Machine learning-based criminal behavior analysis for enhanced digital forensics

W. Pawani Dananjana; Jithmi Sewwandi Arambawela; D. G. Samesha Navodi Gonawala; R. K. Gethmi Hasinika Rathnayaka; Amila Nuwan Senarathne; S. M. Deemantha Nayanajith Siriwardena

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0332802

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Machine learning-based criminal behavior analysis for enhanced digital forensics

W. Pawani Dananjana ,

Contributed equally to this work with: W. Pawani Dananjana, Jithmi Sewwandi Arambawela, D. G. Samesha Navodi Gonawala, R. K. Gethmi Hasinika Rathnayaka

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Visualization

Affiliation Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka
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Jithmi Sewwandi Arambawela ,

Contributed equally to this work with: W. Pawani Dananjana, Jithmi Sewwandi Arambawela, D. G. Samesha Navodi Gonawala, R. K. Gethmi Hasinika Rathnayaka

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Visualization

Affiliation Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka
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D. G. Samesha Navodi Gonawala ,

Contributed equally to this work with: W. Pawani Dananjana, Jithmi Sewwandi Arambawela, D. G. Samesha Navodi Gonawala, R. K. Gethmi Hasinika Rathnayaka

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Resources, Software, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka
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R. K. Gethmi Hasinika Rathnayaka ,

Contributed equally to this work with: W. Pawani Dananjana, Jithmi Sewwandi Arambawela, D. G. Samesha Navodi Gonawala, R. K. Gethmi Hasinika Rathnayaka

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka
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Amila Nuwan Senarathne,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka
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S. M. Deemantha Nayanajith Siriwardena

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: deemantha.s@sliit.lk

Affiliation Faculty of Computing, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1520-0382

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Machine learning-based criminal behavior analysis for enhanced digital forensics

W. Pawani Dananjana,
Jithmi Sewwandi Arambawela,
D. G. Samesha Navodi Gonawala,
R. K. Gethmi Hasinika Rathnayaka,
Amila Nuwan Senarathne,
S. M. Deemantha Nayanajith Siriwardena

Published: October 6, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332802

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