Lahiru Wickramasinghe

Dr. Lahiru Wickramasinghe is an Assistant Professor of Statistics at the University of Winnipeg's Mathematics and Statistics department. He holds a PhD from the University of Manitoba (2021), following MSc (2015) and BSc degrees from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Research Focus: Specializes in Bayesian methods, spatial/temporal data analysis, and applications in biostatistics/sports analytics. Key areas include sparse multinomial data modeling, smoothing techniques, and mark-recapture methods.

Publications Overview: Recent work focuses on statistical applications in sports performance (cricket/baseball) and public health (COVID-19 analysis, cancer epidemiology). Methodological strengths in Bayesian inference and spatial modeling across diverse datasets.

Affiliations: Active in academic statistics community with publications in journals like Annals of Biostatistics, Journal of Applied Statistics, and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.