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Nayanamana Samarasinghe
[edit]Nayanamana Samarasinghe is a computer scientist whose research has been published in peer-reviewed venues in the areas of web security, online privacy, and Internet measurements.
He completed a PhD in Information and Systems Engineering[1] at Concordia University, Canada.
Education
[edit]Samarasinghe earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Colombo,[2] a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Ottawa,[3] and a PhD in Information and Systems Engineering from Concordia University.[4]
He also holds a Diploma in Banking and Finance from the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.[5]
Research
[edit]Samarasinghe’s research focuses on web tracking,[6] cloaking in malicious websites,[7] and privacy and security measurement of websites and mobile applications.[8][9]
His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, including Computers & Security, the ACM Web Conference (WWW),[8][10] and the APWG Symposium on Electronic Crime Research.[11][12]
His doctoral research examined measurement-based approaches to online tracking and cloaking behavior in web applications.[1]
He has also contributed to studies relating to vulnerabilities in transport layer security (TLS) deployments in networked devices and websites,[13] as well as privacy risks in government websites and mobile applications.[8][14]
Selected publications
[edit]- Samarasinghe, N. (2019). “Towards a Global Perspective on Web Tracking.” Computers & Security.[6]
- Samarasinghe, N. (2021). “On Cloaking Behaviors of Malicious Websites.” Computers & Security.[7]
- Samarasinghe, N., Adhikari, A., Mannan, M., & Youssef, A. (2022). “Et tu, Brute? Privacy Analysis of Government Websites and Mobile Apps.” Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference (WWW ’22).[8]
- Samarasinghe, N., & Mannan, M. (2019). “Another look at TLS ecosystems in networked devices vs. Web servers.” Computers & Security.[13]
- Samarasinghe, N. (2022). “Hidden in Plain Sight: Exploring Encrypted Channels in Android Apps.” ACM Digital Library.[15]
- Samarasinghe, N. (2022). “Leaky Kits: The Increased Risk of Data Exposure from Phishing Kits.” APWG eCrime Symposium.[11]
Thesis
[edit]- Samarasinghe, N. (2023). Measuring for privacy: From tracking to cloaking (PhD thesis). Concordia University.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Samarasinghe, Nayanamana (2022-09-21). Measuring for privacy: From tracking to cloaking (phd thesis). Concordia University.
- ↑ "University of Colombo, Sri Lanka".
- ↑ "University of Ottawa | University of Ottawa". www.uottawa.ca. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ "Concordia University". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ "Diploma in Banking & Finance - IBSL | Education in Sri Lanka". 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- 1 2 Samarasinghe, Nayanamana; Mannan, Mohammad (2019-11-01). "Towards a global perspective on web tracking". Computers & Security. 87 101569. doi:10.1016/j.cose.2019.101569. ISSN 0167-4048.
- 1 2 Samarasinghe, Nayanamana; Mannan, Mohammad (2021-02-01). "On cloaking behaviors of malicious websites". Computers & Security. 101 102114. doi:10.1016/j.cose.2020.102114. ISSN 0167-4048.
- 1 2 3 4 Samarasinghe, Nayanamana; Adhikari, Aashish; Mannan, Mohammad; Youssef, Amr (2022-04-25). "Et tu, Brute? Privacy Analysis of Government Websites and Mobile Apps". Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference 2022. WWW '22. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery: 564–575. doi:10.1145/3485447.3512223. ISBN 978-1-4503-9096-5.
- ↑ Yu, Xiufen; Samarasinghe, Nayanamana; Mannan, Mohammad; Youssef, Amr (2022-06-06). "Got Sick and Tracked: Privacy Analysis of Hospital Websites". 2022 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops (EuroS&PW): 278–286. Bibcode:2022eusp.conf...34Y. doi:10.1109/EuroSPW55150.2022.00034. ISBN 978-1-6654-9560-8.
- ↑ "Government websites and apps use the same tracking software as commercial ones, according to new Concordia research | News - Concordia University". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- 1 2 Tejaswi, Bhaskar; Samarasinghe, Nayanamana; Pourali, Sajjad; Mannan, Mohammad; Youssef, Amr (2022-11-30). "Leaky Kits: The Increased Risk of Data Exposure from Phishing Kits". 2022 APWG Symposium on Electronic Crime Research (ECrime). IEEE: 1–13. Bibcode:2022ecri.conf...10T. doi:10.1109/ecrime57793.2022.10142092. ISBN 979-8-3503-0169-4.
- ↑ "APWG Announces Papers Accepted for the 2022 Annual Symposium on Electronic Crime Research — Messages From the Edge of the Cybercrime Experience". AP News. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- 1 2 Samarasinghe, Nayanamana; Mannan, Mohammad (2019-01-01). "Another look at TLS ecosystems in networked devices vs. Web servers". Computers & Security. 80: 1–13. doi:10.1016/j.cose.2018.09.001. ISSN 0167-4048.
- ↑ "Des données personnelles récoltées sur les sites gouvernementaux". 7 November 2022.
- ↑ "Hidden in Plain Sight: Exploring Encrypted Channels in Android Apps". ACM Digital Library. doi:10.1145/3548606.3560665. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
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