Dilruk Perera

Dilruk Perera

Research Fellow

Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS

A Computer Science PhD graduate from the National University of Singapore, and a recipient of the Dean’s Graduate Research Excellence Award for the research achievements during the candidature. My expertise is in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Information Retrieval and Data Analysis.

In addition to my academic pursuits, I have over 3 years of industry experience as a software engineer and research scientist, where I have led teams and worked with clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

My research and career interest is to develop intelligent solutions to effectively address pressing problems in the world using mathematical modeling and optimizations.

Currently, I am applying my research skills to make Smart Personalized Healthcare a reality and enhance the quality of people’s lives.

Interests
  • NLP in healthcare Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Clinical Notes for Information Extraction
  • Medical Literature Mining and Phenotyping