Erool Palipane

Erool Palipane, PhD, is a seasoned data scientist currently employed at Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc. since October 2020, where expertise includes developing pricing models, conducting market analytics, detecting and mitigating insurance bias, and creating explainable AI models. Prior experience includes a fellowship at The Data Incubator and a postdoctoral scientist position at UC Davis, where collaborative research on extreme weather patterns was conducted within the Grotjahn group. Erool Palipane also served as a graduate research assistant at George Mason University, focusing on the effects of climate change on jet streams, and as academic staff at the University of Peradeniya, teaching engineering mathematics. Erool Palipane's career began as a risk engineer at Sri Lanka Insurance, providing risk assessment and advisory services related to natural hazards. Erool Palipane holds a PhD in Climate Dynamics from George Mason University and a degree in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Peradeniya.