Forskningsgrupper
Ansvarsområde
Education
Ph.D. in ICT:
- 2012-2016, University of Agder
- Channel Access and Reliability Performance in Cognitive Radio Networks: Modeling and Performance Analysis https://uia.brage.unit.no/uia-xmlui/handle/11250/2413948
- Supervisor: Prof. Frank Y. Li
M.Sc. in ICT:
- 2010-2012, University of Agder
- Performance Evaluation of Channel Aggregation Strategies in Cognitive Radio Networks with Queues https://brage.bibsys.no/xmlui/handle/11250/137549
- Supervisor: Prof. Frank Y. Li
B.Sc. in Engineering:
- 2003-2008, University of Ruhuna
- Specialized in Electrical and Information Engineering
Publications
Book Chapters
- I. A. M. Balapuwaduge and F. Y. Li, ``Cellular Networks: An Evolution from 1G to 4G", In Shen X., Lin X., Zhang K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Wireless Networks, Springer, Cham, 2018. DOI: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32903-1_214-1
- E. H. Jayathunga, P. S. Ranaweera, and I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, ``Blockchain advances and Security practices in WSN, CRN, SDN, opportunistic mobile networks, delay tolerant networks", Revolutionary Applications of Blockchain-Enabled Privacy and Access Control, edited by Surjit Singh and Anca Delia Jurcut, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 1-34. https://www.igi-global.com/gateway/chapter/274696
Journal Papers
- T. Weerasinghe, V. Casares-Giner, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, and F. Y. Li, ``Priority Enabled Grant-Free Access with Dynamic Slot Allocation for Heterogeneous mMTC Traffic in 5G NR Networks", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 69, no. 5, May 2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2021.3053990
- T. Weerasinghe, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, and F. Y. Li, ``Priority-based Initial Access for URLLC Traffic in Massive IoT Networks: Schemes and Performance Analysis", Computer Networks, vol. 178, Sep. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2020.107360
- H. V. K Mendis, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, and F. Y. Li, "Dependability-based Reliability Analysis in URC Networks: Availability in the Space Domain," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 1915-1930, Oct. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNET.2019.2934826.
- T. Weerasinghe, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, and F. Y. Li, "Time-Space Domain Availability Analysis under Reliability Impairments," IEEE Networking Letters, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 103-106, Sep. 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/LNET.2019.2916909
- I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, F. Y. Li, and V. Pla, "Dynamic Spectrum Reservation for CR Networks in the Presence of Channel Failures: Channel Allocation and Reliability Analysis", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 17, no. 2, Feb. 2018. DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2017.2772240.
- I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, F. Y. Li, and V. Pla, "System Times and Channel Availability for Secondary Transmissions in CRNs: A Dependability Theory Based Analysis", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 66, no. 3, Mar. 2017, DOI: 10.1109 / TVT.2016.258520
- I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, F. Y. Li, A. Rajanna, and M. Kaveh, "Channel Occupancy-Based Dynamic Spectrum Leasing in Multi-Channel CRNs: Strategies and Performance Evaluation", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 64, no. 3, Mar. 2016. DOI: 10.1109 / TCOMM.2016.2521723
- E. Jalali, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, F. Y. Li, and V. Pla, "A Dynamic Channel Access Strategy for Underlay CRNs: Markov Modeling and Performance Evaluation", Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, Feb. 2015. DOI: 10.1002 / one.2928
- L. Jiao, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, F. Y. Li, and V. Pla, "On the Performance of Channel Assembly and Fragmentation in Cognitive Radio Networks", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 13, no. 10, Oct. 2014. DOI: 10.1109 / TWC.2014.2322057
- I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, L. Jiao, V. Pla and F. Y. Li, "Channel Assembly with Priority-Based Queues in Cognitive Radio Networks: Strategies and Performance Evaluation", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 13, no. 2, Feb. 2014. DOI: 10.1109 / TWC.2013.120713.121948
- K. M. S. Y. Konara, M. L. Kolhe, N. Ultveit-Moe, and I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, "Reliability Enhancement of Fast Charging Station under Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Failures and Repairs", Energies, vol. 16, no. 6, Mar. 2023. DOI: 10.3390/en16062933
- K. M. S. Y. Konara, M. L. Kolhe, N. Ultveit-Moe, and I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, "Optimal Utilization of Charging Resources of Fast Charging Station with Opportunistic Electric Vehicle Users", Batteries, vol. 9, no. 2, Feb. 2023. DOI: 10.3390/batteries9020140
Conference Papers
- D. Ghose, H. S. G. Pussewalage, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, S. P. Dash, "Secure and Lightweight Communication Protocol for Wake-up Radio Enabled Internet of Things", Accepted in European Alliance for Innovation Smart Life Summit, Bratislava, Slovakia, Oct. 2023.
