Anupiya Ellepola is a Ph.D. candidate at the Australian National University, working with the Climate and Fluid Physics group. Originally from Sri Lanka, he earned his B.Sc. in geology from the University of Peradeniya and later completed an M.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Mississippi, USA, specializing in geology.

His current research interests involve modeling ocean dynamics and applying satellite remote sensing data to describe ocean processes. He is also interested in expanding his work to explore the changes in ocean dynamics resulting from a changing climate.