Research Interests

• Wireless Communications
• Embedded Systems
• Biomedical Engineering
• Machine Learning

Industry Collaborations

• Industrial Automation with OREL corporation, Meegoda and Samsons International Limited, Galle.

• EE 4202: Digital Electronics
• EE 5201: Computer Architecture
• EE 6304: Embedded Systems
• EE 7210: Telecommunication Networks

Book chapters

• Gunawardena and W. Zhuang, “Modeling and Analysis of Voice and Data over Cognitive Radio Networks,” SpringerBriefs in Computer Science, March. 2014

Thesis

• Modeling and analysis of voice and data in cognitive radio networks, PhD Thesis, University of Waterloo Canada, May 2013.
• Relay selection in cooperative communication networks, Master Thesis, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, May 2008.

Peer Reviewed Journals

• Gunawardena and W. Zhuang, “Service response time of elastic data traffic in cognitive radio net-works,” IEEE J. of Seletc. Areas of Commun., March 2013.
• Gunawardena and W. Zhuang, “Capacity analysis and call admission control in distributed cognitive radio networks,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 10, no. 9, pp. 3110-3120, Sept. 2011.

Indexed Peer Reviewed Full Length Conference Papers

• Subodha Gunawardena, Tharukshi Dissanayake, Pasindu Piyathilaka and Rasha Mohoammad, “Bandwidth Optimization for Fleet Monitoring Systems,” Proc. 2021 2nd International Conference for industrial and information systems (ICIIS), 2021, pp. 1-5.
• S. Gunawardena, D.P.M.H. Dharmananda, D.C.V.A. Wimalasena and U.R.R. Piyathma, “Non-Invasive Technique to Automate General Movements Assessment,” Proc. 2021 2nd International Conference for industrial and information systems (ICIIS), 2021, pp. 1-6.
• Manawadu, S. Gunawardena, N. Madhusanka, and D Rathnayake, “An Approach Towards Detecting Circular Fidgety Movements Using Machine Learning”, in Proceeding of 2^nd IEEE INCET2021, May 2021.
• D.K.Upeksha Chathurani, Subodha Gunawardena, A.H.Wijethunge, “Rehabilitation robotics for Arthritis,” Proc. Indiana Summit 2019, Oct. 2019.
• Gunawardena and W. Zhuang, “Service response time of elastic data traffic in cognitive radio net-works with SPT service discipline,” Proc. IEEE Globecom’12, Dec. 2012.
• Gunawardena and W. Zhuang, “On-o voice capacity of single-hop cognitive radio networks with distributed channel access control,” Proc. IEEE ICC’12, June 2012.
• Gunawardena and W. Zhuang, “Voice capacity of cognitive radio networks for both centralized and distributed channel access control,” Proc. IEEE Globecom’10, Dec. 2010.
• Gunawardena and W. Zhuang, “Voice capacity of cognitive radio networks,” Proc. IEEE ICC’10, May 2010.
• Gunawardena and N. Rajatheva, “SEP formula for single relay selection in a multiple relay environment over Rayleigh fading channels,” Proc. IEEE CCECE’08, May 2008.

Talks and Presentations

• “Selection diversity in cooperative communication systems”, at Wireless Signal Processing & Networking Workshop – Advanced Wireless Technologies for Future Mobile Communications Systems, Sponsored by Tohoku University (Japan) Global COE Hosted by Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), 2008.
• “Color Matching Device” at Proceedings at IEE young Members Session (Organized by IEE Young Members Section), Aug 2002.

Contributions

• Member of the Board of Management at Dialog-UoR 5G Innovation Centre
• Member of the ICT committee, FoE, UoR
• Member of the Sports Advisory Board, UoR
• Chairman of Technical Evaluation Committees for UoR and Local government institutions.

International Contributions

• Consultant Telecotran Limitted, Bangladesh

Grants

• Co-recipient of the Research grant to Develop Medicus+, a Robot for Remote Patient Monitoring System to combat COVID-19. A grand received through the Technology Transfer Unit of University of Ruhuna offered by World Bank AHEAD project, 2020.
• Responsive Research Seed Grant, Awarded by School of Post graduate Studies & Research, Sri Lanka Technological Campus, Padukka, Sri Lanka for “Failure Monitoring & Localizing System for Bolted Joints”, 2019.
• Co-recipient of Indo-Sri Lanka Research Grants, Awarded by Ministry of Research and Technology, Sri Lanka, to peruse a study on developing indoor robot fleet in assisting search and rescue in hazardous environments, 2017.

Awards

• Multimedia Communications Best Conference Paper Award, Awarded by the IEEE multimedia communications technical committee for the work on voice service support over cognitive radio networks, 2011.
• Faculty of Engineering Graduate Scholarship Award, University of Waterloo, Canada. Awarded for excellent academic and research performances in each academic term, by the Dept. of E&CE, 2008 – 2012 (received 3 times – maximum a student can receive)
• The Sonera prize for the most outstanding academic performance in the field of Telecommunication, Awarded by the Dept. Telecommunications Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 2008.
• The A. B. Sharma memorial price the best thesis from the field of Information & Communication Technologies and Telecommunications, Awarded by the Dept. Telecommunications Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 2008.
• The Kings scholarship for the development of education in Asia, Awarded for one person in each field of study, by the ministry of higher education, Thailand, 2006.
• W. J. T. Small Award, Awarded for the best student in mathematics stream, by Richmond College, Galle, Sri Lanka 1998.