Kishan Fernando Warnakulasuriya

Versatile and hardworking professional with a background in software development, tutoring, and customer service. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to adapt to diverse roles. Experienced in software development, customer support, and academic mentoring. Passionate about continuous learning and contributing to team success.

Winning Team Member – ICTer International Conference 2024

Developed an open source chatbot system with Q&A support using the RAG model for Sinhala/Tamil.

Led the model development efforts, utilizing Hugging Face, OpenAI APIs, Langchain and FAISS for vector storage.

Industrial and Financial Systems (IFS)Gold Medal

Issued by University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka for best academic performance in computer science

Dec 2023 – Current

• Python for Everybody, University of Michigan (Coursera)
• IBM Data Science Professional Certificate, IBM (Coursera)

Sinhala RAG Chatbot – Open-source chatbot with retrieval-augmented generation, leveraging Hugging Face and FAISS.

Excel Language Translator – AI-driven clustering model for language translation using Gemini API.

Web Applications – Developed multiple web applications for the Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, using Laravel to streamline administrative processes and improve user experience.

Mobile Application – Designed an un-published mobile application aimed at preventing pests and diseases in home gardens, utilizing Laravel, Ionic, and Angular for cross-platform development and intuitive user interface design.

Data Dashboards – Created various interactive dashboards for Widya Pvt Ltd, integrating complex algorithms to analyze and visualize key business data, enabling informed decision-making and improved operational efficiency.