Thilanka Munasinghe

Experience

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  Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technology

  Jun 2003 - Aug 2004

  Student Intern

  I conducted meteorite testing and studied the characteristics and composition of meteorites found in Sri Lanka.

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  West Virginia University, Residential Education

  Aug 2005 - Dec 2009

  Resident Assistant at Dadisman Hall.

  I was a student mentor and Resident Assistant (RA) staff member at the Dadisman Hall.

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  West Virginia University

  Jan 2010 - May 2011

  Research Assistant in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Department

  I conducted microgravity experiments to study the Kelvin Force Effect on Bubbles in paramagnetic liquids under microgravity conditions.

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  Information Research Corporation, Fairmont, WV.

  Jan 2012 - Aug 2012

  Research Intern

  I integrated Genetic Algorithm software system to a ground control station, and tested them with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

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  Laboratory for Autonomous Marine Sensing Systems, MIT.

  Feb 2014 - May 2014

  Visiting Researcher Student

  I worked with the MIT underwater robotic research group to develop autonomous decision-making smooth curved path planner in C++ for Autonomous Under Water Vehicles (AUVs).

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  West Virginia University

  Aug 2014 - May 2018

  Instructor at WVU LaunchLab
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  Google Summer of Code

  Apr 2016 - Sept 2016

  Open Source Developer

  Integrated Raspberry Pi to the MIT App Inventor platform to enable the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) application using MIT App Inventor. More details on the project can be found here: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2016/projects/4758962813534208

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  Google Summer of Code

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Open Source Developer

  Project information and code can be found on the Google Summer of Code 2017 Archives. Please see: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2017/projects/5159698563072000/I integrated Android Things on the MIT App Inventor platform. For tutorials and examples, please see: http://thilankam.github.io/mit-app-inventor/#/androidthings/intro for more information.

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  Anthem, Inc.

  May 2018 - Jul 2018

  Data Scientist Intern

  Worked as a Data Scientist intern at Anthem, Inc.

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  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  Aug 2018 - now

  I taught Data Science, Data Analytics, and Informatics courses at RPI ( Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute). I collaborate with agencies and Labs, such as NASA, Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL), on various research projects at RPI. Research interests are in Data-Driven Analytics using Big Data to address societal challenges in diverse areas such as multi-disciplinary engineering applications, energy systems, urbanization, social networks, and health issues that impact society. Teaching at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI):Data Analytics - Spring 2024: https://tw.rpi.edu/classes/data-analytics-spring-2024Xinformatics - Spring 2024: https://tw.rpi.edu/classes/xinformatics-2024Data Analytics - Fall 2023: https://tw.rpi.edu/classes/data-analytics-fall-2023Data Science - Fall 2023: https://tw.rpi.edu/classes/data-science-2023Xinformatics (Informatics) - Spring 2023: https://tw.rpi.edu/classes/xinformatics-2023Data Analytics - Spring 2023: https://tw.rpi.edu/classes/data-analytics-spring-2023Data Analytics - Fall 2022: https://tw.rpi.edu/classes/data-analytics-fall-2022Data Science - Fall 2022: https://tw.rpi.edu/classes/data-science-2022Xinformatics (Informatics) - Spring 2022 : https://tw.rpi.edu/classes/xinformatics-2022Data Analytics - Spring 2022: https://tw.rpi.edu/classes/data-analytics-spring-2022Data Analytics - Fall 2021: https://tw.rpi.edu/classes/data-analytics-fall-2021Data Science - Fall 2021: https://tw.rpi.edu/classes/data-science-2021Data Analytics - Spring 2021: https://tw.rpi.edu/web/Courses/DataAnalytics/2021SpringXinformatics - Spring 2021: https://tw.rpi.edu/web/Courses/Xinformatics/2021Data Analytics - Fall 2020: https://tw.rpi.edu/web/Courses/DataAnalytics/2020FallData Science - Fall 2020: https://tw.rpi.edu/web/Courses/DataScience/2020Data Analytics - Spring 2020: https://tw.rpi.edu/web/Courses/DataAnalytics/2020SpringXinformatics - Spring 2020: https://tw.rpi.edu/web/Courses/Xinformatics/2020 Show less

  • Lead Research Specialist

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Lecturer

    Aug 2018 - Jul 2024
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  NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

  May 2024 - Dec 2024

  Research Intern: Quantum Machine Learning and Knowledge Graphs Applications Development

  Leveraging the cutting-edge capabilities of Quantum Machine Learning (QML) and Knowledge Graphs to develop sophisticated applications that harness the vast potential of NASA Earth observational satellite data to gain deeper insights and facilitate more effective responses for climate actions.