Team

Dr. Dinuni Fernando is a Senior Lecturer at UCSC. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Computer Science at the State University of New York at Binghamton. She worked at the Security and Verification Research (SVR) Lab and Operating Systems and Networks Lab (OSNET). She has contributed to top-tier prestigious international conferences with articles and journals. Furthermore, her groundbreaking work has earned her a coveted US patent. At UCSC, she heads the CloudNet research group where she enjoys working with a highly talented group of students on new ways to build and use virtual machines, containers, and hypervisors. Some recent projects include live migration and proactive fault tolerance.

Dr. Dinal Herath received the Ph.D. degree from the Computer Science Department, State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, USA. He is currently a Security Data Scientist with Obsidian Security, USA. His research interests include the applications of machine learning and deep learning, adversarial artificial intelligence (AI), and explainable AI.

Pratheek Senevirathne received the B.Sc. degree in computer science from UCSC. He is currently a Software Engineer with Pagero, Sri Lanka. He is an active member of the CloudNet Research Group, focusing his research on Virtual Machine Proactive Fault Tolerance techniques. He is a passionate individual working on cutting-edge cloud computing technologies, committed to advancing research on cloud computing and contributing to the community.

B.F. Ilma received the BSc. (Hons) in Computer Science from UCSC. She is currently a Software Engineer with MillenniumIT ESP, Sri Lanka. As an active member of the CloudNet Research Group, she is involved in cutting-edge research, with a specific focus on Workload Aware Live Migration of Virtual Machines. She is committed to advancing the understanding and implementation of cloud computing technologies and is passionate about exploring innovative solutions with the domain of computer science.

Samindu Cooray is a final-year undergraduate student pursuing a BSc. (Hons) in Computer Science at the UCSC. He is a dedicated research intern at the CloudNet Research Group, where his research interests lie in optimizing live virtual machine migration techniques. His current research focuses on Mitigating Redundant Memory Pages in Pre-copy Live Migration. Additionally, he actively collaborates on projects exploring Proactive Fault-tolerant Models and Workload Aware Techniques for Live VM Migration. He is committed to advancing the field of cloud computing and actively participates in the CloudNet Research Group, fostering a collaborative research environment.

Nadeesha Nethmini Epa is a driven fourth-year Honours undergraduate student in Computer Science, currently delving into the intricate realm of dynamic workload migration convergence. Explore her findings and insights as she navigates the complexities of optimizing workload distribution in computing systems.

Venudi Dayaratne, an undergraduate in her final year, is completing a BSc (Honours) in Computer Science at UCSC. She is involved in the CloudNet research group, focusing her efforts on researching traffic-aware live VM migration. She is driven by her passion for cloud computing and pushing the boundaries of computer science research.

Dinushan Vimukthi is a final year undergraduate at UCSC currently pursuing the Bsc. (Hons) in Computer Science Degree. He is an active member of the Cloudnet Research Group, and working on cutting-edge research, with specific focus on Virtual Machine Migration Decision Making. He is passionate about exploring innovation solution with the domain of Computer Science while contributing to the Community.