Kasthuriarachchi Nuran
Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Intro
What I am all about.
An AI Engineer specializing in Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, and Video Analytics, with experience in building solutions for Recommendation Systems, AI-powered Content Pipelines, Computer Vision in Real-Time Applications, and Chatbot Integrations.
Experience
Yes. I've been around.
Sep. 2023 - Present
Palo IT Singapore
Senior Data and AI Engineer
Singapore
• Fine-tuned Large Language Models (LLMs) using PyTorch and LoRA.
• Implemented RAG solutions with Azure AI Studio and Cognitive Services.
• Built custom tools for LLM database/API interactions.
Oct. 2021 - Sep. 2023
Singapore Press Holdings
Staff AI Engineer
Singapore
• Developed AI-powered content pipelines and article recommendation systems.
• Built GAN models for AI-generated human image pipelines.
• Standardized data ingestion pipelines on AWS services.
Jun. 2019 - Apr. 2021
Hendricks Corp PTE. Ltd.
AI Engineer
Singapore
• Architected video analytics applications using Python, C++, and TensorFlow.
• Enhanced object detection using YOLO and ResNet.
• Created real-time face emotion and hand pose detection systems.
Education
Lazy isn't in my vocabulary.
Aug. 2022 – Jan. 2025
National University of Singapore
Master of Computing in Artificial Intelligence
Singapore
• Specialization in Artificial Intelligence
• Focused on Large Language Models (LLMs) and RAG systems
Oct. 2011 – Feb. 2016
University of Moratuwa
B.Sc. Eng. (Hons.) in Computer Science and Engineering
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
• Image Processing and Computer Vision
• Intelligent Systems and Advanced Algorithms
• Final Year Project: AI-driven Object Recognition Systems
2002 – 2010
St. Joseph’s College
Secondary Education
Colombo, Sri Lanka
G.C.E Advanced Level: Achieved 3 A's in Physical Science Stream
• Ranked 149th Nationwide with a Z-Score of 2.35/3.00
• Top 1% of academic performers
Expertise
Batman would be jealous.
01
Machine Learning
Video Analytics, Computer Vision and Image Processing
CNN, R-CNN, Darknet, Yolo, Resnet and EfficientNet
Tensorflow, Pytorch
02
Computer Vision
Image Classification, Object Character Recognition, Object Detection, Image Segmentation and Face Emotion Detection
03
Algorithms
Top 15% in IEEE Extreme 6.0, 7.0, 9.0
04
Python, Java, C++/C and Bash Scripting
Flask, SqlAlchemy, Scrapy
Java SE & EE, Springboot, JPA, JDBC
05
Bot Creation
Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, Slack, Viber, Skype Chat bot creation
Alexa and google Voice Interface Creation
06
Web, Mobile Development and Deployment
HTML5, JS, CSS development
Android, Ios and Flutter Development
AWS and Azure Deployments
Skills
Progress bars, anyone?
80
%
Deep Learning
90
%
Python, Java, C++/C
75
%
NLP and Bot Creation
95
%
GIT
85
%
UI/UX Designing
75
%
Project Management
65
%
Web/Mobile Development
70
%
Cloud Deployments
Awards
Happy times!
Best Results in Physical Science Stream 2010
Best Results in Physical Science Stream with 3As' with Island rank 149 and District Rank 45
IEEE Extreme 9.0/7.0/6.0 (Within 15th percentile)
IEEE Extreme is a programming competition around the globe.
Kaggle - Taxi Trip Time Prediction Competition (R. 57)
This was a data processing problem which was completed using R