Sarala Wimalaratne

Sarala Wimalaratne is a seasoned professional in engineering and product development, currently serving as Director of Engineering and Director of Product Engineering at DataCite since September 2019. Wimalaratne held various roles at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) from September 2009 to August 2019, including Project Lead and Senior Software Engineer. Prior experience includes positions as a Software Engineering Teaching Assistant at the University of Auckland and Software Developer at Biomatters. Wimalaratne holds a PhD in Bioengineering and a Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering, both from The University of Auckland.