2026
PhD in Computer Science / Artificial Intelligence
Doctoral research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, realtime public transport routing and urban systems.
DissertationAI Surveillance in Realtime Bus Rapid Transit routing
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Degrees, projects, companies, appointments, publications, teaching and study materials—maintained as structured records and searchable as one body of work.
Evidence review series
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Degrees & education
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Master of Laws in IT and Intellectual Property Law
Advanced legal study focused on technology, intellectual property, virtual assets and comparative legal classification.
Overall Distinction · Dissertation Distinction
DissertationFrom Cryptocurrency to Virtual Assets: A Comparative Analysis of Legal Classification in Sri Lanka and Japan
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Master of Science in Information Technology
Postgraduate technology research examining trust, risk and adoption of DeepSeek reasoning among credit staff in China’s banking industry.
DissertationDeep Reasoning: Acceptance Of Deepseek Reasoning Among Credit Staff In China’s Banking Industry
2024
Master of Business Administration
Research on adoption of Taobao’s Wenwen AI chatbot among university students in Shanghai.
DissertationDecoding AI Acceptance: A Study of Taobao’s Wenwen AI Chatbot Adoption Among Shanghai University Students
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Master of Business Administration — University of the West of Scotland
Research on behavioural intention to use Taobao’s Wenwen AI chatbot among university teachers in Guangzhou.
79.10 · A3 — Excellent
DissertationFactors influencing behavioural intention to use Taobao’s Wenwen AI chatbot among University Teachers in Guangzhou, China
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Executive MSc in Strategic Management
Research on integrating generative AI into an educational gaming platform and scaling AI-assisted video production.
DissertationIntegration of Generative AI technologies into an educational gaming platform
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Postgraduate study in Business Administration
Continuing MBA study with an intended research focus on live commerce.
DissertationLive commerce — research focus in development
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Research & projects
7completed
AI Surveillance in Realtime Bus Rapid Transit routing
Doctoral research on intelligent surveillance, realtime routing and the resilience of Bus Rapid Transit systems.
completed
Deep Reasoning in China’s banking industry
Author-maintained record of a reported survey of 4,897 Chinese credit officers, including reported associations with usefulness, trust and perceived risk.
Read the project recordcompleted
Decoding AI Acceptance
A study of Taobao’s Wenwen AI chatbot adoption among university students in Shanghai.
completed
Decoding AI Acceptance II
Research on behavioural intention to use Taobao’s Wenwen AI chatbot among university teachers in Guangzhou.
completed
Generative AI for educational gaming
Research into AI-assisted video creation and a scalable production model for globally accessible educational games.
completed
Virtual assets in Sri Lanka and Japan
Comparative legal analysis of how two jurisdictions classify cryptocurrency and virtual assets.
active
Live commerce research
An emerging research programme examining platform-mediated selling, consumer behaviour and digital trust.
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Companies & organisations
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Times Media Service LLC
Media and knowledge-infrastructure organisation associated with technology leadership and public-interest publishing.
company
CISO Network LLC
Technology and security organisation working on AI-first transformation.
company
Orion Solidified, Inc.
Delaware-based technology company and sponsor of applied digital learning initiatives.
GitHub organisationinstitution
Macromedia Academy
Education organisation associated with sponsored digital and AI capability programmes.
company
Coded42 Labs LLC
Delaware-based technology company associated with digital and AI learning sponsorship.
publication
Research Mind LLC
Independent publishing platform for research notes, explainers, market analysis and teaching resources.
Visit Research Mind04
Appointments & roles
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Chief AI Officer
Executive responsibility for AI strategy, adoption and technology-enabled media systems.
Current
Chief Technology Officer
Technology leadership across AI-first transformation, security and organisational systems.
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Articles & publications
47 investigation 4 Sept 2026
Telecom-Enabled Fraud in Sri Lanka: 2026 Evidence Review
Scam operations, payment-fraud cases and the accountability gap: a public-record investigation updated through 27 August 2026.
investigation 27 Aug 2026
NDB’s Reported LKR 13.58 Billion Fraud: The Record to 27 August 2026
An evidence-led account of NDB’s reported LKR 13.58 billion fraud, financial restatements, court proceedings and unresolved questions as at 27 August 2026.
investigation 6 May 2026
Sri Lanka’s crypto regulation roadmap: what the 2026 framework actually means
A detailed analysis of Sri Lanka’s 2026 virtual-asset framework, its legal meaning and its implications for market participants and institutions.
investigation 28 Aug 2026
OnmaxDT in Sri Lanka: Asset Restraint and the Unresolved Recovery Question
A public-record case study of OnmaxDT's regulatory status, court-reported restraints, disputed figures and unresolved depositor recovery.
