I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM) at Curtin University in Western Australia, working under the supervision of Associate Professor Julia Easton and Professor Adam Spark.
I obtained my PhD in Mathematics and Statistics from the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics at the Monash University, Australia in 2026 under the supervision Professor Dianne Cook, Dr. Michael Lydeamore, Dr. Thiyanga S. Talagala, and Dr. Paul Harrison. My doctoral thesis can be found in https://jayani-lakshika-phd-thesis.netlify.app/.
I was part of Monash NUMBATs. Previously, I am worked as a Teaching Associate and Research Assistant in Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics at the Monash University, Australia.
Interests
High-dimensional data visualization
Dimension reduction
Computer vision
Machine learning
Experimental design
Education
PhD in Mathematics and Statistics, 2026
Monash University, Australia
BSc (Hons) Special Degree in Statistics, 2020
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Diploma in Computer System Design (DCSD), 2017
Gold Medalist
National Institute of Business Management (NIBM), Sri Lanka
Certificate in Business Accounting , 2016
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
On this website you will find some of my work and interests in statistics.