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Kavindu Herath

@kavinduherath

I recover damaged mobile data and research Android security and digital forensics.

Sri Lanka
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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to advance mobile security and digital-forensics research through hands-on Android, hardware, IoT, and network-security investigations, with opportunities to build practical tools and contribute to evidence-based forensic practice.

I lead DeadFix, recovering data from damaged iPhone and Android devices through microsoldering, chip-off recovery, logic-board repair, and CPU-RAM-NAND rework. I support high-risk recovery cases involving water, power, and physical damage across Sri Lanka.

Alongside my lab work, I develop mobile-forensics research including AFPA, an Android partition analysis tool, and conduct authorized Android security assessments, APK analysis, SDR-based baseband fuzzing research, and IoT hardware security investigations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

HT
Current

Workshop Facilitator

Haxora Team

Sep 2024 - Present (2 years)

Organized and delivered mobile forensic awareness workshops to academic audiences covering chip-off methodology, procedural ethics, and legal frameworks in digital investigations. Demonstrated live hardware-level extractions to undergraduate cohorts, translating complex forensic procedures into structured investigative methodology for students. Promoted evidence-based forensic standards and chain-

SR
Current

Security Researcher

Self-Directed Research

Jan 2022 - Present (4 years 8 months)

Developed AFPA (Android Forensic Partition Analyzer), a Python/PyQt6 forensic tool extracting IMEI, MAC addresses, and GPS data from non-encrypted Android UFS partitions (fsg, persist, modemst1/2), filling a gap unaddressed by commercial forensic platforms. Proposed the FPCF (Forensic Partition Classification Framework) as a novel evidence taxonomy, validated with precision, recall, and F1 metrics

DL
Current

Founder & Lead Data Recovery Technician

Dead-Fix (Data-Recovery Lab)

Dec 2017 - Present (8 years 9 months)

I lead DeadFix, a mobile repair and data recovery service specializing in microsoldering, logic board repair, and chip-off recovery for iPhone and Android devices.

My services include CPU-RAM-NAND rework, board swaps, dead phone recovery, and advanced data extraction from eMMC and UFS chips. I handle high-risk devices including those affected by water, power damage, and physical crash like car cr

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Kingston University logoKU

Kingston University

Bachelor of Science, Cyber Security & Digital Forensics

2025 - 2026

Activities and societies: Member of the Haxora Cybersecurity Team organized a live mobile forensics event demonstrating chip-off data recovery on Android devices.

Specialized in cybersecurity and digital forensics with hands-on experience in mobile forensic analysis, AI-based investigations, and network security.

KU

Kingston University

BSc (Hons) in Cyber Security & Digital Forensics, Cyber Security & Digital Forensics

2025 - 2026

Specialized in cybersecurity and digital forensics with hands-on experience in mobile forensic analysis, AI-based investigations, and network security. Member of the Haxora Cybersecurity Team organized a live mobile forensics event demonstrating chip-off data recovery on Android devices.

Kingston University logoKU

Kingston University

Bachelor of Science, Cyber Security & Digital Forensics

2025 - 2026

Activities and societies: Member of the Haxora Cybersecurity Team organized a live mobile forensics event demonstrating chip-off data recovery on Android devices.

Specialized in cybersecurity and digital forensics with hands-on experience in mobile forensic analysis, AI-based investigations, and network security.

PL

Pearson College London

Higher National Diploma, Computing (Cyber Security)

2024 - 2025

Completed the Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Computing with a specialization in Cyber Security. The program focused on practical and theoretical foundations of network security, penetration testing, digital forensics, and secure software development.

Gained hands-on experience with tools and environments such as Kali Linux, Wireshark, Metasploit, Nessus, and forensic analysis software. Developed str

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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