Hashan Fernando

Hashan Fernando

Research Assistant

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Biography

Hashan Fernando is a graduate student at the University of Tennessee and a research assistant at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Research Interests

  • Topological Data Analysis
  • Epidemiology
  • Machine Learning
  • Explainable AI

Education

  • Ph.D.(Reading) in Data Science & Engineering, 2022 - present

    The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA

  • M.S. in Data Science, 2020 - 2022

    Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

  • B.Sc. in Statistics & Operations Research, 2015 - 2018

    University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Research Assistant

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

August 2022 – present Knoxville, Tennessee
 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Peradeniya

Dec 2019 – Feb 2022 Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
 
 
 
 
 

Data Scientist Intern

VizuaMatix

Jan 2019 – Jul 2019 Colombo, Sri Lanka
 
 
 
 
 

Planning Intern

MAS Holdings

Oct 2018 – Jan 2019 Biyagama, Sri Lanka

Recent Publications

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A Geospatial Study of Opioid Overdose Risk in Diverse Regions

Hashan Fernando, Adam Spannaus, Anuj Kapadia
DOI

Identifying Spatiotemporal Patterns in Opioid Vulnerability: Investigating the Links Between Disability, Prescription Opioids and Opioid-Related Mortality

Andrew Deas, Hashan Fernando, Heidi A. Hanson, Anuj J Kapadia, Jodie Trafton, Adam Spannaus, Vasileios Maroulas
DOI
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Awards

Merit Award for M.S. in Data Science

Postgraduate Institute of Science Nov 2022

Half Colors, Colors Awarding Ceremony 2017, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

University of Peradeniya Mar 2017

Contact

  • hashan (dot) dan (at) gmail (dot) com