investigation 24 Aug 2025
Sri Lanka’s Central Cultural Fund Investigation: Audits, Allegations and the LKR 11 Billion Claim
A corrected investigation separating statutory audit findings from the untested LKR 11.059 billion allegation at Sri Lanka's Central Cultural Fund.
investigation 28 Aug 2026
Sports Chain in Sri Lanka: Scale, Reported Asset Restraint and the Missing Recovery Record
A public-record case study of Sports Chain's crypto-linked representations, regulatory determination, reported court process, disputed scale and unresolved participant recovery.
investigation 28 Aug 2026
MTFE in Sri Lanka: Platform Collapse, Cross-Border Tracing and the Missing Local Recovery Record
A public-record case study of MTFE's Sri Lankan regulatory status, platform collapse, disputed loss figures, cross-border tracing and unresolved local recovery.
investigation 1 Apr 2026
Updated: The Rs. 13.2 Billion NDB Bank Fraud
An investigative analysis of the reported NDB Bank fraud, its scale, financial context and implications for institutional controls.
investigation 28 Aug 2026
Fast3Cycle International in Sri Lanka: Recruitment Mechanics, Regulatory Status and the Missing Case Record
A public-record case study of Fast3Cycle International's recruitment mechanics, CBSL determination, no verified crypto connection and missing procedural and recovery record.
investigation 12 Mar 2026
An investigative report on the rise of telecom fraud in Sri Lanka
A public-interest investigation into the systems, incentives and institutional weaknesses behind the rise of telecom fraud in Sri Lanka.
investigation 28 Aug 2026
Warnings Without Recovery? Four Sri Lankan Investment Schemes in the Crypto Era
A comparative public-record investigation of Sports Chain, OnmaxDT, MTFE and F3C, tracing cryptocurrency's different roles and the unresolved route from asset restraint to claimant recovery.
investigation 28 Aug 2026
Recruited for IT Work, Forced to Scam: Sri Lankans in Myawaddy's Cybercrime Compounds
A public-record case study of Sri Lankans trafficked to Myawaddy, forced criminality, staged repatriations and the unresolved recruiter proceedings.
investigation 28 Aug 2026
Beecoin and Sunbird Foundation in Sri Lanka: The Notice-Date Dispute and Missing Recovery Record
A public-record case study of Beecoin and Sunbird Foundation, CBSL's section 83C determination, reported court events, disputed notice timing and the unverified recovery position.
investigation 28 Aug 2026
Infinity Rover in Sri Lanka: USDT Packages, Regulatory Determination and the Missing Recovery Record
A public-record case study of Infinity Rover's crypto-facing representations, USDT package terms, CBSL determination, reported investigative submission to a magistrate and unresolved participant recovery.
investigation 28 Aug 2026
Ledger Block and Fruugo Oline in Sri Lanka: Crypto Payments, Recruitment and the Missing Recovery Record
A comparative public-record case study of Ledger Block and Fruugo Oline, separating crypto-payment and recruitment evidence from promotional claims, regulatory action and the unresolved recovery record.
article 10 Jun 2025
AI in Sri Lankan Banking
A source-led assessment of AI-assisted credit underwriting in Sri Lankan banking, the limits of available evidence and the controls needed for responsible use.
investigation 28 Aug 2026
The Rs. 290 Million Binance-Linked Bank Case: What the Public Record Establishes
A narrow public-record companion on a reported Rs. 290 million private-bank general-ledger matter, its possible NDB connection, alleged Binance transfers and the missing recovery record.
article 17 Nov 2025
AI-Assisted Inventions under US Patent Law: Who Counts as the Inventor?
A primary-source review of the US rule that only natural persons may be named patent inventors, and how the USPTO applies conception standards when AI assists.
investigation 28 Aug 2026
Crypto as Representation, Payment and Proceeds: Five Further Sri Lanka-Connected Case Studies
A comparative public-record investigation distinguishing an unauthenticated Beecoin/Sunbird-branded USDT promotion, Infinity Rover's represented USDT terms, Ledger Block's bounded virtual-asset record, Fruugo Oline's reported e-commerce framing, an alleged downstream Binance rail with no Binance wrongdoing established, and a regional Myawaddy crypto/proceeds typology not attributed to Sri Lankan cohorts.
report 14 Apr 2026
Sri Lanka’s Economic Recovery: What the April 2026 IMF Data Shows
A reproducible reading of Sri Lanka's 2024 rebound using the April 2026 IMF WEO vintage and later IMF, CBSL and World Bank evidence available by August 2026.
