Thilina Pathirana
Senior Engineer - Communications & Security
Kongsberg, Norway
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Top SchoolThilina Pathirana is a Senior Engineer in Communications & Security at Kongsberg Maritime with eight years of experience designing and hardening networked systems. He transitioned from applied research—serving as a Research Fellow in Security and Dependability of Networks at the University of Stavanger—to industry roles where he architected resilient infrastructure for education and research networks. His background combines hands-on network and systems engineering with academic rigor, including an MSc in Information Security and ongoing PhD work. Thilina has a track record of operationalizing security research into practical controls and protocols for real-world deployments. Based in Kongsberg, Norway, he brings deep domain knowledge of maritime and research networking contexts and a penchant for bridging theory and production. Colleagues note his ability to translate complex dependability analyses into maintainable, auditable network designs.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Advanced Level, Advanced Level at Ananda CollegeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at University of StavangerMaster of Science in Information Security, Master of Science in Information Security at University of ColomboBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) at University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka
Sinhalese, English, Norwegian
Github Skills (6)
federated-identity10
freeradius10
identity9
security9
access-management8
identity-management8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (3)
LEARN-LK/IAM
Aug 2018 - Apr 2021
All about creating Identity Access Management within NREN
Contributions:171 commits, 11 PRs, 163 pushes in 2 years 8 months
access-managementsecurityidentity-managementiamidentity
LEARN-LK/Tutorials
Dec 2017 - Aug 2022
Contributions:25 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 8 months
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