Sahan Sanjaya
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is a second-year PhD student at the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, University of Florida, researching on side-channel analysis, pre-silicon assertions, and hardware checkers.
Education
Career
Patents
Honors and Awards
Projects
Volunteering
About Me
I’m a second-year PhD student at the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, University of Florida, researching on side-channel analysis, hardware security, pre-silicon assertions, hardware checkers, and quantum computing.
I'm an enthusiastic person with highly motivated and leadership skills. Eager to learn new technologies and methodologies always willing to innovate new things which can improve the existing technology. I have good analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills which help me in solving problems with the utmost efficiency.
Education
2023-Ongoing
Ph.D. in Computer Science
University of Florida, USA.
Advisor: Prof. Prabhat Mishra
2017-2022
B.Sc. Eng in Electronic & Telecommunication
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
CGPA: 3.98/4.2
2003-2016
G.C.E. O/L and A/L
Kegalu Vidayalaya, Kegalle, Sri Lanka.
Ranked 17th in Sri Lanka out of 40,000 students at the G.C.E. A/L exam (mathematics stream) held in 2016.
Research and Publications
Conference Paper
Dynamic Refinement of Hardware Assertion
Checkers
Hasini Witharana, Sahan Sanjaya and Prabhat Mishra
Variational Quantum Algorithms via Measurement-Induced Passive Steering
Sahan Sanjaya, Daniel Volya and Prabhat Mishra
Book Chapter
Hardware Acceleration of Explainable AI
Explainable AI for Cybersecurity, Z. Pan and P. Mishra (editors), Spring 2024.
Sahan Sanjaya, Zhixin Pan, Prabhat Mishra
Preprint
Information Leakage through Physical Layer
Supply Voltage Coupling Vulnerability
arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.08132, 2024.
Sahan Sanjaya, Aruna Jayasena, and Prabhat Mishra
Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE), Antwerp, Belgium, April 17-19, 2023.
IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering, Montreal, Canada, September 15-20, 2024
CarEer
Jan 2023-Ongoing
Research Assistant
Embedded Systems Lab, University of Florida, USA
Researching on side-channel analysis, hardware security, pre-silicon assertions, post-silicon hardware checkers, and quantum computing
May 2022- Nov 2022
Research and Development Engineer - 1
Virtual Prototyping Team, Synopsys Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka
Developed hardware prototypes using Synopsys’s Virtualizer Studio platform.
May 2022- Oct 2022
Visiting Instructor
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Visiting instructor for In19 EN1802 Basic Electronics module practicals and In20 EN1094 Laboratory Practice I (Electronics module).
Apr 2021-Dec 2021
Part-time Firmware Development Engineer
Elextrone (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka
Developed ACI / PMS motor controlling firmware covering functional and safety requirements.
Oct 2020- Apr 2021
Trainee Firmware Development Engineer
Excel Tech Consulting (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka
Developed a BLE-enabled medical chair firmware, and did quality assurance testing of the medical chair.
Projects
Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
Configurable AES cryptographic module (RTL model) for XTS mode
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), USA
Developed a configurable AES cryptographic module (RTL model) for XTS mode for different key sizes. Performed synthesis as well as simulation-based validation for different configurations.
Aug 2021 - Apr 2022
Intelligent Water Measuring System for Commercial-grade Water Meter
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Final year project on developing commercial grade smart water meter including an accurate electronic water measuring system with long-lasting battery life and Nb-IoT for communication
Oct 2020 - Dec 2021
Digital Motor Controlling Firmware Development
Elextrone (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka
Developed a V/Hz controller for AC Induction (ACI) motors and a Permanent Magnet Synchronous (PMS) motor controller using a TI C2000 MCU.
Apr 2020 - Jul 2021
Multicore Processor Design for Matrix Multiplication
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Designed an application-specific multicore processor for matrix multiplication. Developed the instructions, micro-instructions, and Instruction Set Architecture for matrix multiplication.
Honors and Awards
Apr 2023
DAC Young Fellow
60th Design Automation Conference (DAC)
Selected as a DAC Young Fellow at the 60th DAC, July 9-13, 2023.
Jan 2023
Full Assistantship for PhD
Dept. of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), University of Florida
Received full research assistantship for PhD program in CISE from University of Florida.
2017 - 2022
“Mahapola” Merit Scholarship
Mahapola Trust Fund, Sri Lanka
Mahapola” Merit Scholarship offered for Undergraduate Studies by Government of Sri Lanka.
2017 - 2022
Dean's List
Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dean's List in Semesters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
2017
Sakura Science Program
Sakura Science Club
Participated in Sakura Science Program in Japan.
2013
Mathematics OLYMPIAD
Sri Lanka Olympiad Mathematics Foundation
Selected to provincial mathematics OLYMPIAD team.
2013
Sunday School Oratory Competition -1st place in Sri Lanka
Department of Buddhist Affairs, Sri Lanka
2010
Announcing Competition -1st place in Sri Lanka
Mahamaya College, Kandy, Sri Lanka
2009
Sinhala Day Oratory Competition -5th place in Sri Lanka
Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka
Patents
Filed March 8, 2023.(pending)
Dynamic Refinement of Hardware Assertion
Checkers
U.S. Utility Patent Application Serial No. 63/489,020,
Prabhat Mishra, Hasini Witharana and Sahan Sanjaya
Volunteering
2021
Resource Person
Conducted two days VHDL seminar for Engineering Technology students at University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
2017 - 2021
Member @ LEO Club of University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
- Co-Chairmen of Project - ”Mahesh Abeywickrama Memorial Debate Competition (2018)”.
- Chairmen of Project ”Arama Ropa (2018)”.
