My Achievements
Milestones, awards, and recognitions throughout my journey
Featured Accomplishments
Highlights from my journey as a developer
Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador — Senior (Gold)
2026-08-01
Promoted to Senior (Gold) Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador, leading campus skilling, Azure/GitHub advocacy, and mentoring of prospective ambassadors.
First Place — iCS 3.0 Capture The Flag
2026-07-29
First Place at iCS 3.0, the ISACA UCSC Student Group flagship Capture The Flag competition (finals 29 July 2026).
Hackathon Victories
Competitive programming and innovation challenges
iCS 3.0 Capture The Flag
First Place
2026-07-29
First Place at iCS 3.0, the flagship inter-university Capture The Flag competition organized by the ISACA UCSC Student Group. Challenges covered real-world security problems including web exploitation, reverse engineering, cryptography, and digital forensics.
ReidXtreme 4.0
2nd Runner-Up
2025-10-18
Induwara's team secured 3rd place at the ReidXtreme 4.0 competitive programming challenge. You can read more about this journey in his blog post: From First CP Challenge to the Podium — Our Journey to 3rd Place at ReidXtreme 4.0.
CodeQuest Vault Edition CTF 2025
2nd Runner-Up
2025-06-30
Induwara achieved 2nd Runner-Up in the thrilling CodeQuest Vault Edition CTF 2025 cybersecurity competition. Learn more about this experience here: 2nd Runner-Up at CodeQuest Vault Edition CTF 2025 – Our Thrilling Cybersecurity Journey 🥉.
Idealize 2024
Finalist - Top 3 teams (School Category)
2024-09-13
Idealize 2024 is a mobile app and web development competition organized by AIESEC in University of Moratuwa, focused on technopreneurship and innovative IT solutions. Reached the finals in the School Category with a web application that helps people find the nearest location with available medicine, standing out among top teams across the island.
SLIIT Cyber Security Community — Capture the Flag 2026
Finalist
2026-02-21
Competed in the Capture the Flag hackathon organized by the Cyber Security Community of SLIIT and was selected as a finalist.
GenZipher 1.0
Finalist — Team Leader (ReidInjection)
2025-08-01
Finalist and team leader of ReidInjection at GenZipher 1.0 (Genzhiper 2025), a combined capture-the-flag and competitive programming hackathon at OREL IT Global Innovation Center.
J'pura CryptX 1.0
Finalist
2025-02-15
Selected as a finalist for game-changing features in the agricultural domain. The initial round was competitive programming; after selection, the final round required building Aswenna — a platform that enhances farming efficiency, market access, and community collaboration through technology.
SLIIT CodeFest 2025 — Capture the Flag
Top 10 finalist teams
2025-09-04
Selected among the top 10 final teams in the Capture the Flag track under the tertiary category at SLIIT CodeFest 2025.
Idealize 2025
Finalist — 17th Place
2025-12-17
Idealize 2025 is a mobile app and web development competition by AIESEC in University of Moratuwa, focused on technopreneurship and innovative IT solutions. Reached the finals with DriveGuard AI — an AI-powered driver safety platform that analyzes camera input for drowsiness, phone use, and overspeeding, with instant alerts for safer roads.
IEEEXtreme 19.0
Participant
2025-10-25
Competed in IEEEXtreme 19.0 as part of an IEEE Student member team in IEEE's worldwide 24-hour programming contest—proctored, team-based, and focused on solving a full set of contest problems within the event window.
Certifications & Qualifications
Professional certifications and continuous learning
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) — in progress
Microsoft
2026-10-01
Preparing for Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) and Azure Data Fundamentals. Exams planned for October 2026. Not yet earned.
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Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador — Senior (Gold)
Microsoft
2026-08-01
Senior (Gold) Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador. Campus technology leadership, peer learning, and advocacy for Azure, GitHub, and Copilot.
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IEEEXtreme 19.0
IEEE
2025-10-25
Participated in IEEEXtreme 19.0, IEEE's global 24-hour programming challenge for Student members. Teams compete worldwide to solve a set of programming problems within a proctored event window.
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Postman API Fundamentals Student Expert
Postman
2024-06-01
Earned the Postman API Fundamentals Student Expert badge, covering API requests, collections, environments, and testing workflows.
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Cisco Networking Academy Learn-A-Thon 2020
Cisco Networking Academy
2020-12-01
Completed the Cisco Networking Academy Learn-A-Thon 2020, building foundational networking and cybersecurity awareness.
SoloLearn HTML and JavaScript
SoloLearn
2020-12-01
Completed SoloLearn HTML and JavaScript courses.
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Key milestones in my development career
Promoted to Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador Senior (Gold)
Promoted from Associate (Beta) to Senior (Gold), leading campus skilling and mentoring prospective ambassadors.
First Place at iCS 3.0 CTF
Won first place at iCS 3.0, ISACA UCSC's flagship Capture The Flag finals.
Hour of AI 2025
Main coordinator for Hour of AI 2025 at UCSC ACM — IoT + AI workshop on live sensor data.
Started BSc in Information Systems at UCSC
Began undergraduate studies at the University of Colombo School of Computing.
Became a Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador
Joined as Associate (Beta), running workshops on GitHub, Copilot, and Azure.
Founded Cyex Tech Solutions
Launched Cyex Tech Solutions to deliver custom web, SaaS, ERP, and AI-integrated systems.
Started Srijaya Print House systems work
Began building websites, operational tools, and the ERP/POS that still runs the print shop.
Let's Create New Achievements Together
I'm always looking for new challenges and opportunities to grow. Let's collaborate and build something amazing!