Supervision

I am available for research supervision, including PhDs and other short term research projects in Social Computing, Human-Computer Interaction and Responsible AI. If you are interested in working with me, please read my recent publications and contact me at danula.hettiachchi[at]rmit.edu.au with a brief statement of your research interests and your CV.

If you are interested in pursuing a PhD or a Masters by Research at RMIT, you can go through the RMIT Research Degree - How to Apply guide for details about the application process and available scholarships.

I currently supervise the following PhD students.

PhD

Samiha Haque

PhD Candidate, RMIT University

Shuoqi Sun

PhD Candidate, RMIT University

Xinye Wanyan

PhD Candidate, RMIT University

Hmdh Alknjr

PhD Candidate, RMIT University

Imalsha Ubayawickrema

PhD Candidate, RMIT University

Jessica Kahn

PhD Candidate, RMIT University

Thukaraka Pakeerathan

PhD Candidate, RMIT University

Nethmi Wijesinghe

PhD Candidate, RMIT University

Shir Weinbrand

PhD Candidate, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

PhD Alumni

Hiruni Kegalle

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Melbourne & PhD (2025), RMIT University

Kaixin Ji

Postdoctoral Researcher, Tsinghua University & PhD (2026), RMIT University


In addition, I have supervised the following MSc/Honours/BSc students:

  • Sana Alsharari (Master of Information Technology, 2026), RMIT University.
  • Bhathiya Dissanayake (Master of Data Science, 2026), RMIT University.
  • Tharindu Harith Withana (Master of Artificial Intelligence, 2025), RMIT University.
  • Kevin Himasha (Master of Data Science, 2025), RMIT University.
  • Vy Le (Master of Artificial Intelligence, 2024), RMIT University.
  • Kanika Mehra (Bachelor of Science Honours, 2022), RMIT University.
  • Tanay Arora (Master of Information Technology, 2020), The University of Melbourne.
  • Dongdong Yu (Master of Information Technology, 2020), The University of Melbourne.
  • Leonardus Elbert Putra (Master of Information Technology, 2019), The University of Melbourne.
  • Yue Wang (Master of Information Technology, 2019), The University of Melbourne.
  • Yangyang HE (Master of Science, 2019), The University of Melbourne.
  • Kening Wu (Master of Information Technology, 2018), The University of Melbourne.