B.Sc. Eng. Hons. (Moratuwa) M.Sc. (Alberta, Canada) Ph.D. (Alberta, Canada), MIEEE
Designation :
Senior Lecturer
Extension :
3314
Email:
kasunh@uom.lkDr. Kasun T. Hemachandra received the B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in electronic and telecommunication engineering from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, in 2008, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Alberta, Canada, in 2010 and 2015, respectively. From 2015 to 2017, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, AB, Canada. He is a currently a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa. His current research interests include in-band full duplex systems, device-to-device communications, cache enabled wireless networks, vehicular networks, and application of machine learning techniques in wireless communications.
Dr. Hemachandra’s has internationally collaborated with Dr. Gayan Amarasuriya at Southern Illinois University, Dr. Saman Atapattu at Melbourne University and Dr. Madusanka Liyanage at University College Dublin. Furthermore, he has collaborated with Dr. Tharaka Samarasinghe and Prof. Dileeka Dias
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Alberta ,2015 Electrical and Computer Engineering
Master of Engineering
University of Alberta ,2010 Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
University of Moratuwa ,2008 Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering
Professional Affiliations
IEEE(2010 To date)
Teaching
- Digital Communication I -Undergraduate – 2019
- Wireless Communications -Postgraduate – 2019
- Digital Communication II -Undergraduate – 2018
- Wireless and Mobile Communications -Undergraduate – 2018
- Digital Communication -Postgraduate – 2018
| 2019 | Outstanding Research Award – UoM |
| 2018 | Outstanding Research Award – UoM |
| 2015-2017 | Alberta Innovates Technology Futures Post Doctoral Fellowship |
| 2011-2015 | Alberta Innovates Technology Futures Graduate Student Scholarship |
Journals
- Norman C Beaulieu, Kasun T Hemachandra, “Novel simple representations for Gaussian class multivariate distributions with generalized correlation”, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 2011
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Norman C Beaulieu, “Outage analysis of opportunistic scheduling in dual-hop multiuser relay networks in the presence of interference”, IEEE transactions on communications, 2013
- Norman C Beaulieu, Kasun T Hemachandra, “Novel representations for the bivariate Rician distribution”, IEEE transactions on communications, 2011
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Norman C Beaulieu, “Simple expressions for the SER of dual MRC in correlated Nakagami-q (Hoyt) fading”, IEEE communications letters, 2010
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Norman C Beaulieu, “Novel representations for the equicorrelated multivariate non-central chi-square distribution and applications to MIMO systems in correlated Rician fading”, IEEE transactions on communications, 2011
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Norman C Beaulieu, “Shared relay networks with linear receivers at the relay: Two-cell case”, IEEE transactions on communications, 2014
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Norman C Beaulieu, “New representations for the Gaussian class multivariate Weibull distribution with constant correlation and applications”, IEEE transactions on communications, 2011
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Norman C Beaulieu, “Relay coordination schemes for two-hop networks: Two-cell case”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2015
- Hassaan Hydher, Dushantha Nalin K Jayakody, Kasun T Hemachandra, Tharaka Samarasinghe, “Intelligent UAV deployment for a disaster-resilient wireless network”, Sensors, 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
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Norman C Beaulieu, “A moment matching technique to estimate the achievable ergodic rate for limited feedback distributed antenna systems in the presence of out-of-cell interference”, IEEE communications letters, 2013
- Aydin Behnad, Norman C Beaulieu, Kasun T Hemachandra, “Correction to” Novel Representations for the Bivariate Rician Distribution”[Nov 11 2951-2954]”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2012
- 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
- 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 e-prints, 2019
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Abraham O Fapojuwo, “Average Rate Analysis for the Full-Duplex MISO Interference Channel”, IEEE Communications Letters, 2016
Conferences
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Nandana Rajatheva, Matti Latva-aho, “Sum-rate analysis for full-duplex underlay device-to-device networks”, 2014 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2014
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Norman C Beaulieu, “Novel analysis for performance evaluation of energy detection of unknown deterministic signals using dual diversity”, 2011 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2011
- Norman C Beaulieu, Kasun T Hemachandra, “Novel simple forms for multivariate Rayleigh and Rician distributions with generalized correlation”, 2010 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference GLOBECOM 2010, 2010
- 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
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Okechukwu Ochia, Abraham O Fapojuwo, “Performance study on cache enabled full-duplex device-to-device networks”, 2018 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2018
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Norman C Beaulieu, “Analytical study of multi-Antenna relaying systems in the presence of co-channel interference”, 2012 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2012
- Norman C Beaulieu, Kasun T Hemachandra, “Exact performance analysis of multihop relaying systems operating in co-channel interference using the generalized transformed characteristic function”, 2011 Australasian Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ATNAC), 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
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Abraham O Fapojuwo, “Duplex mode selection for throughput maximization in device-to-device underlaid cellular networks”, 2018 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2018
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Abraham O Fapojuwo, “Distance based duplex mode selection in large scale peer-to-peer wireless networks”, 2017 IEEE International conference on communications (ICC), 2017
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Norman C Beaulieu, “Opportunistic scheduling in dual-hop multiuser relay networks in the presence of co-channel interference”, 2012 IEEE global communications conference (GLOBECOM), 2012
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Norman C Beaulieu, “Novel representations for the multivariate non-central chi-square distribution with constant correlation and applications”, 2011 IEEE wireless communications and networking conference, 2011
- Norman C Beaulieu, Kasun T Hemachandra, “New simple solutions for the bivariate Rician PDF and CDF”, 2010 IEEE Wireless Communication and Networking Conference, 2010
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Norman C Beaulieu, “Novel simple forms for multivariate Nakagami-m distributions with generalized correlation”, 2010 IEEE Wireless Communication and Networking Conference, 2010
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Norman C Beaulieu, “New representations for the multivariate Weibull distribution with constant correlation”, 2010 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference GLOBECOM 2010, 2010
- 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”, 2019 22nd International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC), 2019
- 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
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Norman C Beaulieu, “Performance study of relay coordination schemes for two-hop networks: Two-cell case”, 2015 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2015
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Norman C Beaulieu, “Analysis on two-cell shared relay networks with linear receivers”, 2014 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2014
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Abraham O Fapojuwo, “Power control schemes for full-duplex device-to-device networks underlaying a primary full-duplex network”, 2017 IEEE 30th Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2017
- Kasun T Hemachandra, Norman C Beaulieu, “Average rate analysis of coordinated relay networks: Two-cell case”, 2015 IEEE International Conference on Communication Workshop (ICCW), 2015