🎓 Education
PhD in Econometrics (Ongoing)
Monash University, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Australia
Focus: Partial Identification, Distributional Analysis, Missing Data
BSc Honours in Statistics (First Class Honours)
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2019 – 2023)
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Overall GPA: 3.87/4.00
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Statistics GPA: 3.83, Mathematics GPA: 4.00, Computer Science GPA: 3.74
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Recipient of Dean’s List (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21)
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Research Project: “A Statistical Evaluation of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Sri Lankan Economy Based on ASPI and GDP”
Certificate in Business Accounting (Dec 2017 – Oct 2018)
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
💼 Work Experience
Temporary Assistant Lecturer (June 2023 – Present)
Department of Statistics, University of Colombo
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Conducted lectures & tutorials: Statistical Packages, Time Series Analysis, Special Topics
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Guided final-year research projects & provided statistical consultancy
Visiting Lecturer (Jan 2024 – Present)
Open University of Sri Lanka
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Teaching Econometrics and Business Statistics
📑 Publications
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Abstract Publication (2023)
16th International Research Conference on Multidisciplinary Research (KDU), Paper ID – 271 -
Journal Submission (Ongoing)
Working paper titled: “COVID-19 Outbreak: An Overview on Sri Lankan Economy and Colombo Stock Exchange” submitted for supervision
🏆 Awards
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Dean’s List Award – University of Colombo (2018–2021)
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First Class Honours – BSc in Statistics, GPA 3.87/4.00
👥 References
Prof. C. D. Tilakaratne
Professor of Statistics (CHAIR), Department of Statistics
University of Colombo
Email: cdt@stat.cmb.ac.lk
Dr. H. A. S. G. Dharmarathne
Senior Lecturer, Department of Statistics
University of Colombo
Email: sameera@stat.cmb.ac.lk
