Karunanayake Shaveen Avindra Silva
Hi, I'm Shaveen Silva
Curiosity-driven computer science & engineering undergraduate at the University of Moratuwa specializing in data science with a finance background. I combine cross-disciplinary expertise, a deep fundamental understanding of complex systems, and natural leadership to move research and product ideas into real-world impact.
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Work Experience
Visiting Scholar, Augmented Human Lab
National University of Singapore - Singapore
Software Engineering Intern
Vector Agents - Colombo, Sri Lanka
Education
BSc (Honours) in Engineering
University of Moratuwa
CFA Program
CFA Institute
Professional Qualification
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Primary & Secondary Education
St. Joseph's College, Colombo
Projects
Alloy - Multi-Agentic Personal Assistant
2025 | LangGraph, Python, React
Colombo Stock Exchange Explorer (Graph-RAG)
2025 | Python, Neo4j, LLMs
LangGraph Human-in-the-Loop Agent
2025 | LangGraph, FastAPI, Python
RPAL Interpreter
2025 | Java, Compilers
Airline Management System
2024 | Angular, Node.js, MySQL
Nanoprocessor
2023 | VHDL, Basys3 FPGA
Hackathons & Competitions
Competitive programming and DevOps contests sharpen how I experiment, communicate, and execute under pressure.
October 2024
IEEExtreme 18.0
Global Competitive Programming Contest
Ranked 83rd globally out of 6,500+ teams and 4th in Sri Lanka.
- Intensive 24-hour global coding challenge
- Led strategic planning and on-the-fly debugging
Skills Snapshot
Programming Languages
Data Science & Machine Learning
Database Systems
Agentic Libraries
Cloud Platforms
Platforms
Soft Skills
Leadership Experience
May 2025 - Present
Secretary
Gavel Club, University of Moratuwa
Feb 2025 - Present
Student Representative
Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Moratuwa
2019 - 2020
Vice Captain
College Rowing Team, St. Joseph's College
2021 - 2022
Deputy Head Prefect
St. Joseph's College
Additional Information
Languages
- English - Professional working proficiency
- Sinhala - Native proficiency
Interests
References
Dr. Uthayasanker Thayasivam
Senior Lecturer & Head
Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Moratuwa
Head of the department