Biography and expertise

Biography

Amanda is currently pursuing her Master’s by Thesis at the Faculty of Business, Law and Arts, Southern Cross University, Gold Coast. Her current research focuses on Embedded Artificial Intelligence, exploring how user awareness and expectations influence adoption behaviour. Using a mixed-method approach, the study aims to understand how individuals engage with embedded AI tools and to identify key factors influencing their acceptance and meaningful use in daily life.

Amanda completed a BSc (Honours) in Industrial Management at Wayamba University of Sri Lanka in 2020. Her studies provided a strong interdisciplinary foundation, combining management, statistics, and operations research.

Amanda's work contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals

Source: Scopus

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Honours

Industrial Management Gold Medal
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya) - WUSL
Faculty Awards for the Best Performance 2016/2017
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya) - WUSL
Saman Kelegama Memorial Research Grant 2020
Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka, Colombo) - IPS

Organisational affiliations

Masters (Research) Candidate, Faculty of Business, Law and Arts, Southern Cross University

Education

BSc (Hons) Industrial Management
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya) - WUSL