Academic Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy in Education (specialising in higher education) (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka)
• Masters in Financial Economics (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Distinction) (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka)
• MSc/PGDip in Industrial Mathematics (University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka)
• BSc in Mathematics and Statistics (University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka)

Professional Qualifications

• Real World Risk Analysis (Real World Risk Institute, New York, USA)
• Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Professional Course in Machine Learning (Leiden University, Netherlands)
• Certificate Courses on Structural Equation Modelling (with AMOS), Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (with SmartPLS), EViews, R Programming and SPSS for Data Analysis

Conference Leadership – INSPIRE International Research Conference Series

Initiated and led the INSPIRE institutional research conference series at the Royal Institute Campus, including conference theme development, structuring interdisciplinary research tracks, coordinating abstract submissions and peer review processes, and contributing to the development of INSPIRE conference proceedings and ISSN-based publication initiatives. Led the conference organising committee in delivering the conference, including the coordination of technical sessions.

• Conference Chair – INSPIRE 2025 1st International Research Conference (Inaugural Conference)
  Theme: Inspiring Minds and Shaping the Future through Innovations
• Conference Chair – INSPIRE 2026 2nd International Research Conference (Ongoing)
  Theme: Envisioning Tomorrow: Innovation, Inclusivity, and the Research Frontier

Teaching Experience

• Undergraduate level (Mathematics and Statistics) – LSE Degree Programmes, University of London, UK (Since 2011 – to date)
• Undergraduate Level (Statistics and data analytics) (Deakin University Pathway Programmes, Deakin University, Australia) (Since 2023 – to date)
• Post-secondary level (Mathematics and Statistics): 8 years

Research/Consultancy Expertise

Research Interest

• Higher Education, Cross-border Education, Behavioural Economics, Ergodicity Economics, Decision-making under Risk and Uncertainty, Choice-Sets and Students’ Choice Behaviour, Risk Engineering and Complex Systems, Cognitive Biases, Machine Learning, Real World Problems and Mathematics Education

International Research Projects

• CONTESSA (Contemporary Teaching Skills for South Asia) – Erasmus + Project funded by the European Commission (2019), Team member, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Peer Review Contributions and International Conference Involvement

• Judge/Evaluation panel member at International Conferences (since 2020)
• Member of Scientific Committees for International Conferences (since 2020)
• Reviewer of Research Papers and Abstracts for International Conferences (since 2020)
• Reviewer of Research Manuscripts for International Journals (since 2024)

Research Publications (Full Papers)

• Influential Factors in Selecting a Bachelor’s Degree from Private Higher Educational Institutes in Sri Lanka (2018)
• Influential Factors in Selecting a Bachelor’s Degree from International Degree Programmes Offered in Sri Lanka: Perspective of Lecturers and Graduates (2018)
• Towards an Integrated Framework for Selecting a Bachelor’s Degree from Private Higher Educational Institutes in Sri Lanka (2018)
• The Role of the Teacher in Addressing Issues of Disruptive Behaviour in Learning Mathematics (2019)
• Students’ Behavioural Patterns in Bachelor’s Degree Choices in Sri Lanka: Heuristics (2019)
• The Impact of Gender on Students’ Choice of Bachelor’s Degree: A Case Study of Private Higher Educational Institutes Affiliated with International Degree Programmes in Sri Lanka (2019)
• Information-Seeking Behaviour of Undergraduates About Higher Educational Opportunities in Sri Lanka: Online or Offline? (2019)

Research Publication (Abstracts)

• Information-Seeking Preferences of Male and Female Students About Higher Educational Opportunities in Sri Lanka (2018)
• The Role of Social Media in Strengthening Educational Choices in the Non-State Higher Education Industry in Sri Lanka (2018)

Oral Presentations at International Conferences

• Leveraging Structured Information to Support Degree-Enrolment Decisions in Sri Lankan Transnational Education: A Behavioural Economics Framework
  (Royal Institute of Colombo, INSPIRE 2025)
• Emergence Between Bivalent and Fourfold Logic: An Ensemble Study Using an Interconnected Network- Switch Model
  Royal Institute of Colombo, INSPIRE 2025)
• The Impact of Gender on Students’ Choices in Selecting a Bachelor’s Degree: A Case Study
  (University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka)
• Perspectives of Lecturers and Graduates of International Degree Programmes on the Influential Factors in Selecting a Bachelor’s Degree from Private Higher Educational Institutes in Sri Lanka
  (University of Northern Colorado, USA)
• Influential Factors in Selecting a Bachelor’s Degree from Private Higher Educational Institutes in Sri Lanka: A Study Based on Undergraduates of International Degree Programmes
  (Imperial College London, UK)
• Towards an Integrated Framework for Selecting a Bachelor’s degree from Private Higher Educational institutes in Sri Lanka
  (FOEdu Conference, Sri Lanka)
• The Role of the Teacher in Addressing Issues of Disruptive Behaviour in Learning Mathematics
  (ICTEL Conference, Sri Lanka)
• Students’ Behavioural Patterns in Bachelor’s Degree Choices in Sri Lanka: Heuristics
  (ICPLR Conference, Sri Lanka)
• The Role of Social Media in Strengthening Educational Choices in the Non-State Higher Education Industry in Sri Lanka: A Review
  (IRSSSH Conference, Sri Lanka)
• The impact of Gender on Students’ Choice in Selecting a Bachelor’s Degree from an International Degree Programme Offered in Sri Lanka
  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
• Effectiveness of Flipped Classroom Instructions to Enhance Competencies in Algebra: A Blended Learning Application
  (Bangkok, Thailand)
• Information-Seeking Behaviour of Undergraduates About Higher Educational Opportunities in Sri Lanka: Online or Offline?
  (Bangkok, Thailand)

Accepted Research Papers for Oral Presentations at International Conferences and Forums

• Ensemble Perspective of the Emergence between Two-Fold Logical Function and Four-Fold logical function: A Case of Interconnected Network Switch Systems
  Presented at the International Conference on Complex Systems, Boston, USA

• Students’ Choice Behaviour in Selecting an Undergraduate Programme from Private Higher Education Institutions in Sri Lanka: A Heuristic Search Approach
  Presented at the AUA (Asian Universities Alliance) Postgraduate Academic Forum, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Awards for Research Presentations

• Best Overall Presentation (2018): Towards an Integrated Framework for Selecting a Bachelor’s Degree from Private Higher Educational Institutes in Sri Lanka
• Session Best Presentation (Higher Education Theme): Towards an Integrated Framework for Selecting a Bachelor’s Degree from Private Higher Educational Institutes in Sri Lanka
• Best Paper Presenter: ICPLR (2018)

Scholarships

• ‘Achievers’ scholarship (2018): FOEdu conference
• Scholarship for the 5-day Programme on Real World Risk Analysis (RWRI#11) – LAU, New York, USA (2019)