Academic and Work Experience

Academic Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  Southern Illinois University, USA
  2018 – 2021
  Supervisor: Dr. Gayan Amarasuriya
  Thesis: “Cell-Free and Intelligent Reflective Surfaces Aided Architectures for Wireless Communication”
• B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (First-Class Honours)
  University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
  2014 – 2017

Academic Appointments

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow (NSERC)
  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada
  2024 – Present
  Supervisor: Prof. Chintha Tellambura
  Recipient of the NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship for the project: “Bridging the Gap Between Communication and Sensing in 6G Wireless Networks.”
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada
  2022 – 2024
  Supervisor: Prof. Chintha Tellambura
  Worked on an industry-academic collaborative project with Huawei Canada on next-generation wireless technologies for 6G networks.

Work Experience

• IT Administrator
  Southern Illinois University, USA
  2018 – 2021
  Installed and maintained UNIX lab systems, managed networks, and provided technical support.
• Application Engineer
  Synopsys Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd., Sri Lanka
  2017 – 2018
  Worked on validation of clock domain crossing (CDC) systems, performance benchmarking, and test case development for design verification tools.
• Trainee Engineer
  Sri Lanka Telecom PLC, Sri Lanka
  2016 – 2017
  Gained experience in telecommunications systems including transmission, switching, CDMA operations, and network infrastructure.