Hasindu Gamaarachchi

Hasindu Gamaarachchi has a diverse and extensive work experience. Hasindu is currently a Lecturer at UNSW, a position they have held since February 2023. Prior to this, they served as a Conjoint Lecturer at UNSW from November 2020 to February 2023.

Before joining UNSW, Hasindu worked at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Hasindu held multiple roles at the institute, including Visiting Scientist, Genomics Computing Research Scientist, and Genomics Computing Systems Engineer. In these positions, they were involved in the design, development, optimization, and maintenance of bioinformatic software for fast analysis of next-generation sequencing data. Hasindu also prototyped novel hardware systems for efficient genomics data analysis. Hasindu worked at the Garvan Institute from August 2020 to February 2023.

Hasindu also had experience as a Visiting Researcher at the Garvan Institute, where they designed and implemented distributed embedded systems for genomic data processing and configured networking infrastructure for sequencing machines. Hasindu held this role from January 2018 to July 2020.

In addition to their time at the Garvan Institute, Hasindu worked as a Tutor at UNSW from February 2017 to August 2020. Hasindu conducted tutorials, lab demonstrations, and graded assignments for various computer science and engineering courses.

Prior to their tenure at UNSW, Hasindu served as a Temporary Lecturer and Instructor at the University of Peradeniya. In these roles, they conducted lectures, supervised student projects, and conducted laboratory sessions/tutorials. Hasindu worked at the University of Peradeniya from November 2015 to February 2017.

Hasindu also gained experience at NVIDIA Research Center, where they worked as a Resource Person. In this role, they conducted workshops, advised students on GPGPU projects, and managed hardware and software environments. Hasindu worked at NVIDIA Research Center from July 2015 to February 2017.

Hasindu's work experience also includes a period as an Engineering Trainee at Lanka Communications from October 2014 to March 2015.

Overall, Hasindu Gamaarachchi has a strong background in academia and research, with expertise in genomics computing, bioinformatics, and computer engineering.

Hasindu Gamaarachchi pursued their education in a chronological manner. From 1997 to 2010, they attended Kingswood College, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this period. Following this, from 2011 to 2015, they enrolled at the University of Peradeniya where they completed a Bachelor of the Science of Engineering (BScEng) with a specialization in Computer Engineering. Finally, from 2017 to 2020, Hasindu Gamaarachchi attended the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and successfully obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Computer Science and Engineering.