Aruna Jayasena is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and leads the ArchLab, where he conducts research on secure and resilient computing systems. His work focuses on secure computer architectures and systems security, with an emphasis on heterogeneous system design, applied cryptography, trusted execution, and hardware-firmware co-validation. Operating at the intersection of Computer and Electrical Engineering, His research investigates the development of high-performance systems with strong guarantees of correctness, security, and reliability. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida. His Ph.D. dissertation, “Hardware-Firmware Security Co-verification,” received the EDAA Outstanding Dissertation Award in 2026. Outside of academia, Aruna is an automotive enthusiast who enjoys working on cars and drones, and in his free time, he enjoys swimming, kayaking, and exploring the world of cars.
Education
 | University of Florida 🇺🇸 |
 | University of Moratuwa 🇱🇰 |