Malika Ratnayake
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malikanr.bsky.social
Malika Ratnayake
@malikanr.bsky.social
PhD | Research Fellow @monashuniversity.bsky.social
2024 National Geographic Explorer
Digital Technologies for Insect Monitoring | Precision Agriculture
Data Science | AI | Computer Vision

www.malikanr.com
Getting our @raspberrypi.com–based insect monitoring units ready for field deployment. 🐝🌸🌾
October 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Exciting first day at the National Geographic Explorers Festival 2025! Amazing to meet fellow explorers in person for the first time and hear about their inspiring work. #NatGeo
June 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Finally spotted a blue-banded bee in my garden.
#nativebee #Australia
January 26, 2025 at 5:59 AM
My bee hotel just welcomed its very first guest! 🐝🌸 #BeeHotel #PollinatorFriendly
December 20, 2024 at 12:21 PM
I presented this research at the #CV4Animals workshop held in conjunction with @cvprconference.bsky.social 2021. #CVPR

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December 5, 2024 at 5:13 AM
Our algorithm, HyDaT (Hybrid Detection and Tracking), combines background subtraction with deep learning-based object detection #YOLO to accurately detect and track honeybees, even amidst environmental changes. It achieved an accuracy of 86.6% on a custom dataset.

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December 5, 2024 at 5:13 AM
Thrilled to join Bluesky! 🦋

Here’s an artistic take on my work, courtesy of @openaidalle.bsky.social.

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December 3, 2024 at 4:02 AM