Ruvini Jayamaha, PhD
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Statistics and Data Science
Contact
- SPII 470.03
- ruvini.jayamaha@utsa.edu
Bio
Dr. Ruvini Jayamaha is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in Statistics and Data Science in the College of AI, Cyber and Computing at The University of Texas at San Antonio. She previously served as a Lecturer of Data Science and Analytics in the School of Data Science and Analytics at Kennesaw State University. She holds a PhD in Statistics from Western Michigan University, an MSc in Mathematics from Western Illinois University, and a BSc (Special) in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. She teaches courses in statistics and data science and is interested in helping students develop strong statistical foundations and apply statistical methods to real-world problems.
Teaching
- Statistical Theory
- Regression Analysis
- Bayesian Statistics
- Multivariate Data Analysis
- Biostatistics
- Longitudinal Data Analysis
- Statistical Computing
Research Interests
- Functional Data Analysis
- Shape Analysis and High-Dimensional Modeling
- Artificial Neural Network–based Predictive Modeling
Degrees
- PhD in Statistics, Western Michigan University, 2024
- Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics, Western Michigan University, 2024
- MSc in Mathematics, Western Illinois University, 2020
- BSc (Special) in Mathematics and Statistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015
