Nadun De Silva

WSO2 Sustained Outstanding Contribution Award

2019 to 2021

Each year for employees who have performed exceptionally throughout the year, the Sustained Outstanding Contribution Award is awarded. I was presented this award for several consecutive years at WSO2. Along with the award I had been commended many times for performing well above the expected level for many years.

In 2021, this award was changed to be only awarded for the top 5% employees at WSO2 making it extremely hard to achieve. In the year 2021, I was offered this award with only 18 other people in the whole company gaining the same award. This is the best award offered for an employee for exceptional performance at WSO2.

Placements in the Dean‘s List at the University of Moratuwa

2014 to 2018

During my B.Sc. (Hons.) in Engineering (Computer Science and Engineering) degree at the University of Moratuwa, I was offered placements in the Dean‘s List for scoring a GPA above 3.8 (out of 4.2) for 6 out of the 8 semesters I studied at the University of Moratuwa.

NASA Space Apps Challenge - Galactic Impact - Global Finalist

2017

The NASA Space Apps Challenge is a competition hosted by NASA with teams from around the world competing under different categories. In the 2017 challenge, I along with five other team members (Team Codon), competed under the Our Ecological Neighborhood category to solve the Where the Genes Flow challenge.

We came up with a platform to map and compare population genetics of a species with landscape features, climate conditions, and human activities in a region to identify potential barriers or facilitators to gene migration and local adaptation. The platform at its core utilizes a clustering algorithm for identifying patterns for identifying any such barriers.

WSO2 Internal Hackathon - Honorable Mention

2017

WSO2 Internal Hackathon (WHack) was held for the first time in 2017 which was open to all employees including interns who worked there at that time. I was an intern at that time at WSO2 and I along with a few other interns participated in the WSO2internal hackathon. We proposed a system to track users across multiple platforms for improving customer analytics and thereby improve the customer experience as well. We were presented with an honorable mention for this solution.

Angel Hack - Finalist

2016

In Angel Hack 2016, our team developed a smart workout system which combined a virtual reality game with an exercise bicycle fitted with a sensor to encourage people to workout more.

The game maps the user‘s movement on the bicycle to movements on the game. The user is presented with targets which they can achieve by collecting coins in their path. In the final round where the finalists were tasked with developing their concepts within a limited time frame, we developed a working prototype which the judges were able to try out as well.

The game was built using Unity which received the signal from the sensor attached to the exercise bicycle. The speed at which the user pedaled the bicycle forward was mapped into the speed at which the user moved within the game and the slight movements of the head was mapped into the bicycle making small turns. The path forward was designed to avoid too much strain on the neck, but to simply provide an enjoyable game for the user to enjoy while they exercised using the bicycle.

HackaDev - Finalist

2015

HackaDev is a competition which provides a platform for teams from within Sri Lanka to provide solutions for problems within Sri Lanka. In 2015, the teams were tasked with addressing problems which were faced by people in Uva province in Sri Lanka. Our team presented a platform which provided entrepreneurs a place to showcase their skills and products. The platform focussed on connecting entrepreneurs with customers and investors to help bootstrap businesses in the area.

British Council HSBC Youth Enterprise Awards - Finalist

2015

British Council HSBC Youth Enterprise Awards is a hackathon in which many teams presented ideas to help solve problems in different domains. In the hackathon held in 2015, our team presented an idea, along with a prototype, in the hope of revolutionizing education.

Although there is so much online content, many people still prefer to use books. However, there are many occasions where the written word and diagrams are not enough to understand complex concepts. The proposed system visualized drawings using augmented reality to help students study them easily.