
Kavindu Herath
@kavinduherath
I recover damaged mobile data and research Android security and digital forensics.
What I'm looking for
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
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-
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
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
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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.
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
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.
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
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