Malith is a computer scientist, author, blogger, and software architect with more than 15 years of industry experience in designing, developing, and optimizing complex software systems. Prior to joining WSO2, he worked for multinational companies in various capacities which included Research Engineer, Technical Lead, Software Architect, and Product Specialist. Malith is a frequent speaker at developer and computer science conferences and meetups. Malith is the co-author of the book Performance of Web Services. Malith understands the value of continuous innovation to stay relevant in a rapidly transforming market. In his current role, he leads WSO2 research which primarily focuses on carrying out cutting-edge research in distributed systems, cloud computing, performance engineering, and machine learning. Malith holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the RMIT University, Australia.