Ridwan Shariffdeen
Principal Research Scientist at Sonar
Singapore
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Top SchoolRidwan Shariffdeen is a Principal Research Scientist and entrepreneur with 11 years of experience at the intersection of automated program repair, cloud security, and distributed systems. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from NUS and has translated academic research into practice through roles at NUS, OrangeHRM, and leadership of startups including AutoCodeRover and Pixelz. A certified ethical hacker and Docker advocate, he combines deep security expertise with hands-on cloud automation and tooling experience. Ridwan has a strong track record of building teams and products—from research prototypes to production engineering—and often bridges academia and industry to improve software/system security. Beyond tech, he has led large youth and professional development initiatives across Sri Lanka and the Maldives, signaling a sustained commitment to mentorship and community impact. Colleagues describe him as an automated program repair enthusiast who brings entrepreneurial grit to rigorous research problems.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bsc Eng (Hons), Computer Science & Engineering, Bsc Eng (Hons), Computer Science & Engineering at University of MoratuwaG.C.E. Advanced Level, Physical Sciences, G.C.E. Advanced Level, Physical Sciences at St. Anthony's College WattalaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at National University of Singapore
Sinhalese, Arabic, Malay, English
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Github Skills (92)
program-transformation10
abstraction10
security10
closed10
program-analysis10
morphing10
laravel10
leave-management10
golang10
continuous-integration10
mysql10
image-manipulation10
quic10
development-environment10
orangehrm10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
nus-apr/vulnloc-benchmark
Jan 2023 - Jun 2024
VulnLoc Security Benchmark with instrumentation support for repair tools
Contributions:1 PR, 84 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
rshariffdeen/rshariffdeen.github.io
Jan 2016 - Feb 2022
Contributions:69 pushes in 6 years 2 months
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