Sandamali Devadithya

Sandamali Devadithya has worked in a variety of roles since 2012. Sandamali began their career as an Engineering Trainee at Alcatel-Lucent. From 2014-2015, they worked as a Junior Lecturer at the University of Moratuwa. Sandamali then moved to the University of Washington, where they worked as a Teaching Assistant and Graduate Research Assistant from 2015-2018. During this time, they used computational imaging to improve mm-wave scanning and proposed a GPU-accelerated, robust algorithm for 3D mm-wave imaging, as well as a novel SAR imaging mode for enhanced resolution with dynamic metamaterial antennas. In 2020, they worked as a Computational Engineering Intern at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Most recently, they have been working as a Computational Imaging Scientist at ThruWave Inc. since 2021. During this time, they used computational imaging to improve X-ray CT based security screening and proposed and implemented advanced regularization techniques to reduce noise and metal artifacts in baggage screening, proposed novel methods for better material characterization with multi-spectral CT, modeled and implemented numerical optimization algorithms for efficient reconstruction of large scale 3D X-ray CT cargo screening, and applied deep learning techniques for enhanced focusing in limited angle cone-beam CT.

Sandamali Devadithya has a strong educational background in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Sandamali completed their Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from Boston University in 2021. Before that, they obtained their Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington in 2017. Sandamali also holds a B.Sc. Engineering (hons) in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Moratuwa, which they completed in 2013.