials and audits. A practiced communicator and mentor, he supervises postgraduate researchers and frequently presents to scientific and public audiences. Based in Melbourne, he combines deep domain expertise in neurotechnology with a pragmatic product mindset that bridges academic research and clinical deployment.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
VCE, VCE at Penola Catholic CollegeDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Paediatric Depth of Aneaesthesia Monitoring using Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Paediatric Depth of Aneaesthesia Monitoring using Near Infrared Spectroscopy at La Trobe University
Github Skills (6)
toolbox10
imaging10
connectivity10
neuroimaging9
bids9
deep-learning8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (1)
netstim/leaddbs
Dec 2017 - Jan 2019
Lead-DBS is a MATLAB toolbox facilitating deep brain stimulation electrode localization and connectomic neuroimaging.
Contributions:17 commits, 15 pushes in 1 year 1 month
braindbsneuroimagingconnectivitylead
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