Rate My Professor Devindri Perera

Dr. Devindri Perera is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences (EECMS) at Curtin University, affiliated with the Faculty of Science and Engineering. She is a member of the Mathematics and Statistics team. Perera possesses a strong academic foundation in statistics and mathematics. She earned her undergraduate degree in mathematics with Honours. Subsequently, she completed a master’s degree in statistics at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. In 2007, she obtained her doctoral degree, PhD in statistics, from the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia. These qualifications underpin her expertise in statistical theory and application.

Perera's professional career spans several prestigious institutions. Following her PhD, she undertook postdoctoral research roles at the Genome Institute of Singapore and the Menzies Research Institute in Hobart, Tasmania. In 2011, Dr. Devindri Perera was appointed as a lecturer in statistics at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia, contributing to its mathematics and statistics department. She remained there until she left Murdoch University, as noted in 2021 records from the Australian Mathematical Society. She then joined Curtin University as a lecturer in statistics, advancing to her current position of Senior Lecturer. Her scholarly output includes multiple peer-reviewed journal articles, with her Curtin University staff profile documenting research publications in 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023. Key works encompass 'A systems approach to biosecurity pays off: a case study investigating introduction pathways and interceptions of non-indigenous species at a biosecurity border' (2023), 'The association between exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage and race-day performance in Thoroughbred racehorses' by Crispe et al. featuring Perera's contribution, 'Calibration model maintenance for nondestructive analysis of wine grape composition' published in the Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research (2017), 'Survey of Food Waste Generated by Western Australian Fruit and Vegetable Producers: Options for Minimization and Utilization' (2016), and 'Validation of the Sinhala version of the world health organization quality of life disability (WHOQOL-DIS) module for assessing quality of life in maxillofacial injury (MFI) patients in Sri Lanka' (2025). These publications highlight her involvement in applied statistical analyses across biosecurity, agriculture, veterinary science, and health-related data studies.