Hi, I'm Luxshan Thavarasa

Software Engineering Intern at H2O.ai

An adaptable and collaborative professional, passionate about innovative software engineering and AI-driven solutions, dedicated to leveraging emerging technologies to deliver impactful outcomes.

About Me

I am a final year CSE undergraduate at the University of Moratuwa, currently working as a Software Engineering Intern at H2O.ai. I'm passionate about full-stack development, UX/UI design, and artificial intelligence.

My experience spans both front-end and back-end technologies, with particular interests in React, FastAPI, Python, and machine learning. I enjoy building applications that solve practical problems and deliver excellent user experiences.

I'm currently focused on Speech Emotion Recognition research and developing agentic applications that leverage AI capabilities.

Personal Details

  • Neththaliyaru, Visuvamadu, Mullaithivu, Sri Lanka
  • luxshanlux2000@gmail.com
  • English (Fluent), Tamil (Native)

Education

University Of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Bachelor of the Science of Engineering (Honors) in Computer Science and Engineering

2021 – Present

Relevant Coursework

Software Engineering Data Structures and Algorithms Database Systems Program Construction Advanced Software Engineering Computer Security Software Engineering Project Programming Fundamentals Programming Languages Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Visuvamadu Maha Vidyalayam, Mullaithivu, Sri Lanka

Secondary Level (grade 06 to 13)

2006 – 2019

G.C.E Advanced Level (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry) - 3A | 209th in island | Z-Score of 2.4704 G.C.E O/L 2016: 8 A, B Passes

Skills & Expertise

Programming Languages

Python TypeScript JavaScript PHP Java C++

Technical Fields

Full Stack Development UX Quality Assurance Agentic Systems Machine Learning

Frameworks

FastAPI React Node.js React Native PyTest Jest TanStack Query Tailwind CSS

Databases

MySQL PostgreSQL MongoDB ChromaDB

Tools & Services

AWS Git Docker GitHub Actions (workflows) Keycloak

Soft Skills

Teamwork Communication Time Management Leadership Adaptability

Professional Journey

H2O.ai

Software Engineering Intern

November 2023 - Present

Responsibilities:

  • Contributed to Agentic Application and H2OGPTe, enhancing frontend UX/UI and backend functionality with React, Fluent UI, and FastAPI
  • Built the ChurnApp, integrating H2O Driverless AI, Salesforce, and helpdesk data to predict customer churn and enhance analytics
  • Designed and developed the Olympic App, a hackathon platform with H2O Wave and PSQL, streamlining participant and admin workflows

Technologies:

React Fluent UI FastAPI H2O Wave PostgreSQL

Aaivu

Full-Stack Developer (Apprenticeship)

May 2024 - Present

Responsibilities:

  • Developed and enhanced Rtuthaya Website especially on Project and Conference pages
  • Focusing on key features using PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Technologies:

PHP MySQL HTML CSS JavaScript

Aaivu Colombo

Fullstack Developer (Volunteer)

January 2023 - December 2024

Responsibilities:

  • Contributed to Uthaya sir's personal website
  • Front-end page development
  • Established back-end connections
  • Integrated MySQL database
  • Implemented database triggers for data consistency

Technologies:

HTML CSS JavaScript jQuery Bootstrap MySQL PHP

Projects

Achievements & Awards

Achievements & Awards

  • COLING 2025: Accepted research paper "EmoTa: A Tamil Emotional Speech Dataset" | Presented at the CHiPSAL Workshop
  • All Island Mathematics Competition 2018: Senior 2, 2nd Runner-Up | Represented the Northern Province Team
  • Mahapola Scholarship to pursue undergraduate studies, awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka
  • Ranked 209th in the island in GCE Advanced Level with Z-Score of 2.4704 and 3A grades

Certifications

Certifications

  • Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design - Google (Coursera) Verify
  • Meta Frontend Development - Meta (Coursera) Verify
  • Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs) Level 1 - H2O.ai Verify
  • Machine Learning A-Z - Udemy Verify
  • HTML and CSS in depth - Meta (Coursera) Verify
  • Programming with JavaScript - Meta (Coursera) Verify
  • Version Control - Meta (Coursera) Verify
  • React Basics - Meta (Coursera) Verify
  • Advanced React - Meta (Coursera) Verify
  • The Complete jQuery Course: From Beginner To Advanced! - Udemy Verify

Get In Touch

Contact Information

Feel free to reach out to me for any questions, collaboration opportunities, or just to say hello!

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