report 23 Jun 2025
Sri Lanka’s Apparel Export Sector: 2025 Baseline and 2026 Trade Risks
A source-led review of Sri Lanka's apparel exports, market concentration, trade access and operating priorities, with 2025 sector data and 2026 policy shifts.
report 24 Jun 2025
Sri Lanka Television Market Audit
An evidence-led audit of Sri Lanka’s broadcasting and pay-TV markets, examining regulation, company disclosures and the digital terrestrial transition.
dissertation 1 May 2026
From Cryptocurrency to Virtual Assets: A Comparative Analysis of Legal Classification in Sri Lanka and Japan
Author-maintained record of a Master of Laws dissertation comparing the legal classification of cryptocurrency and virtual assets in Sri Lanka and Japan.
dissertation 1 Jan 2026
AI Surveillance in Realtime Bus Rapid Transit routing
PhD dissertation on AI surveillance, realtime routing and intelligent public transport, examining the resilience of Bus Rapid Transit systems.
report 23 Jun 2025
Sri Lanka's Tea Export Industry: Value, Concentration and Risk
A source-led assessment of Sri Lanka's 2025 tea production and exports, the weaker first half of 2026, market concentration and the limits of the evidence.
report 23 Jun 2025
Sri Lanka Telecommunications Market Audit
Sri Lanka’s telecom traffic, customer choices, delivery networks and operator economics, with household participation and a monitored outlook.
report 23 Jun 2025
Sri Lanka Insurance Market Audit
An audit of Sri Lanka’s insurance finances, regulation, customers and digital infrastructure, using Q2 2026 evidence with explicit limits on comparisons.
report 23 Jun 2025
Sri Lanka's Ride-Hailing Economy: Platform Scale and Regulatory Gaps
An evidence-bounded assessment of Sri Lanka's ride-hailing economy using audited platform reporting, official mobility data and the data-protection timetable.
report 23 Jun 2025
Sri Lanka's Renewable-Energy IPP Market: Grid, Procurement and Offtaker Risk
A source-led assessment of Sri Lanka's renewable generation, 2030 plan, restructured single-buyer market and the conditions private power projects must satisfy.
report 23 Jun 2025
Sri Lanka's Marketing and Media-Buying Industry in 2026: Digital Demand Is Rising, but Market Measurement Lags
An evidence-led review of Sri Lanka's expanding digital operating environment, the limits of advertising-market measurement and the regulatory calendar ahead.
report 23 Jun 2025
Sri Lanka's Advertising Industry in 2026: Reach, Regulation and the Measurement Gap
A source-led review of advertising distribution, industry structure, sector controls and the 2027 privacy transition, without unsupported spend or share claims.
report 23 Jun 2025
Sri Lanka's FMCG Sector in 2026: Measurable Recovery, but No Reliable Market-Size Shortcut
A source-led assessment of household consumption, manufacturing, prices, distribution and food regulation, omitting market values the data cannot support.
report 23 Jun 2025
Sri Lanka Supermarket Retail 2026: Sales, Footfall and Recovery
How Cargills and Keells growth shifted between store traffic and basket values, with Sri Lankan household food demand, finances and reusable source data.
report 23 Jun 2025
Sri Lanka Cement Industry 2026: Recovery, Supply and Prices
Sri Lanka cement supply remains below pre-crisis levels despite recovery. Compare production, imports, prices and company results with reusable source data.
report 23 Jun 2025
Sri Lanka's Building Construction Sector in 2026: Recovery Is Clear, Market Size Is Not
Official construction output grew strongly into 2026, but Sri Lanka's statistics merge buildings with civil engineering and cannot support the legacy forecast.
report 23 Jun 2025
Sri Lanka's Infrastructure Sector in 2026: Recovery Is Real, Delivery Is the Constraint
Official data show strong construction growth, but procurement delays, under-executed public investment and skills shortages make funded delivery the measure.
report 23 Jun 2025
Sri Lanka's Dairy Sector in 2026: Domestic Production, Import Dependence and the Limits of Self-Sufficiency
An evidence-led review of Sri Lanka's dairy sector from provisional 2025 production, livestock and trade data, keeping policy targets apart from outcomes.
report 23 Jun 2025
Alcohol in Sri Lanka: Taxation, Public Health, Regulation and the Recorded Industry
An evidence-led review of alcohol use, harm, excise taxation, licensing and the recorded industry in Sri Lanka, separating facts from modelled estimates.
report 23 Jun 2025
Tobacco in Sri Lanka: Use, Health Burden, Control, Taxation and Industry Structure
An evidence-led review of tobacco use and control in Sri Lanka, spanning survey evidence, health burden, taxation, regulation, illicit trade and industry.
