Indika Kahanda

Dr. Indika Kahanda is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing at the University of North Florida, where he leads the BioMedInfo Lab focusing on bioinformatics and biomedical informatics. Previously, he held the same position at the Gianforte School of Computing (Montana State University) from 2018 to 2023.

Education:
• PhD in Computer Science (2016), Colorado State University
• MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2010), Purdue University
• BS in Computer Engineering (2007), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

His research applies machine learning and natural language processing to large-scale biomedical data, with key focuses on computational methods for functional genomics and automated text mining tools for biomedical literature. Current projects include Pangenomics, student misconception detection, and inconsistency detection in medical literature.

Recent publications highlight his work in LLM evaluation for healthcare applications, protein function prediction, and medical transcription error analysis. He contributes to biomedical datasets like miRNAFinder and MLHCBugs, with technical expertise in deep learning, ensemble methods, and metamorphic testing.