Kanchana Thilakarathna

The University of Sydney, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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Kanchana Thilakarathna is a leading researcher at the intersection of privacy, security, and next-generation wireless networks. Her work critically examines the emerging privacy risks posed by immersive technologies, particularly through her highly cited 2021 study, "Unravelling Spatial Privacy Risks of Mobile Mixed Reality Data" (20 citations). This seminal paper exposed how 3D spatial data from augmented reality devices can be exploited to infer sensitive user information, a previously underexplored vulnerability in the field. On the networking side, Thilakarathna tackles the challenges of millimeter wave (mmWave) communication, as demonstrated in her 2017 work on "Topology Maps for 3D Millimeter Wave Sensor Networks with Directional Antennas" (7 citations). Here, she proposed novel solutions for overcoming line-of-sight obstructions and path losses in complex 3D environments, paving the way for high-bandwidth, next-generation sensor networks. Her research uniquely bridges the gap between the physical and digital worlds, addressing both the foundational infrastructure for future connectivity and the critical privacy safeguards needed to protect users within these new realities.