I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computational Mathematics, University of Moratuwa. I earned my PhD in Statistics from Monash University, Australia, under the supervision of Professor Rob J. Hyndman and Professor Kate Smith-Miles. I am a fellow of OWSD, a programme unit of UNESCO (2021-2022).
I am an Associate Editor for The R Journal. Further, I am a co-founder of R-Ladies Colombo, a local chapter of the R-Ladies Global Organization.
My research focuses on statistical machine learning and data mining, and in particular the development of novel methods and tools for analyzing complex data. I am also strongly committed to developing open source software tools to facilitate reproducible research. You can find some of my projects here. Visit me on twitter, I post mostly about R, Statistics, Data Science and science in nature.
I am an Associate Investigator of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS), Australia, 2019 - 2021.
Thiyanga Talagala, PhD in Statistics, Monash University, Australia is my sister.
PhD in Statistics, 2019
Monash University, Australia
BSc (Hons) Special Degree in Statistics, 2013
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Batch first and Professor R A Dayananda Gold Medalist, 2013
Featured Publications
Anomaly detection in high-dimensional data - in JCGS
This article proposes a framework to detect anomalies in high dimensional data using feature engineering.
Anomaly Detection in Streaming Nonstationary Temporal Data - in JCGS
This article proposes a framework that provides early detection of anomalous series within a large collection of non-stationary streaming time series data.
CRAN Task View: Anomaly Detection with R.
oddstream {Outlier Detection in Data STREAMs}
oddwater{Outlier Detection in Data from WATER-quality sensors}
A package containing a toolkit for PDF files
stray {Search and TRace AnomalY}
This hands-on workshop aims to equip participants with the fundamentals of programming in R and give them skills needed to apply data …
RETINA (REvolutionising monitoring systems and Techniques in the INformation Age) is a research and innovation project funded by the …
R-Ladies is a worldwide organization whose mission is to promote diversity in the R community. R-Ladies Colombo chapter is a part of …
UOM Research Week 2023 Data Visualization Camp
Data Analysis with Python Programming for Beginners.
UoM Research Lounge 05 - This workshop website is developed and maintained by Dr. Priyanga D. Talagala and Dr. Thiyanga S. Talagala …
