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ProfessorMadhusanka Liyanage

Professor

School of Computer Science

Orcid identifier0000-0003-4786-030X (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Professor
    School of Computer Science
  • 0852575690
  • University College Dublin, School of Computer Science, Comp Science and Informatics Belfield Dublin 4

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Network Security, 5G, 6G, Blockchain, Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC), AI/Federated Learning/Explainable AI Security, Internet of Things (IoT)

GRANTS

  • PROJECT GRANT
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    SHIELD-6G-Scalable, Hybrid, and Intelligent End-to-End Defense for 6G Networks
    Horizon Europe1 Jun 2026 - 31 May 2029
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  • COMMERCIALISATION
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    GENSHIELD-AI: Generalised Evaluation and Enforcement System for Holistic Inspection, Explainability, Liaison, and Defence of AI
    Enterprise Ireland (EI)1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liyanage M
  • PROJECT GRANT
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    Magos Bakri Balloon Placement Training
    Horizon Europe1 May 2024 - 30 Apr 2025
    People funded by this grant:
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    SmaRt, AutOmated, and ReliaBle SecUrity Service PlaTform for 6G
    Horizon Europe1 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2026
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  • GRANT
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    CSESS - A Cryptographic Spectrum Exchange using Spectrum Sensing
    Irish Research Council (IRC)1 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liyanage M
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    Resilient and Secure Multi-controller Communication Platform for 5G Networks
    Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships - European Union15 Jan 2019 - 14 Jan 2021
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    Secure East/West-Bound Communication for 5G Networks (SECURER)
    Irish Research Council (IRC)1 Oct 2017 - 30 Sep 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Murphy J
  • GRANT
    Excellent Young Scientists Fund (opens in a new tab)⁠
    National Natural Science Foundation of China1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2029
    Prestigious individual research award supporting internationally recognised young researchers to conduct innovative research in natural sciences and engineering.
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    University Research Profiles (Profi 9)
    Research Council of Finland (RCF)1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2031
  • POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
    Collaborative, Continuous-Learning Adversarial Agents for Enhancing Robustness in Federated Edge AI
    Research Ireland (IRC)1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liyanage M
  • PROJECT GRANT
    CONNECT 2 Operational Funding for Securenet Workshop Organisation
    Research Ireland (SFI)5 Dec 2025 - 4 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liyanage M
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Collaboration in XR (6G-BRICKS)
    Horizon Europe9 Oct 2025 - 8 Apr 2026
    People funded by this grant:
  • PROJECT GRANT
    TITAN-Tiny Inference for Transformers on AI Nodes
    European Commission (EC)1 Oct 2025 - 30 Apr 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liyanage M
  • POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
    Poisoning-robust Distributed Machine Learning algorithm for Smart Grid 2.0
    Research Ireland (IRC)1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liyanage M
  • OTHER GRANT
    CONNECT_Phase 2 Platform Funding for ETSI AI conference 2025 Demonstration
    Research Ireland (SFI)14 May 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liyanage M
  • OTHER GRANT
    Securenet 2025 Grant from Connect
    Research Ireland (SFI)14 Mar 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liyanage M
  • OTHER GRANT
    EI Coordinator Support Grant for JU-SNS-2025
    Enterprise Ireland (EI)10 Feb 2025 - 9 Feb 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liyanage M
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Federated Learning and Distributed Identity Integration for 6G-SANDBOX (ARMOR)
    Horizon Europe15 Jan 2025 - 14 Jul 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liyanage M
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Behavioral Next Generation in Wireless Networks for Cyber Security
    Cost - European Cooperation in Science and Technology1 Jan 2025 - 28 Feb 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liyanage M
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Evolution in Security and Privacy for 6G Networks (ENSURE-6G) [UCD'S & MANAGEMENT BUDGET ACCOUNT]
    Horizon Europe1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2028
    People funded by this grant:
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    CONNECT 2 Platform Funding
    Science Foundation Ireland8 Aug 2024 - 31 Dec 2026
  • PROJECT GRANT
    CONNECT 2 Platform Funding Tranche 4 - GENSHIELD AI: Mitigating Adversarial Threats from Generative AI and Proactive Fraud Prevention of distributed AI/ML-driven O-RAN for Future Networks
    Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)8 Aug 2024 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liyanage M
  • OTHER GRANT
    Securing Edge and Cloud in 6G Environments
    Enterprise Ireland (EI)10 Jul 2024 - 9 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liyanage M
  • GRANT
    Privacy enabled data management for zero touch network management
    Ministry of Education of India1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2026
  • TRAVEL GRANT
    Internal Review Workshop (3 Days) - at CTTC, Barcelona, Spain Proposal Finalization Workshop
    Enterprise Ireland (EI)8 Jan 2024 - 7 Jul 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Liyanage M