Mr. Amila Senarathne

Head | Industry Engagement Unit / Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Computing | Computer Systems Engineering

Career Summary

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

HONOURS 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

Research Interests and Memberships

Research 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

Ongoing Research

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

Conference Proceedings

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,