Tharindu D. Ponnimbaduge Perera - Research Acitivities

Title: Energy efficient UAV-assisted wireless powered communication systems for 5G
Funding Body: Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR)
Duration: 09/2019 – 09/2021
Amount: 1, 200, 000 RUB (~20,000$)
P.I: Prof. Nalin Dushantha K. Jayakody

Title: Self-Energized UAV-Assisted Communications for 5G Wireless Networks
Funding Body: Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration, Ministry of Human Resource Development, India
Duration: 2019 – 2021
Amount: 120, 000 $
P.I: Prof. Nalin Dushantha K. Jayakody

MSc Thesis – Dinith Primal. “UAV assisted uplink and downlink NOMA Communication Systems”, John Moores University, Liverpool, UK (Jan 2022-Dec 2022)
MSc Thesis - Alessandro Visintini, “Trajectory Optimization for UAV aided Wireless Communications”, Polytechnico Di Milano, Italy & Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russia (June 2019 - Dec 2019, Co-supervised)
Final year Research Project, BSc Hons in IT - P.S. Madanayake, W.A.D.K. Wickramasinghe, H.P. Liyanarachchi, H.M.D.M Herath, “Fitness Mate: Intelligent workout assistant using motion detection”, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), Sri Lanka (Jan 2016 - Nov 2016)
Final year Research Project, BSc Hons in SE - H.K.I.C.L Chiththananda, Mahanama M.G.G.D.D.P, Prabashana P.M.P, Rathnayake L.M, “Intelligent Recruitment Management Engine”, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), Sri Lanka (Jan 2016 - Nov 2016)
Final year Research Project, BSc Hons in IT - Gimhana Dewapura, I.D.U.T Dhamarathna, R.M.M.D Gunathilake, R.G.H.K Wijewickrama, “Intelligent Project Management System”, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), Sri Lanka (Jan 2016 - Nov 2016)

ISWCS 2017 - Tutorial no 7, “Introduction to Simultaneous Information and Power Transfer and Associated Emerging Technologies”, Bologna, Italy, 2017.
Speakers: Dushantha Nalin K. Jayakody, S. Chatzinotas, Tharindu D. Ponnimbaduge Perera

TPC co-chair - Vehicular Technology Conference -Spring, Florence (2023)
Consultant - 10th Chapter of IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability 2021(IEEE ICIAfS 2021)
Local Organizing Committee Member – 2^nd IEEE Training School on Machine Learning for Wireless Communications, TPU, Russia, 2021
Conference Secretariat & Web Chair, ETIC2019 (http://etic2019.org/), Jigme Namgyel Engineering College (JNEC), Royal University of Bhutan, Dewathang, Bhutan, 2019.
Web Chair, 5^th International Workshop on CORNER: Communications for Networked Smart Cities, VTC2019 Spring, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2019
Web Chair, 4^th International Workshop on CORNER: Communications for Networked Smart Cities, IEEE PIMRC, Bologna, Italy 2018
Web Chair, International workshop on recent advancements of non-orthogonal multiple access techniques for 5G, VTC Spring, Porto, Portugal, 2018

Author: Tharindu D. Ponnimbaduge Perera

Last updated: 24January 2023