Thilina Pathirana, Assistance Network Manager, University of Keleniya

Thilina, the Assistant Network Manager for University of Kelaniya is a graduate from same university and an Incorporated Engineer in Electronics Engineering. He is currently reading for his masters in Information Security from UCSC and has more than 5 years of experience in Network/Systems Engineering. He has participated in several local and foreign trainings on internetworking, routing, Security, SDN, IPv6, VoIP and WLAN. He is responsible for University of Kelaniya (UoK) Data Centre Network Security and University wide Wireless LAN. Because of his work at UoK, they became the first Sri Lankan University to provide IPv6 connectivity for whole user base and first University with full WLAN coverage including hostels. UoK is the first IRO to connect with Sri Lankan NRO because of his work.

He is engaged in ISOC Sri Lanka Chapter, CSSL and Sri Lanka Saukyadana Movement where he is doing lectures and training sessions on various technical topics.