Laalitha Liyanage
Senior Lecturer In Applied Computing at University of Kelaniya
Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Top SchoolLaalitha Liyanage is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Computing and a computational materials scientist with over a decade of experience applying multi-scale modelling, DFT and MD techniques to discover functional materials. She has led high-throughput materials design projects and extended computational frameworks (including DFT+U) during postdoctoral roles in the US, and now advances technological research and teaching at the University of Kelaniya. Proficient in C, Python, MATLAB and shell scripting, she routinely deploys simulations on large HPC clusters and integrates electronic-structure codes with materials databases. Her work blends rigorous academic research with practical infrastructure development, enabling systematic searches for materials with targeted electronic and magnetic properties. Notably, she combines deep domain expertise with hands-on software and visualization skills that bridge theory, data and reproducible computational workflows.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Physics, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, Physics, Computer Science at University of PeradeniyaG.C.E. (Ordinary Level), Sinhala, English, Roman Catholicism, Science, Mathematics, Music, Social Studies,Commerce & Accounts, G.C.E. (Ordinary Level), Sinhala, English, Roman Catholicism, Science, Mathematics, Music, Social Studies,Commerce & Accounts at St.Joseph's CollegeG.C.E (Advanced Level), Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, G.C.E (Advanced Level), Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany at Royal College Sri LankaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Engineering with an emphasis in Applied Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Engineering with an emphasis in Applied Physics at Mississippi State University
Sinhalese, English
Github Skills (17)
kotlin8
aws-lambda8
java8
dft8
javascript7
scala7
build-system7
protobuf7
python7
monorepo7
docker7
shell7
rust6
golang6
pex6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
laalitha/NW_tensile
May 2021 - Jun 2025
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
laalitha/laalitha.github.io
Jun 2025 - Jun 2025
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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