2024–present
Agent-Based Models of Information Diffusion
M.S. in Data Analytics (MSDA), University of Central Florida
Taught as part of the course Computational Analysis of Social Complexity.
Teaching
Teaching & mentoring
I teach computational methods by connecting theory to implementation: students should understand not only how an algorithm works, but what assumptions it makes, when it fails, and how to turn it into a working system.
Graduate teaching at UCF
2024–present
CAP5610 — Machine Learning
University of Central Florida
2024–present
CAP6942 — Capstone Project
University of Central Florida
2024–present
CNT5805 — Network Science
University of Central Florida
2024–present
COP5711 — Parallel and Distributed Database Systems
University of Central Florida
2024–present
Syllabus Planning — Machine Learning courses for UCF's Master's in Artificial Intelligence program
University of Central Florida
Participating in the development of syllabus for upcoming ML courses.
Curriculum & course development
2016–2018
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Academic Handbooks — Redevelopment
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Spearheaded the end-to-end redevelopment and publication of the university's academic handbooks, standardizing course documentation.
2014–2018
SCS3113/IS3012 — Game Development — Sri Lanka's first undergraduate course in Game Development
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Developed and taught at the nationally recognized undergraduate level; Instructor of Record.
Earlier computer science teaching
2016–2018
SCS2112 — Automata Theory
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
2014–2018
Computer Graphics I & II
University of Colombo School of Computing, Sri Lanka
2014–2018
Data Structures and Algorithms (I–III)
University of Colombo School of Computing, Sri Lanka
2014–2016
SCS2008 — Numerical Computing
University of Colombo School of Computing, Sri Lanka
2014–2016
SCS2102/IS2002 — Software Development Group Projects
University of Colombo School of Computing, Sri Lanka
Student research & mentoring
2022–present
Mentoring undergraduate and graduate students at the CADS Lab
North Carolina State University
Research methods, data analysis, and scientific writing.
2021–2024
Led an interdisciplinary team of four graduate students
Complex Adaptive Systems Lab, UCF
Two computer science, one industrial engineering, one operations research major, under the guidance of co-PI Dr. Ivan Garibay.
2021–2024
Co-mentored a multidisciplinary team of five undergraduate students
DARPA-MIPS project, with NCSU and UCF
With a PhD student in Statistics from NCSU; two business, two statistics, one computer science major, under the guidance of co-PI Dr. William Rand.