Mr. Amila Senarathne
August 8, 2023 2023-12-26 3:39Mr. Amila Senarathne
Head | Industry Engagement Unit / Senior Lecturer
FACULTY OF COMPUTING | COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
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- Amila Senarathne is a Senior Lecturer in the field of Information Security, Computer Systems and Networking. Currently, he is attached to Department of Information Systems Engineering of the Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), Malabe, Sri Lanka. He is working as a Cisco Certified Academy Instructor/ Success Lead for SLIIT Cisco Academy and Academy Support Center Specialist for SLIIT Cisco Academy Support Center. He is also serving as a lecturer for several Master’s degree progarmmes offered by Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research of SLIIT.
- 04.2017 to date Senior Lecturer, Department of Information Systems Engineering, Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka.
- 12, 2017 to date, Visiting Lecturer, Software Engineering Teaching Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya.
- 11, 2017 to date, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Statistics & Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya.
- 01.2016 to 12.2017 – Postgraduate Programme Coordinator of MSc in IT (Specialization in Cyber Security) Master’s degree programme, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
- 04.2015 to 04.2017 – Lecturer, Department of Information Systems Engineering, Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka.
- 01.2015 to 12.2017 – Year 4 Coordinator (CSN), Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka.
- 09.2013 to date – Cisco Academy Instructor at Sri Lanka Institute Information of Technology (SLIIT) Cisco Academy
- 08.2011 to 03.2015 – Assistant Lecturer at Sri Lanka Institute Information of Technology (SLIIT)
- 12.2009 to 07.2011 – IT Instructor at Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)
Academic Qualifications
- Master of Science in Information Security (Distinction Pass), University of Colombo, School of Computing, Sri Lanka, 2014
- Bachelor of Science Special (Hons) in Information Technology (Computer Systems & Networking), Sri Lanka Institute Information of Technology, Sri Lanka, 2009
- Bachelor of Science (Computer Systems & Networking), Curtin University of Technology, Australia, 2008
- Cisco Certified Network Associate Cyber Ops (CCNA Cyber Ops), Cisco Systems, 2018
- Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNAS), Cisco Systems, 2015
- Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA R&S), Cisco Systems, 2013
- Cisco Certified Academy Instructor – Cisco Certified Network Associate Cyber Ops (CCNA Cyber Ops), Cisco Networking Academy, 2018
- Cisco Certified Academy Instructor – Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNAS), Cisco Networking Academy, 2015
- Cisco Certified Academy Instructor – Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA R&S), Cisco Networking Academy, 2013
- Cisco Certified Academy Instructor – IT Essentials (ITE), Cisco Networking Academy, 2013
Honors and Awards
- Research Grant awarded by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, SLIIT- 2018
- Cisco Instructor Excellence award in recognition of Advanced Level instructor excellence and lasting contribution to the Cisco Networking Academy program – 2016
- Cisco Global Cybersecurity Scholarship – 2016
- Tuition Fee Waiver in recognition of superior academic performance in the undergraduate studies at SLIIT – 2007
Interests
- Information Security
- Data Communication & Networking
- Digital Forensics
- Internet of Things
Memberships
- Member – British Computer Society
- Member – Computer Society of Sri Lanka
- Member – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Secure multifactor authentication system for financial services using location-based services
- ALEKSI – Data Leakage Prevention system
- CLOUDSHARK – Cloud Forensic Framework and Toolkit
- Intelligent Enterprise Security Enhanced COPE
- “AutheX | Next Generation Authentication ” A Real-time Authentication system by using Keystroke dynamics and Mouse dynamics
My Publications
- Madanayake, P.R.D., Peiris, M.D.N.S., Ranaweera, G.H., Jayathilake, K.U.K.K., Senarathne, A.N. and Abeygunawardhana, P.K.W. Advanced Encryption Algorithm Using Fuzzy Logic in National Conference on Technology and Management, year 2012, Colombo,
- Karunaratne K.H.M.C.D, Karunaratne K.H.M.C.T, Peiris M.H.D, Peiris P.A.S, Rupasinghe P. and, Senarathna A.N Global Trust Identification in Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks in The 8th International Conference on Ubi-Media Computing, year 2015, Colombo, IEEE,
- Rathnasekera C., Athukorala T., Dickwella L., Wicrkamasuriya U., Senarathne A. and Elvitigala S. Securing corporate data in mobile devices in a COPE Environment in 6th National Conference on Technology and Management, year 2017, Colombo, IEEE,
- G. Chamiekara, M. Cooray, L. Wickramasinghe, Y. Koshila, K. Abeywardhana and A. Senarathne AutoSOC: A Low Budget Flexible Security Operations Platform for Enterprises and Organizations in 35th IEEE National Information Technology Conference, year 2017, Colombo,
- B. Lokuketagoda, M. Weerakoon, U. Madushan, A. N.Senaratne and K. Y. Abeywardena R – Killer: An Email Based Ransomware Protection Tool in 13th International Conference on Computer Science & Education (ICCSE), year 2018, Colombo, IEEE,
- T. Krishnamohan, A. Mahendran, A. Selvakumar, V. Paramananthasivam A. N. Senarathne, and K. Y. Abeywardena E-Secure: An Automated Behavior Based Malware Detection System for Corporate E-Mail Traffic in Science and Information Conference (SAI), year 2018, London, UK, Springer, Cham,
- R.D.S.P. Samarathunge , W.P.P. Perera , R.A.N.I. Ranasinghe , K.K.U.S. Kahaduwa, A.N. Senarathne and K.Y. Abeywardena Intelligent Enterprise Security Enhanced COPE in 9th IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability, year 2018, Colombo,
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
- A. Senarathne and K. De Zoysa ” ILSB: Indexing with Least Significant Bit Algorithm for Effective Data Hiding “ International Journal of Computer Applications, vol.161, Issue 5, 2017, pp.28-42,