Pasdevan was a Junior Researcher at LIRNEasia from January 2025 to November 2026. He specialises in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. Prior to joining LIRNEasia, he worked as a Project Officer at the National Peace Council of Sri Lanka, where he gained extensive experience in community development, peacebuilding, reconciliation, and social cohesion. His broader research interests include poverty, livelihoods, governance, accountability, transparency, public administration, and public policy.
Pasdevan has experience as a qualitative research moderator, facilitating Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), and stakeholder consultations. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Governance from North South University, Bangladesh, and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Colombo
His past work at LIRNEasia includes:
- Improving EdTech policy capacity in Sri Lanka and coordinating knowledge translation activities for a cohort of policy researchers across emerging Asia.
- Supporting the Innovative Knowledge Solutions in South Asia – Connect, Harness, Innovate, Protect, Sustain (CHIPS) Benchmarking Study for Sri Lanka.
- Contributing to the independent strategic evaluation of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) approaches to targeting and prioritising food and nutrition assistance (WFP–GPPI).
- A national survey to identify human factors associated with information disorder, along with an experimental study assessing the effectiveness of solutions to counter misinformation (IDRC).
- Resisting Information Disorder in the Global South, an experimental study that employs qualitative methods to evaluate the effectiveness of countering information disorder using digital literacy programs among early adolescents (University of Stellenbosch).