article 13 Jun 2025
ESG and the Triple Bottom Line: Standards, Materiality and Evidence Limits
A standards-led explanation of ESG and the Triple Bottom Line, separating voluntary frameworks, mandatory law, corporate self-reporting and empirical evidence.
article 18 Nov 2025
Chinese Leadership Traditions: Confucian, Daoist and Fa Perspectives
A critical review of three early Chinese traditions, separating classical texts, translation choices, leadership research and governance standards.
academic 29 May 2025
Investment Appraisal Practice: Payback, NPV and IRR
Eleven worked capital-budgeting exercises, recalculated from the original cash-flow tables with explicit timing, discount-rate and residual-value assumptions.
report 18 Sept 2026
Broadband Access in Sri Lanka, the United States and Germany: What the Numbers Measure
Broadband evidence from Sri Lanka, the United States and Germany, separating network reach, paid services, household costs and internet use.
report 9 Sept 2026
Dialog Television: Marketing and Capability Assessment
A public-evidence assessment of Dialog Television’s offer, reported performance and alignment with Sri Lanka’s television-market critical success factors.
report 18 Sept 2026
Germany Telecommunications: Fibre Rollout and Take-up
Germany’s fibre deployment, activation and competition, with a reproducible denominator bridge, domestic operator finances and household contract costs.
report 10 Oct 2026
Market Audit Series: A Public-Evidence Methodology for Country–Industry Analysis and Company Assessment — Release 1
A methods handbook with reusable evidence registers, historical broadband calculations and fictional teaching examples for country–industry analysis and company assessment.
report 18 Sept 2026
US Telecommunications: Broadband Competition and Household Access
US broadband competition, fixed–mobile convergence and household costs, with company comparisons, participation evidence and dated offers.
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Teaching & study materials
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Digital Human Resource Management
A practice-oriented programme on digital transformation and AI in human resource management, combining live sessions with self-directed learning.
2026
Health Economics Study Materials
An independent postgraduate study hub for health economics, quantitative methods, academic writing and supporting economic concepts.
Open study material2026
Programming for Data Scientists: A Reproducible Learning Path
A connected SQL, Python and R core workflow with applied language extensions, built around a versioned transport-demand case study and executable review gates.
Open study material2026
Planning a Strong Health Economics Assignment
A practical guide to structuring an assignment, presenting epidemiological calculations and interpreting observational evidence without overstating causality.
Open study material2026
Market Structures: Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
A revision note for distinguishing two market structures using firm numbers, strategic interdependence, entry barriers and dated Sri Lankan examples.
Open study material2026
SQL for Data Scientists: Build a Leakage-Safe Feature Table
A DuckDB workflow for pinning source data, testing its contract, defining a prediction moment and exporting chronological model features.
Open study material2026
Basic Statistics for Health Economics and Health Service Management
An independent postgraduate study guide with audited exercises in probability, distributions, sampling and confidence intervals.
Open study material2026
Python for Data Scientists: Train a Reproducible Demand Model
A pandas and scikit-learn workflow for validation-led model selection, leakage-safe preprocessing, untouched holdout evaluation and reviewable artefacts.
Open study material2026
Probability Theory for Health Economics
A postgraduate lesson on probability rules, conditional probability and diagnostic-test interpretation, with audited worked examples.
Open study material2026
R for Data Scientists: Audit a Model and Its Uncertainty
An independent base-R audit that recalculates holdout errors, diagnoses performance by time group and block-bootstraps the paired model improvement.
Open study material2026
JavaScript and TypeScript for Data Scientists: Model Diagnostics
Turn reviewed Python predictions and an independent R audit into a validated JSON contract and an accessible, progressively enhanced diagnostic report.
Open study material2026
Rust for Data Scientists: Build a Typed Data-Quality CLI
Turn a pinned analytical dataset and prediction-time contract into a typed, fail-closed quality gate that emits a deterministic machine-readable report.
Open study material2026
C++ for Data Scientists: Extend Python with pybind11
Move a measured, stable numerical kernel behind a validated NumPy boundary, then prove the native result against a readable Python reference before trusting it.
Open study material2026
Julia for Data Scientists: Turn Predictions into Constrained Decisions
Build and audit a reproducible JuMP mixed-integer optimisation that turns fixed model predictions into a synthetic, constraint-aware monitoring plan.
Open study material07
Awards & distinctions
22024
Digital Survey of the Year
Recognition for work using Qualtrics XM at the Digital Skills Awards 2024.
2026
Master of Laws — Overall Distinction and Dissertation Distinction
Overall Distinction for the LLM and Distinction for the comparative-law dissertation on virtual assets in Sri Lanka and Japan.