CRL Administrative, Communications and Marketing Coordinator

Apr 2026 - Present
University of Canberra
Coordinate internal and external lab communications, manage the Collaborative Robotics Lab's social media and website, and support outreach through content covering research milestones and partnerships. Provide project coordination support for industry-partnered initiatives, assist with events and expos, and liaise with external collaborators and industry partners.

Sessional Academic

Apr 2024 - Present
University of Canberra
Tutorial delivery, marking, and lecture material development across:
  • Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Technology Engineering and Management
  • Introduction to Information Technology
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Visual and Interactive Computing (workshops and labs)

PhD Candidate, Human-Robot Interaction

Mar 2024 - Present
University of Canberra, Collaborative Robotics Lab
Developing self-modulating robotic systems that perceive context and dynamically adjust their social presence in human-robot interactions, spanning context sensing, attention regulation, and presence modulation.

Senior Business Analyst

Apr 2023 - Feb 2024
Axiata Digital Labs
Projects: Dialog Axiata Star Points, Visitor Management System, Red Cross Disaster Rescue App. Trained BA interns, reviewed current and future state systems, gathered requirements through client workshops, documented functional requirement specifications, and acted as scrum master and stakeholder liaison.

Business Analyst

Feb 2021 - Apr 2023
Axiata Digital Labs
Projects included Ncell Axiata Gifting Platform MVP II, Dialog Axiata Distribution Management System, Share Credit, USSD Revamp, RapideZ Voucher Management System, Robi Mithra, Ncell Axiata Social Distribution, MyADL, and Ncell Payment Gateway. Evaluated business processes, gathered and documented requirements, and managed stakeholders as scrum master.

Intern, Business Analyst

Jul 2020 - Jan 2021
Axiata Digital Labs
Projects: Ncell Axiata Gifting Platform MVP I and II, Dialog Axiata Distribution Management System, SAQ CRs Phase II, Dialog Axiata Commission Engine. Requirement gathering, elicitation, and documentation, plus scrum master duties.

Trainee, Business Analyst

Dec 2019 - Jul 2020
15ntap Solutions
Project: MyPartner.lk website revamp. Handled requirement gathering, elicitation, grooming, and documentation of functional requirement specifications.