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Dilan Jayasekara
Dilan Kalpa Jayasekara Pathiranage (Sinhala: දිලාන් කල්ප ජයසේකර පතිරනගේ), (born April 27, 1993) is a Sri Lankan born software developer, investor, tech entrepreneur, and data evangelist. He is the first international student who migrated to Australia and was nominated for any of the ACS (Australian Computer Society) Digital Disruptor Awards. ACS celebrates the outstanding tech talent in the Australian industry and recognises the innovators, disruptors, leaders, emerging professionals, and tech superstars who are making a difference – underscoring that Dilan is the next generation of data evangelist professionals in Australia.

Dilan was born and raised in Colombo, Sri Lanka. In 2016, he finished his bachelors degree in computer science from University College of Dublin. Then migrated to Melbourne for his masters degree in software design and development. During that time, he was exposed to data science and business intelligence and soon changed his career to data analyst, securing an internship at Family Life, which then ultimately led him to his first full-time job in Australia at Pitcher Partners.

Recognising Dilan's talent by the ACS has given him a lot of exposure in Australia and back in his home country, Sri Lanka as well. He was invited as guest in SBS Sinhalese radio where he did his first media interview in January 2022.

Looking forward, if successful, Dilan will be using the award and his title of ‘Emerging ICT Professional of the Year’ to inspire and motivate other international students and educate them on what is possible.

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Category:Information and communication technologies in Asia