C.M. Epa Ranasinghe

Champika M. Epa Ranasinghe is a Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Twente's Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science (EEMCS), affiliated with the Data Management and Biometrics (DMB) group. She holds a PhD from the Situated Computing and Interaction group at the University of Münster, Germany, alongside two Master's degrees (Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, Information Technology) and a BSc (Honours) in Statistics and Computer Science.

Her research focuses on smart technologies, tangible and embodied human-computer interaction (HCI), and situated computing. She explores physical-digital systems enabling natural, multimodal interaction with data via ambient, physical, or multimodal representations (e.g., data physicalizations). Her work aims to rehumanize data and enhance sensemaking through immersive experiences.

Before joining the University of Twente, she worked as a Content Manager at Innodata and as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. She actively contributes to SIG CHI conference committees, including MobileHCI and Mobile & Ubiquitous Multimedia.

Affiliations include the TechMed Centre, fostering interdisciplinary research in health and technology. No specific grants or advising details are listed, but her lab focuses on Human-Data Interaction (HDI) within the DMB group.