Anushka Vidanage

Anushka Vidanage is a Research Fellow at the School of Computing, Australian National University (ANU), specializing in data privacy and security. She holds a PhD in Computer Science and focuses on privacy-preserving record linkage, differential privacy, federated learning, and cryptanalysis of privacy systems. Her work addresses vulnerabilities in data integration and develops robust security frameworks for sensitive data handling.

Research interests include:

• Designing secure record linkage techniques
• Countering adversarial attacks on privacy systems
• Blockchain security in data sharing
• Optimizing federated learning architectures

Recent publications analyze vulnerabilities in privacy-preserving systems, propose novel encryption methods, and evaluate blockchain-based solutions. Her work has been cited over 125 times, reflecting impact in cybersecurity and data science domains.

Current projects include a 2024-2025 initiative exploring federated learning and multi-party data integration while preserving individual privacy. She supervises research students in privacy engineering and advises on grant-funded projects.