- B. G. Jayasekara, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, F. Y. Li, "Dynamic Sensitivity Control for Mitigating Hidden and Exposed Terminals in WiFi 7 Networks", Accepted in IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IOT), Aveiro, Portugal, Oct. 2023.
- P.-Teodor Tivig, E. N Borcoci, M.-C. Vochin, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, F. Y. Li, ``Slicing 5G Core Network based on the Ryu SDN Controller for Everything as a Service", Accepted in Proc. Int. Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC), Tampa, Florida, Nov. 2023.
- C. Conțu, A. Ciobanu, E. N Borcoci, M.-C. Vochin, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, S. Topoloi, and R.-F. Trifan, ``Deploying Use Case Specific Network Slices Using an OSM Automation Platform", in Proc. Int. Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC), Herning, Denmark, Nov. 2022.
- T. Weerasinghe, V. Casares-Giner, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, F. Y. Li, and M.-C. Vochin, ``A Pseudo-Bayesian Subframe based Framework for Grant-Free Massive Random Access in 5G NR Networks", in Proc. International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), Honolulu, HI, USA, Jul. 2022. DOI: 10.1109/ICCCN54977.2022.9868918
- D. S. Vithanage, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, F. Y. Li, and V. Casares-Giner, ``Cell Association for MTC Devices in 5G Networks: Schemes and Performance Evaluation", in Proc. Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications and 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit), Porto, Portugal, Jun. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCNC/6GSummit51104.2021.9482587
- A. Søraa, T. Weerasinghe, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, and F. Y. Li, ``Preamble Transmission Prediction for mMTC Bursty Traffic: A Machine Learning based Approach", in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM, Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOBECOM42002.2020.9322633
- T. Weerasinghe, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, F. Y. Li, and V. Casares Giner, "MDP-based Resource Allocation for Uplink Grant-free Transmissions in 5G New Radio", In Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Seoul, South Korea, Apr. 2020.
- I. A. M. Balapuwaduge and F. Y. Li, "Hidden Markov Model based Machine Learning for mMTC Device Cell Association in 5G Networks," In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Shanghai, China, May 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2019.8761913
- T. Weerasinghe, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, and F. Y. Li, "'Supervised Learning based Arrival Prediction and Dynamic Preamble Allocation for Bursty Traffic," Accepted, IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM) Workshops, Paris, France, Apr.-May 2019.
- T. Weerasinghe, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, and F. Y. Li, "Preamble Reservation based Access for Grouped mMTC Devices with URLLC Requirements," In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Shanghai, China, May 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2019.8761430
- I. A. M. Balapuwaduge and F. Y. Li, "A Joint Time-Space Domain Analysis for Ultra-Reliable Communication in 5G Networks", In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Kansas City, MO, USA, May 2018. DOI: 10.1109/ICC.2018.8422742
- T. Weerasinghe, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, and F. Y. Li, "Per-User Availability for Ultra Reliable Communication in 5G: Concept and Analysis", In Proceedings of IEEE WCNC, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Apr. 2018. DOI: 10.1109/WCNC.2018.8377200
- I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, F. Y. Li, and V. Pla, "Significance of Channel Failures on Network Performance in CRNs with Reserved Spectrum", In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 23-27 May 2016. DOI: 10.1109 / ICC.2016.7510891
- Harsha S. G. P., P. S. Ranaweera, V. A. Oleshchuk, and I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, "Secure Multi-Party Based Cloud Computing Framework for Statistical Data Analysis of Encrypted Data", 19th International Conference on Intelligence in Next Generation Networks (ICIN), Paris, France, 1- 3 Mar. 2016. Link: http://dl.ifip.org/db/conf/icin/icin2016/1570221695.pdf
- I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, A. Rajanna, M. Kaveh, and F. Y. Li, "Performance Evaluation of Three Dynamic Channel Access Strategies for Spectrum Leasing in CRNs", In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), London, UK, 8- 12 Jun. 2015. DOI: 10.1109 / ICC.2015.7249537
- I. A. M. Balapuwaduge and F. Y. Li, "System Times and Channel Availability Analyzes in Multi-Channel Cognitive Radio Networks", In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Sydney, Australia, 10-14 Jun. 2014. DOI: 10.1109 / ICC.2014.6883504
- I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, L. Jiao, and F. Y. Li, "Complexity Analysis of Spectrum Access Strategies with Channel Aggregation in Cognitive Radio Networks", In Proceedings of IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM), Anaheim, CA, USA, 3-7 Dec. 2012. DOI: 10.1109 / GLOCOM.2012.6503292
- I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, L. Jiao, and F. Y. Li, "A Markov Chain Model for Performance Analysis of VBR Voice Using Multiple Thresholds", In Proceedings of the 18th European Wireless Conference, Poznan, Poland, 18-20 April.2012.
