Prof. Tharaka Samarasinghe B.Sc. Eng. (Moratuwa), Ph.D. (Melbourne), MIEEE
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Professor
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tharakas@uom.lkTharaka Samarasinghe is an Honorary Fellow at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Melbourne ,2012 Electrical and Elctronic Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
University of Moratuwa ,2008 Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering
Research Interests
Wireless Communications, Communications Theory, Intelligent Transportation Systems…
Teaching
- Random Signals and Processes -Undergraduate -2015
- Communications III -Undergraduate -2015
- Analog and Digital Communication -Undergraduate -2015
- Information Theory and Coding -Undergraduate -2015
Journals
- Samith Abeywickrama, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Chin Keong Ho, Chau Yuen, “Wireless energy beamforming using received signal strength indicator feedback”, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 2017
- Tharaka Samarasinghe, Hazer Inaltekin, Jamie S Evans, “On optimal downlink coverage in Poisson cellular networks with power density constraints”, IEEE transactions on communications, 2014
- Tharaka Samarasinghe, Hazer Inaltekin, Jamie S Evans, “Optimal selective feedback policies for opportunistic beamforming”, IEEE transactions on information theory, 2013
- Meng Wang, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Jamie S Evans, “Optimizing user selection schemes in vector broadcast channels”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2015
- Tharaka Samarasinghe, Hazer Inaltekin, Jamie S Evans, “The feedback-capacity tradeoff for opportunistic beamforming under optimal user selection”, Performance Evaluation, 2013
- Tharaka Samarasinghe, Hazer Inaltekin, Jamie S Evans, “Modeling and analysis of opportunistic beamforming for poisson wireless networks”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2016
- Hassaan Hydher, Dushantha Nalin K Jayakody, Kasun T Hemachandra, Tharaka Samarasinghe, “Intelligent UAV deployment for a disaster-resilient wireless network”, Sensors, 2020
- Geeth P Wijesiri, Jussi Haapola, Tharaka Samarasinghe, “A Discrete-Time Markov Chain Based Comparison of the MAC Layer Performance of C-V2X Mode 4 and IEEE 802.11 p”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2020
- Mevan Wijewardena, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Kasun T Hemachandra, Saman Atapattu, Jamie S Evans, “Physical Layer Security for Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Two–Way Communications”, IEEE Communications Letters, 2021
- Vinoj Jayasundara, Hirunima Jayasekara, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Kasun T Hemachandra, “Device-Free User Authentication, Activity Classification and Tracking Using Passive Wi-Fi Sensing: A Deep Learning-Based Approach”, IEEE Sensors Journal, 2020
- Isuru Janith Ranawaka, Kasun T Hemachandra, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Theshani Nuradha, “An Energy Efficient D2D Model with Guaranteed Quality of Service for Cloud Radio Access Networks”, arXiv, 2019
- Mevan Wijewardena, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Kasun T Hemachandra, Saman Atapattu, Jamie S Evans, “A Novel Key Generation Scheme Using Quaternary PUF Responses and Wiretap Polar Coding”, IEEE COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS, 2021
- Shechem Sumanthiran, Dhanushka Kudathanthirige, Kasun T Hemachandra, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Gayan Aruma Baduge, “Rank-1 Matrix Approximation Based Channel Estimation for Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided Multi-User MISO Communications”, IEEE Communications Letters, 2021
Conferences
- Lahiru Jayasinghe, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Chau Yuenv, Jenny Chen Ni Low, Shuzhi Sam Ge, “Temporal convolutional memory networks for remaining useful life estimation of industrial machinery”, 2019 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), 2019
- Tharaka Samarasinghe, Hazer Inaltekin, Jamie S. Evans, “Outage capacity of opportunistic beamforming with random user locations”, Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2013 IEEE, 2014
- Tharaka Samarasinghe, Hazer Inaltekin, Jamie Evans, “The feedback-capacity tradeoff for opportunistic beamforming”, 2011 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2011
- ALATD Ambegoda, WTS De Silva, KT Hemachandra, TN Samarasinghe, ATLK Samarasinghe, “Centralized traffic controlling system for Sri Lanka railways”, 2008 4th International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability, 2008
- Tharaka Samarasinghe, Hazer Inaltekin, Jamie S. Evans, “Optimal SINR-Based Coverage in Poisson Cellular Networks with Power Density Constraints”, Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2013 IEEE 78th, 2014
