Service
Science grows through collaboration, mentorship, and openness.
Beyond my own research, I try to contribute to communities that helped shape me — by reviewing papers, volunteering at workshops, mentoring students, and building projects that make science and technology more accessible.
Research & Academic Service
Selected Reviewer — WiML @ NeurIPS (Women in Machine Learning) (2025 and 2024)
Reviewed submissions on applied AI for sustainability and healthcare, providing feedback on methodology transparency and data ethics.
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Selected Reviewer — ACM MultiModal AI Workshop (2025)
Evaluated interdisciplinary papers bridging language, vision, and healthcare applications.
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Selected Reviewer — Bentham Publishing (2025)
Evaluated AI in education research.
Volunteer — Bellatrix Hackathons
Assisted with logistics and mentoring for young people exploring AI.
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Educational and Outreach Initiatives
Founder — Thrive Sri Lanka
Created a youth-run initiative addressing food insecurity and digital literacy.
Delivered over 100,000 meals, built a computer lab for a rural school, and partnered with local educators to expand STEM access.
Core Team and Safety Lead — RAFT AI Chatbot for Science
Developed a safe AI chatbot for student learning environments, recognized with the Presidential Volunteer Gold Service Award (2024).
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Harker School AI Club Officer
Taught AI topics to other students
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Core Team - PARSE (Sigma Xi)
Generated content and webinar materials to introduce high school students to research.
Community & Event Engagement
Discord Master— TED AI Hackathon (2024 and 2023)
Managed Discord server for >100 participants exploring AI for social good.
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Volunteer — NeurIPS / WiML and ICML WiML
Social media and site logistics and WiML workshops.
What Service Means To Me
One of my greatest learnings has been that everything is connected. By volunteering as a research reviewer, working at workshops and mentoring others, my own learning has grown substantially. Nothing worth doing is done by one person. Being part of the community has helped me and I hope my work with communities helps in return.