Since joining LIRNEasia in February 2025 as a Junior Researcher, Chanduni has contributed to projects spanning social protection, the future of work, information disorder, and responsible AI.
She currently serves as a Regional Supervisor overseeing 21 countries within LIRNEasia’s Asia-Pacific hub, and as the Country Researcher for Sri Lanka for the second edition of the Global Index on Responsible AI (GIRAI), led by the Global Center for Governance (GCG).
Her past work at LIRNEasia includes:
- Contributing to background research and analysis for an internal synthesis report outlining country approaches to social protection for platform workers under the IDRC FutureWORKS Asia project.
- In relation to information disorder, coordinating logistics, communications, panelist management, and vendor workflows for two dissemination events held in Colombo and Jaffna, supporting the presentation of findings from a nationally representative survey and an experimental study on misinformation countermeasures.
Prior to joining LIRNEasia, Chanduni worked as a Junior Research Analyst with the Parliament Research Team at Verité Research. In this role, she conducted data analysis and served as a focal point for Members of Parliament through the Parliament Research Service (PReSS), responding to research inquiries. She also acted as Assignment Lead for a research initiative, overseeing deliverables aimed at strengthening Manthri.lk as a public-facing brand.
Chanduni holds a BSc in International Relations from the University of London.