Mevan Ekanayake

Melbourne | Full Australian Work Rights | 0431 919 399 | [email protected] | LinkedIn | Scholar | Monash Engineering

Education

PhD in Biomedical Engineering - Monash University, Australia (Mar 2021 – present)

• Thesis title: Deep Learning for MRI Reconstruction and Super-resolution (Under review)

BSc (Hons.) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering - University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (Nov 2014 – Feb 2019)

• Ranked among the top 10% of the graduating cohort
• Final Year Project title: Hyperspectral Image Analysis for Feature Detection

Coursera Certification courses on Python Programming and Deep Learning (2019 - 2020)

CIMA Advanced Diploma - Imperial College of Business Studies, Sri Lanka (Dec 2013 – Dec 2014)

• Management Accounting, Financial Reporting, and Business Economics

Experience

Monash University, Australia

Doctoral Researcher (Full-time) - Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (Mar 2021 – present)

• Developed scalable ML and computer vision solutions to enhance medical imaging tasks
• Handled, processed, and interpreted large image datasets
• Designed, built, and evaluated generative AI models for medical image reconstruction
• Identified research gaps, applied critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Managed project objectives to meet key milestones and deadlines
• Collaborated with researchers from diverse backgrounds
• Supervised undergraduate student projects
• Presented at team meetings and domestic and international conferences
• Conducted literature reviews, prepared documentation and technical reports

Teaching Associate (Part-time) - Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (Mar 2021 – present)

• Involved in teaching for the following undergraduate course units:
  • ECE4179/5179 Deep Learning and Neural Networks
  • ECE4076/5176 Computer Vision
  • ENG5001/6001 Advanced Engineering Data Analysis
• Conducted laboratory sessions, developed course material, and graded assessments
• Provided academic and career guidance to students

Assistant Lecturer (Part-time) - Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (Nov 2023 – Nov 2024)

• Involved in teaching for the following undergraduate course unit:
  • ECE4179/5179 Deep Learning and Neural Networks
• Collaborated with teaching staff to develop assessments

IT Support Officer (Part-time) - eAssessment Service Centre (Oct 2022 – Nov 2024)

• Supported students and invigilators with IT during exams, ensuring smooth operations
• Maintained issue logs and reported to supervisors
• Applied troubleshooting skills to resolve technical issues promptly

Data Officer (Part-time) - Monash University Library (Apr 2023 – Nov 2023)

• Delivered programming workshops for undergraduates and professionals
• Assisted students and professionals in enhancing their data presentation skills

SLTC Research University, Sri Lanka

Research Assistant (Full-time) - Office of Research and Innovation Services (May 2019 – Mar 2021)

• Developed unmixing algorithms for satellite hyperspectral images
• Applied signal processing and deep learning techniques for hyperspectral image analysis

University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Teaching Associate (Full-time) - Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Feb 2019 – May 2019)

• Involved in teaching for the following undergraduate course unit:
  • GP112 Engineering Measurements
  • GP118 Basic Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Organized laboratory sessions and graded assessments

Arthur C. Clarke Institution for Modern Technologies, Sri Lanka

Engineering Trainee (Full-time) - Space Applications Division (Oct 2017 – Jan 2018)

• Gained experience in acquiring multispectral/hyperspectral images from NASA databases
• Operated small-scale hyperspectral cameras to capture spectral signatures

Computer Proficiency

Programming: Python, Matlab, R, C, HPC, Unix, Git

ML/DL: PyTorch, Keras, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, Pandas

Others: MS Office, Generative AI tools, PowerBI, REDCap

Awards and Grants

As a Doctoral Researcher at Monash University, Australia (Mar 2021 – present)

• Engineering Postgraduate Publication Award (2024)
• IEEE Student Travel Grant (2024)
• DUG High Performance Computational Grant (2024)
• Monash Biomedical Imaging Student Excellence Award (2023)
• ISMRM Summa Cum Laude Merit Award (2023)
• Hannah Brown Innovation Award at the VHI Innovation Summit (2023)
• ISMRM Student Travel Grant Award (2023)
• Monash Visualize Your Thesis Award (2022)
• AWS High Performance Computational Grant (2022)
• Australian Research Council funded Scholarship (2021-2024)

As a Research Assistant at SLTC Research University, Sri Lanka (May 2019 – Mar 2021)

• Sri Lankan President's Award for Scientific Research (2020)
• Award for the Emerging Young Researcher in Computer Vision (2019)

As an Undergraduate student at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (Nov 2014 – Feb 2019)

• Best Engineering Mathematics Project in the Faculty of Engineering (2019)
• Merit Award for the Best Engineering Project in a Sri Lankan University (2019)
• "Mahapola" scholarship for ranking in the top 1% in Engineering nationwide (2014 - 2019)

Professional Affiliations

Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) (2019 - present)

Graduate Student Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2016 - present)