- Arunn Balasundram, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Dileeka Dias, “Performance analysis of Wi-Fi direct for vehicular ad-hoc networks”, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS), 2016
- Samith Abeywickrama, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Chau Yuen, Rui Zhang, “Cluster-based wireless energy transfer for low complex energy receivers”, 2018 16th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), 2018
- Hazer Inaltekin, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Jamie S Evans, “Rate optimal limited feedback policies for the MIMO downlink”, 2011 International Symposium of Modeling and Optimization of Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks, 2011
- Theshani Nuradha, Kasun T Hemachandra, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Saman Atapattu, “Physical-layer security for untrusted UAV-assisted full-duplex wireless networks”, 2019 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps), 2019
- Geeth P Wijesiri, Jussi Haapola, Tharaka Samarasinghe, “A Markov Perspective on C-V2X Mode 4”, 2019 IEEE 90th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2019-Fall), 2019
- Samith Abeywickrama, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Chin Keong Ho, “Wireless energy beamforming using signal strength feedback”, 2016 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2016
- Meng Wang, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Jamie S Evans, “Transmission rank selection for opportunistic beamforming with quality of service constraints”, 2014 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2014
- Tharaka Samarasinghe, Hazer Inaltekin, Jamie Evans, “Vector broadcast channels: Optimal threshold selection problem”, 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory Proceedings, 2011
- Tharaka Samarasinghe, Hazer Inaltekin, Jamie Evans, “Vector broadcast channels: Optimality of threshold feedback policies”, 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory Proceedings, 2011
- Wageesha Manamperi, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Dileeka Dias, “Enhancing the Wi-Fi direct protocol for data communication in vehicular ad-hoc networks”, 2018 21st International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), 2018
- Chanaka Singhabahu, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Samith Abeywickrama, Chau Yuen, “Wireless energy transfer to a pair of energy receivers using signal strength feedback”, 2018 16th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), 2018
- Samodha Pallewatta, Poorni S Lakmali, Sandini Wijewardana, Pabasara Ranathunga, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Dileeka Dias, “802.11 p: Insights from the MAC and physical layers for a cooperate car following application”, First International Conference on Intelligent Transport Systems, 2017
- Rakshitha De Silva, Yushan Siriwardhana, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Mika Ylianttila, Madhusanka Liyanage, “Local 5g operator architecture for delay critical telehealth applications”, 2020 IEEE 3rd 5G World Forum (5GWF), 2020
- Insaf Ismath, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Dileeka Dias, Madara Wimalarathna, Waruna Rasanga, Nalin Jayaweera, Yohan Nugera, “Emergency vehicle traversal using DSRC/WAVE based vehicular communication”, 2019 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), 2019
- Meng Wang, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Jamie S Evans, “Multi-cell opportunistic beamforming in interference-limited networks”, 2014 Australian Communications Theory Workshop (AusCTW), 2014
- Tharaka Samarasinghe, Hazer Inaltekin, Jamie S Evans, “Optimal selective feedback policies for opportunistic beamforming under peak feedback constraints”, 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory Proceedings, 2012
- Theshani Nuradha, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Kasun T Hemachandra, “A Novel Content Caching and Delivery Scheme for Millimeter Wave Device-to-Device Communications”, 2019 22nd International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC), 2019
- Thavishi Illandara, Kasun T Hemachandra, Tharaka Samarasinghe, “On the coverage probability of cellular networks with underlaid clustered device-to-device networks using power control”, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS), 2017
- Tharaka Samarasinghe, Hazer Inaltekin, Jamie S Evans, “Maximizing the coverage-intensity product in random cellular networks”, 2014 Australian Communications Theory Workshop (AusCTW), 2014
- Geeth P Wijesiri, Jussi Haapola, Tharaka Samarasinghe, “The Effect of Multiple Access Categories on the MAC Layer Performance of IEEE 802.11 p”, GLOBECOM 2020-2020 IEEE Global Communications Conference, 2020