Biography
I’m Chathura Nirmal Weerasinghe. An Electronic Engineering Undergraduate, specializing in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Moratuwa. I am passionate about Human-Computer Interaction, wearables, and Embedded Machine Learning.
One of my notable projects received a grant from the World Bank. Using ultrasound technology, our team developed a patient height-measuring device for Sri Lankan clinical systems. We successfully addressed the challenge of low reflections due to dense scalp hair by employing a K-means clustering algorithm. This project, known as MeasureUP, was commercially launched as a startup and received support from the World Bank-funded AHEAD program. Under the guidance of Dr. Ajith Pasqual, I gained comprehensive experience in medical product development, from prototyping to navigating regulatory requirements and intellectual property considerations.
In my academic background, I received bronze medals for both the Physics and Mathematics Olympiad and secured the 9th place representing Sri Lanka at the 12th Statistics Olympiad in 2020. For GCE Advanced level exam, I achieved 99th place out of 200,000+ candidates in Sri Lanka, with A’s in all four subjects Maths, Physics, Chemistry, and English.
In my free time, I am interested in video and graphic designing, as well as scriptwriting and acting in dramas. Here, I have attached some of my dramas. Go and see "What the Sense of Humor through an Engineering Eye is." 1."Latha.AI" , 2."Parakiyana Tharuka".
Experience
I am a former Research Intern at the award-winning Exertion Games Lab at Monash University, working under the supervision of Dr. Don Samitha Elvitigala and Prof. Florian 'Floyd' Muller. My tenure focused on developing novel wearable systems, notably 'VibroBits,' a vibrotactile feedback system for sports training demonstrated at SportsHCI ’25, for which I was the first author.
Beyond my primary research, I provided technical engineering for several PhD initiatives: I developed a gaze aversion detection system using Tobii Eye-Trackers and embedded modules for Nathalie Overdevest's 'Embodied Remembering' project, and prototyped wireless olfactory and thermal devices for Poyao 'Cosmos' Wang’s lucid dream induction study. Additionally, I designed AR navigation systems using HoloLens 2 for Linjia He’s research on cyclist attention, while also assisting in the associated systematic review. Throughout the internship, I executed full-cycle research workflows from gap analysis to manuscript revision and actively engaged in the lab’s scholarly culture.
Projects
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Publications
Honors & Awards
- Bronze Medalist at the Sri Lankan Mathematics Olympiad Competition - 2019
- Bronze Medalist at the Sri Lankan Physics Olympiad Competition - 2019
- Finalist at the Sri Lankan Chemistry Olympiad Competition - 2019
- A Winner at the National Statistics Olympiad Competition - 2019
- A Winner at the National Statistics Olympiad Competition - 2018
- Won the 9th place under the senior category Represented Sri Lanka at 12th statistics olympiad. Issued by C. R. Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science (AIMSCS), University of Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad
Licenses & Certifications
- Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter Tuning, Regularization and Optimization - DeepLearning.AI (Jun 2024) - ID: NSNDL2ZSAQHP
- Neural Networks and Deep Learning - DeepLearning.AI (Jun 2024) - ID: 93TVAQH9GYHQ
- Structuring Machine Learning Projects - DeepLearning.AI (Jun 2024) - ID: RPFERV8MJQ72
- Public Speaking Course for Young Adults - American Corner Kandy (Mar 2023) - View Certificate