Academic Qualifications

Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies (Erasmus Mundus)

This program is being carried out in collaboration with Information management school, New University of Lisbon (NOVA IMS) in Portugal, the Institute for Geoinformatics (IFGI), University of Münster (WWU) in Germany and the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) in Spain.

Main Subjects: Geostatistics, Remote Sensing, GIS, Geospatial data mining, Reference Systems

Bachelors of Surveying Science (Specialization: Photogrammetry and Remote sensing)

Awarded by the Faculty of Geomatics, Sabaragamuwa university of Sri Lanka, Balangoda (Sri Lanka)

Main Subjects: Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems, Geodesy, Photogrammetry, Land Surveying, Hydrographic Surveying, Cartography, Computer Programming.

GNSS summer school 2019 in Tokyo, Japan

Organized by Faculty of Marine Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT)

Main Subjects: Introduction to QZSS, GLONASS, BeiDou and Galileo Signals, Navigation message structures of GNSS signals, Front- end Architectures, Differential GPS Real-time positioning using GNSS

My expertise

Geographical information systems (GIS)

Remote Sensing (RS)

Data Science

Machine Learning

My Competencies

Core technical skills

  • Programming: Python, R, PostgreSQL
  • GIS: ArcGIS Dekstop and Online, QGIS, SuperMap, Google Earth, Surfer
  • Image Processing: ERDAS Imagine, ENVI, SNAP, NEST, and PolSAR Pro, TerrSet
  • WebGIS Application Development: Leaflet Maps, Map box, HTML, CSS
  • cloud-based platforms: Google earth engine, SentinelHub
  • sAdministration: Microsoft Office Suite
  • Libraries / Frameworks: Arcpy, Follium, Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, PySAL, Keras, Tensorflow, etc.

Soft skills

  • Organization and Leadership Development
  • Strategic Planning and Assessment
  • Collaboration and Network Building
  • Team Building and Training
  • Project Management

Awards

  1. Surveys’ Institute of Sri Lanka Gold Medal

    2. The gold medal is awarded to the student who obtains a first class or second-class upper division with the best performance and the highest final grade point average (GPA) at the Bachelor of Science in Surveying science special degree examination.


    In 2018, I was awarded as the best student of the faculty of Geomatics at the general convocation of the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.

  2. Erasmus Mundus International Scholarship

    3. An Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD), is a prestigious, integrated, international study program, jointly delivered by an international consortium of higher education institutions. EMJMDs award EU-funded scholarships to the best student candidates applying under annual selection rounds.

  3. GHC 2020 Student Scholar

    4. The Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) stands as the world's largest assembly of women technologists, dedicated to spotlighting the research and career pursuits of women in computing. This celebration is meticulously organized by the [AnitaB.org] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AnitaB.org) Institute for Women and Technology and takes place annually in the United States, attracting participants from across the globe. In the year 2020, I had the honor of being chosen as a full scholar to attend the conference. However, regrettably, the event transitioned to a virtual format due to the prevailing health crisis at that time.

  4. Sakura science scholar

    5. Sakura Science Plan is a collaboration of industry-academia-government, to introduce and offer scholarships to excellent high school students from overseas countries and regions to experience science and technology in Japan. In 2019, I was fortunate to be selected as a sakura science scholar to attend the GNSS Summer School held at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology.

  5. Sri Lanka's Grade 5 Scholarship

    6. Grade five scholarships is aims to admitting talented students to more prestigious schools and providing bursaries to bright but economically disadvantaged students. In 2002, grade five Scholarship examination, I was selected as one of the best students in the country and had the opportunity to enroll in the number one girls' school in the country.