Eranda Jayatunga

Mr. Eranda Jayatunga

Senior Lecturer

MEng (AIT, Thailand), BScEng (Hons) (Peradeniya)

Member (IEEE), Member (IESL), Certified CCNA Instructor Trainer in CISCO Network Academy (Sri Lanka)

Contact info

0718359262

eranda@eie.ruh.ac.lk, eranda107@yahoo.com

Room E212

About

Mr. Eranda Jayatunga is a Senior Lecturer attached to the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering since 2013. He has obtained his first Degree from University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka 2003. He started his research career at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand in 2005. He has worked in both Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada and University of Peradeniya , Sri Lanka, as a teaching assistant.

Research Interests and Collaborations

Research Interests

Internet of Things (IoT) and Sensor Networks
Cooperative Communication
MIMO Systems
Modulation Classification and Signal Processing
Edge/Cloud Computing

Teaching

EE6301 Communication Systems
EE6207 Wireless and Mobile Communication
EE7209 Digital Signal Processing
EE8210 Digital Communication
EE5302 Computer Networks

Publications

Book Chapters

Jayatunga, E. H., Ranaweera, P. S., & Balapuwaduge, I. A. (2021). Blockchain Advances and Security Practices in WSN, CRN, SDN, Opportunistic Mobile Networks, Delay Tolerant Networks. In S. Singh, & A. Jurcut (Ed.), Revolutionary Applications of Blockchain-Enabled Privacy and Access Control (pp. 1-34). IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7589-5.ch001

Thesis

Multiuser Detection on Uplink Asynchronous DS-CDMA Relay Channel in Rayleigh Fading, Master Thesis, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, May 2007.

Peer Reviewed Journals

Indexed Peer Reviewed Full Length Conference Papers

E. Jayatunga, A. Nag and A. D. Jurcut, “Security Requirements for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Communications Integrated with Blockchain,” 2022 Fourth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA), 2022, pp. 208-213, doi: 10.1109/BCCA55292.2022.9922372
T. Edirisooriya and E. Jayatunga, “Comparative Study of Face Detection Methods for Robust Face Recognition Systems, “5th SLAAI International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (SLAAI-ICAI), 2021, pp. 1-6, DOI: 10.1109/SLAAI-ICAI54477.2021.9664689
S. M. Vijayasundara, N. K. S. Udayangani, P. E. Camillus and E. H. Jayatunga, “Security Robot for Real-time Monitoring and Capturing, “10th International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAfS), 2021, pp. 434-439, DOI: 10.1109/ICIAfS52090.2021.9606058
P. Samarakkody, S. Guruge, D. Samaradeera, E. Jayatunga and P. Porambage, “Enhance Data Collection Process of a UAV-aided Low Power IoT Wireless Sensor Network, “IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference Workshops (WCNCW), 2021, pp. 1 – 6, DOI: 10.1109/WCNCW49093.2021.9419977
A. A. Ajmal, S. Shankarnath, M. Athif and E. H. Jayatunga, “Non-Invasive Screening Tool to Detect Anemia, “IEEE Healthcare Innovations and Point of Care Technologies, (HI-POCT), 2019, pp. 67 – 70, DOI: 10.1109/HI-POCT45284.2019.8962856
A. A. Ajmal, S. Shankarnath, M. Athif and E. H. Jayatunga, “Development of the Relationship between Hemoglobin Concentration and PPG Signal Characteristics, “14th Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), 2019, pp. 58 – 62, DOI: 10.1109/ICIIS47346.2019.9063311
E. H. Jayatunga and O. A. Dobre, “A Robust Higher-order Cyclic Cumulants Feature-based Vector for QAM Classification, “9th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks & Digital Sign (CSNDSP), 2014, pp. 417 – 421, DOI: 10.1109/CSNDSP.2014.6923865
E. H. Jayatunga, O. A. Dobre, S. Rajan, and R. Inkol, “A Survey of Modulation Classification Methods for QAM Signals”, Proc. NECEC (IEEE), 2008.

Local Research Forums

Amunugama, C.S.B.M.R.N.L.K., Helapita, L., Nagahawaththa, T.H and Jayatunga E.H., “Design a Wearable Textile Antenna to Transmit Real-time Data of an Athlete”, Proc. IET Young Professionals Technical Conference (IET YPTC), 2020. https://theiet.lk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020_V3_82-88.pdf
Niroshan T., Nubenthan S., Shalomy C., and Jayatunga E.H., “A Wireless System for Continuous Monitoring of Dengue Patients”, Proc. 4th Annual Research Symposium, 2017.
Rathnayaka Y.G.R.M.I.D., Sanjeewa M.A.N., Sumaya M.M.F., Jayatunga E.H., and Chandrasena R.P.S., “Parameter Study for Effective Wireless Power Transmission through Inductive Coupling”, Proc. 4th Annual Research Symposium, 2017.
Gunasekara A.U.D.M, Jayawardhana A.M.K.N.K., and Jayatunga E.H., “An Approach to Improve Accuracy in Mining Trajectory Data in Using WEKA”, Proc. 3rd Annual Research Symposium, 2016.
Saranga Y.G.T, Viranga R.K.D, Madarasinghe T.R, H.E.S. Sumathipala, and Jayatunga E.H, “Multi–Stage Dimmable Smart Electronic Ballast”, Proc. 2nd Annual Research Symposium, 2015.
Jayatunga E. H., “QAM Classification using Higher-Order Cyclic Cumulants”, Proc. 11th Academic Sessions of University of Ruhuna, 2014.

Abstracts

Chamalka W.H., Priyanga H.G.A., Vidyawansha C.J., Jayathunga E.H., ”Analysis of Optimal Sensor Positioning on the Body for Activity Recognition Applications”, https://isc.embs.org/2021moratuwa/, Track: Track: Biochemistry, Wearables, Healthcare and Biomaterials
S. Suthakaran, A.A. Azees, M.R.M. Athif, E.H. Jayatunga, W.F. Shahana, ”A Real Time Analysis of PPG Signal to Measure the Hemoglobin Concentration”, https://www.icbme.org, Abstract Number: ICBME1382

Contributions and Awards

Local Contributions

Head of the Department
Evaluation Panel Member – IESL Accreditation/ Recognition
Visiting Lecturer (SEUSL, SAITM, KDU)

Awards

Best Undergraduate Project in Electrical Engineering by IESL (E.W. Karunarathne Award, 2014/2015), Jayatunga E.H, Saranga Y.G.T, Viranga R.K.D, Madarasinghe T.R and H.E.S. Sumathipala, “A Multi–Stage Dimmable Smart Electronic Ballast”.