Kavindu Ravishan; Kavindu Ravishan

Kavindu Ravishan

AI Researcher & Project Researcher

Seeking Full-time Opportunities

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I completed my Master's in Computer Science and Engineering at University of Oulu.

Right now I work as a Project Researcher at University of Oulu. I am the principal contributor for development and research in the NeuroClima EU Horizon Project. My job involves creating AI systems that help policymakers, researchers, and regular people understand climate issues better.

What really gets me excited is working on Conversational AI, Natural Language Processing, AI Agents, Human-AI Interaction and AI Evaluation Methods.

RESEARCH FEATURED IN

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Toloka.ai - AI Voice Agents Research

https://toloka.ai

My research cited as a example of voice AI agent development. It highlights how voice changes the way we interact with interfaces

ReviewHelden - Automated Review Systems

https://reviewhelden.nl

My voice-activated feedback research is referenced for showing higher response rates and better review quality in automated notification systems

Here's What I have Been Building

NeuroClima AI Platform

Industrial-scale conversational AI system serving policymakers and researchers in 4 languages

View DetailsEU Horizon Project

Voice-to-Value Review System

AI system converting voice reviews to well-structured written reviews using LLMs

View DetailsACM MUM 2024

Human-Robot Interaction Study

Natural language interaction study with Pepper humanoid robot analyzing human behavior

View DetailsOzCHI 2025

AI Evaluation Framework

LLM-as-Judge and Human-in-the-Loop evaluation systems for conversational AI

View DetailsResearch Project

Multimodal Document Processing

Processing complex policy documents with text, figures, and tables using AI

View DetailsNeuroClima

Language Difficulties Analysis

Analyzing language difficulties in LLM response for different user groups

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Education

Master in Computer Science and Engineering

University of Oulu

Finland

2024

Thesis Grade: 5/5

Academic Focus

Major: Applied Computing

Focused on advanced computing, artificial intelligence systems, and research methodologies with emphasis on practical applications in conversational AI and human-computer interaction

Key Achievements

First author publication in ACM MUM 2024 conference

University of Oulu Scholarship recipient (70% funding)

Core Subjects

Big Data ProcessingNatural Language ProcessingDistributed SystemsHuman-Computer InteractionInternet of ThingsVR Systems and HumansSoftware ProjectMobile ComputingUI & UX

Bachelor in Engineering Science

Riga Technical University

Latvia

2022

Thesis Grade: 9/10

Academic Focus

Major: Telecommunications

Specialized in telecommunications engineering, signal processing, and network technologies with strong foundation in mathematical modeling and system design

Key Achievements

Strong foundation in mathematical modeling and system design

Telecommunications engineering expertise

Core Subjects

Digital Electronics and Computer ArchitectureComputer Technologies in TelecommunicationsTelecommunications and Computer NetworksDigital Switching SystemsDigital Devices of Telecommunications SystemsProbability Theory and Mathematical StatisticsComputer StudiesIntroduction to Computers and AlgorithmsFundamentals of Circuit TheorySemiconductor DevicesComputerization of Mathematical Tasks in Electrical Engineering

Multicultural Academic Foundation

I bring a unique global perspective from studying across different continents. My academic path started in Asian schools and continued through universities in Latvia and Finland.

Experience

Project Researcher

University of Oulu

NeuroClima EU Horizon Project

March 2025 - Present

Oulu, Finland

Leading AI development for climate resilience and behavioral change platform serving EU citizens, institutions, and policymakers under the NEUROCLIMA project

Key Achievements

Architected and Developed 4-language conversational AI

Developed a multimodal RAG using fine-tuned LLMs

Built cloud-native infrastructure with Docker/Kubernetes

Implemented evaluation frameworks for AI accuracy

Technologies & Skills

AI/MLRAGMultilingual NLPCloud ArchitectureMicrosoft GraphRAGLarge Language ModelsEmbedding modelsRetrieval and RerankingChunking strategiesContext EngineeringModel fine-tuningEvaluation frameworks

Research Assistant

University of Oulu

Human-AI Interaction Research

May 2023 - 2024-03

Oulu, Finland

Conducted field studies analyzing human-AI interactions through voice interfaces

Key Achievements

Built mobile app that increased user willingness to share reviews by 31% and achieved 6.15/7 user satisfaction scores

Help to program Pepper humanoid robot for natural language interaction

Achieved 87% improvement in users self-efficacy for writing quality reviews (from 4.86/10 to 9.14/10)

Analyzed data from 99 participants and 16 interviews

Conducted month-long longitudinal field study with 14 participants across two application versions

Demonstrated statistically significant increase in users willingness to share reviews publicly (p < 0.05)

Technologies & Skills

Human-AI InteractionVoice ProcessingMixed Methods ResearchData AnalysisLarge Language ModelsData CollectionStatistical AnalysisExperimental DesignField StudiesUser Experience ResearchConversational AI

Career Journey

Progressive career development in AI research and development at leading Finnish institutions with focus on practical applications and industry-scale system deployment.