Rohana Palliyaguru

Organization:	Sri Lanka CERT/CC
Affiliation:	GAC
Region:	Asia
Country:	Sri Lanka
Email:	rohanap [at] gmail.com
LinkedIn:	[Rohana Palliyaguru Rohana Palliyaguru]

Rohana presently serves as the Director of Operations at Sri Lanka CERT|CC, the national CERT of Sri Lanka.

He is a pioneering team member of Sri Lankan CERT, having joined the team at its very inception in 2006. He has a BSc Eng (Honors) Degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and an MBA in IT from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Rohana is a GIAC Certified Incident handler, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI) and has been involved in handling and resolving many security incidents of varying flavors during his time at Sri Lanka CERT. Rohana has also been engaged in designing secure networks in Government and Private Sector, in addition to being engaged in the development of Information security policies, conducting digital forensics investigations, and has extensive experience in coordinating efforts to resolve cybersecurity incidents in collaboration with international CERTs and relevant law enforcement agencies. He is playing a significant role in setting up the National Certification Authority in Sri Lanka, whilst being engaged in the establishment of sector-based CSIRTs to support the coordinating efforts of Sri Lanka CERT|CC. Rohana is one of the GAC reprehensive of Sri Lanka for ICANN and the team representative for APCERT, FIRST and CAMP-Korea.

ICANN and Internet Governance Participation

APrIGF meeting Taiwan, July 2016 GAC workshop Nepal, February 2018

Education

B.Sc.Eng in Electronics and Telecommunications, University of Moratuwa M.B.A in IT, University of Moratuwa CEH, CHFI

Governmental Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (ICANN Bylaws).