- I. J. Dahanayaka, P. K. Y. N. Kulasekara, M. N. F. Zihra, S. H. G. Chamindu, I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, and P. D. C. Perera, "Acoustic Echo Cancellation for Handsfree Applications Using Adaptive Filters", Annual Technical Conference of IET-YMS, Sri Lanka, October 16, 2010.
- I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, Y. C. C. Ananda, K. Niroshan, A. C. C. Priyangika, and K. Pirapaharan, "Practical Approach for Blind Source Separation of Instantaneous Mixture of Audio Signals", Seventh Academic Sessions, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, March 17-18, 2010.
- I. A. M. Balapuwaduge, Y. C. C. Ananda, K. Niroshan, and A. C. C. Priyangika, "Blind Audio Source Separation", Annual Technical Conference of IET-YMS, Sri Lanka, August 23, 2008.
Forskning
Forskningsinteresser
Teori og metoder:
- Markov process
- Dependability theory
- Stochastic process modeling
Trådløs kommunikasjon:
- Cognitive radio networks
- Wireless sensor networks
- Dynamic spectrum allocation methods
- Ultra Reliable Communication
- Security and IoT
- Applied Machine Learning
Faglige interesser
Reviewer:
- IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
- IEEE Transactions on Communications
- IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
- IEEE Journal of Selected Areas of Communications
- IEEE Communication Letters
- EURASIP Journal of Wireless Communications and Networking
- IET Communications
- IET Journal of Engineering
- Mobile Information Systems-Hindawi Publishing Corporation
TPC Member:
- Wireless Networks, Emerging Technologies, Architectures, and Services: IEEE WCNC 2019, Marrakech, Morocco.
- Communication QoS, Reliability and Modeling Symposium: IEEE ICC 2019, Shanghai, China.
- ACM International Symposium on Mobility Management and Wireless Access (MobiWac), Nov. 2019, Miami Beach, USA.
- IEEE Middle East & North Africa Communications (MENACOMM) Conference, Nov. 2019, Manama, Bahrain.
- International Conference on Innovation and Intelligence for Informatics, Computing, and Technologies (3ICT), Sep. 2019, Bahrain.
- Wireless Networking Symposium: IEEE ICC 2018, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Session Chair:
- CQRM-7 Quality and Performance in Wireless and Mobile Networks Symposium, IEEE ICC 2019, Shanghai, China.
- CRN-I01: Spectral Whitespaces, Auctions, and Leasing, IEEE ICC 2015, London, UK.
Undervisning
Lecturer:
Department of ICT, University of Agder (2017-2018)
- MA180 - Diskret matematikk 1
- IKT214 - Sikkerhet og IoT
- IKT444 - Mobile Communication Networks
- IKT 443 - WiFi and Ad-hoc Networks
Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna (2009-2010)
- EE7209 - Digital Signal Processing
- EE8210 - Digital communications
- EE5315 - Computer networks
- EE6321 - Embedded system design
- EE4310 - Communications
Teaching Assistant:
Department of ICT, University of Agder (2013-2015)
- IKT 428 - Mobile Communication Networks
- IKT 429 - Ad Hoc Networking
Kort biografi
- Forsker, Universitetet i Agder (From Nov. 2022)
- Seniorforeleser, Universitetet i Ruhuna (May. 2020 - Oct. 2022)
- Postdoktor: Universitetet i Agder (Mar. 2017 - March 2020)
- PhD Stipendiat: Universitetet i Agder (Sep. 2012 - Mar. 2017)
- Foreleser: Universitetet i Ruhuna (Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2010)
- Ingeniør: Huawei Technologies Lanka Pvt Ltd. (Nov. 2008 - Jul. 2009)
- Instructor: Universitetet i Ruhuna (Jun. 2008 - Nov. 2008)