I’m Sandamali Devadithya; a Ph.D. candidate at Boston University with a strong background in computational imaging, inverse problems, numerical optimization, and signal processing. I have worked on imaging applications for security screening from mm-wave scanners to X-ray CT scanners.
Currently, I am working with Prof. David Castañón on my Ph.D. thesis. I have proposed and implemented advanced regularization techniques to reduce noise and metal artifacts in X-ray CT based baggage screening and proposed novel methods for better material characterization. In addition, I have modeled and implemented numerical optimization algorithms for efficient reconstruction of large scale 3D X-ray CT cargo screening.
Previously I was a research student with Prof. Matt Reynolds at University of Washington, Seattle where I completed my Master’s thesis. There I proposed a GPU-accelerated, robust algorithm for 3D mm-wave imaging and a novel SAR imaging mode for enhanced resolution with dynamic metamaterial antennas.
Currently, I am doing an internship at Livermore National Labs, on improving material recognition with X-ray CT.
I am looking to graduate in summer 2021 and is looking for full-time positions.
sanda@bu.edu My Resume Google Scholar
Selected Awards
- IMS 2017 Three Minute Thesis Competition 3rd Place – Organized by IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2017. Video link
- Finalist at the University of Washington ECE Graduate Research Showcase (2017) Video Link
- Distinguished Electrical Engineering Fellowship from Boston University (2017)
- Grace Hopper Conference Student Scholarship – Awarded by Anita Borg Institute (2017)
- Selected to participate in Grad Cohort Workshop CRA-W (2018)
- LSS Award – Leadership, Scholarship, and Service Award for the most outstanding student in the department in 2014; awarded by University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka