Nilani Pathinayake has graduated with B.Sc. Eng. degree specialized in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, at University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. She is also completed an MBA in Management of Technology at Department of Management of Technology, Faculty of Business, University of Moratuwa. Currently she reads for Master of Data Analytics degree at Department of industrial management, University of Kelaniya. Her research interests are Technology Management, Operations Management, Data analytics and Machine learning.