Malka N. Halgamuge

University of Melbourne

 

Contact Details

Name:

Dr. Malka N. Halgamuge

Address:

ARC Special Research Center for Ultra-Broadband Information Networks (CUBIN) ,
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,
The University of Melbourne ,
Victoria 3010 , Australia.

Phone:

+61 3 8344 6769

Room:

5.17

Email:

malka.nisha@unimelb.edu.au

 

Current Positions

  • Research Fellow/Scientist  (Level B)
    Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
  • Honorary Fellow
    Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia

Teaching Experience

  • Part-time Lecturer
    Charles Sturt University, Melbourne, Australia

Undergraduate Course

Subjects:

    • ITC242 - Introduction to Data Communication
    • ITC254 - Wireless Communications

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, PhD, ARC Special Research Center for Ultra Broadband Information Networks [CUBIN] , Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Faculty of Engineering , The University of Melbourne , Victoria 3010, Australia. (June 2003 - November 2006).
    PhD Thesis: Performance Evaluation and Enhancement of Mobile and Sensor Networks
  • Masters of Engineering in Information Technology, MSc(Eng), School of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering , Faculty of Engineering, RMIT University , Melbourne , Australia (2000-2002).
    Master Thesis: Energy Efficient Ad-hoc Wireless Sensor Networks
  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering, BSc(Eng), Department of Production Engineering , Faculty of Engineering , University of Peradeniya , Srilanka. (1993-1997).

Publications

Book Chapter:

  • Malka N. Halgamuge, S. M. Guru and Andrew Jennings "Centralised Strategies for Cluster Formation in Sensor Networks", in Classification and Clustering for Knowledge Discovery, ISBN: 3-540-26073-0, Chapter 20 , Springer-Verlag , pp. 315-334, Aug. 2005.

Refereed Journal Articles:

  • Malka N. Halgamuge, Bertil R. R. Persson, Leif G. Salford, Priyan Mendis and Jacob L. Eberhardt,"Theoretical Aspects of Interactions between Weak Electromagnetic Fields (from Mobile Phones, Base Stations and Powerlines) and the Living Cell", IEEE, Submitted.
  • Malka N. Halgamuge, Moshe Zukerman, Rao Kotagiri and Hai Le Vu," Sensor Energy Consumption", ACM Transactions, Submitted.
  • Malka N. Halgamuge, Hai Le Vu , Rao Kotagiri and Moshe Zukerman, "A Call Quality Performance Measure for Handoff Algorithms in Intelligent Transportation Systems", IEEE Transactions, Submitted.

Refereed International Conference:

  • Malka N. Halgamuge, “Design Factors for Sustainable Sensor Networks”, Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability, ICIAfs’07, Melbourne, Australia, 4-6 December 2007.
  • Malka N. Halgamuge, “Efficient Battery Management for Sensor Lifetime”, Proceedings of IEEE 21st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, AINA’07, Niagara Falls, Canada, 21-23 May 2007.
  • Malka N. Halgamuge, Rao Kotagiri, and Moshe Zukerman, “High Powered Cluster Heads for Extending Sensor Network Lifetime”, Proceedings of 6th IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, ISSPIT’06, Vancouver, Canada, 27-30 August 2006.
  • Malka N. Halgamuge, Rao Kotagiri, Hai L. Vu, and Moshe Zukerman, " Evaluation of Handoff Algorithms Using a Call Quality Measure with Signal Based Penalties", Proceedings of IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC'06, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 3-6 April 2006.
  • Malka N. Halgamuge , Hai L. Vu , Rao Kotagiri, and Moshe Zukerman, "An Ideal Base Station Sequence for Pattern Recognition Based Handoff in Cellular Networks", Proceedings of International Conference on Information and Automation, ICIA'05, pp 19-24, BMICH, Colombo, December 2005.
  • Malka N. Halgamuge , S. M. Guru and Andrew Jennings "Energy Efficient Cluster Formation in Wireless Sensor Networks" Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Telecommunication, ICT'03 , Volume 2, pp 1571-1576, Papeete, Tahity, French Polynesia, 23 Feb.-1 March 2003.
  • K. Chan , G. Lam, S.M. Guru, Malka N. Halgamuge and S. Fernando " Development of Palm-SmartBolt Sensor System Interface", Proceedings of International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery, FSKD'02, Singapore, Nov. 2002.
  • C. Brewster , P. Farmer, J. Manners and Malka N. Halgamuge"An Incremental Genatic Algorithm for Model Based Clustering and Segmentation", Proceedings of International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery, FSKD'02, Singapore, Nov. 2002.

Poster:

  • Malka N. Halgamuge, Rao Kotagiri and Moshe Zukerman, "Strategies for Increasing Sensor Network Lifetime", AusCTW'07, Adelaide, Australia, 5-7 Feb. 2007.
  • Malka N. Halgamuge, Rao Kotagiri, Hai L. Vu and Moshe Zukerman, "Differentiated Penalties for Evaluating handoff algorithm", Proceedings of the AusCTW'06, Perth, Australia, 1-3 Feb. 2006.
  • Malka N. Halgamuge, Moshe Zukerman, Rao Kotagiri and Hai Le Vu, "Towards Better Handoff Algorithms", NICTA Techfest'05, Canberra, Australia, May 2005.

Academic Awards &  Scholarships

  • Awarded Solander Fellowship for research collaboration at Department of Radiation Physics, Lund University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, (2008 round).
  • Awarded Solander Fellowship for research collaboration at Department of Neurosurgery, Lund University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, (2007 round).
  • Awarded Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) for PhD studies at Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , The University of Melbourne , Victoria 3010 , Australia.
  • Awarded Government Education Department Scholarship for Undergraduate studies at Faculty of Engineering , University of Peradeniya , SriLanka.
  • Awarded Grade Five Government Scholarship for School Education in SriLanka.

Professional Activities

Invited Talk:

  • "Power Management in Sensor Networks", Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Srilanka, 2007.
  • "Performance Evaluation and Enhancement of Wireless Networks", Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Colombo, Srilanka, 2007.

Program Co-Chair:

  • Wireless Communication Track, International Conference on Communications Circuits and Systems, ICCCAS’07, Kokura, Fukuoka, Japan, 2007.

TPC Member:

  • Fourth International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAfS), Colombo, Srilanka, 2008.
  • International Conference on Communications Circuits and Systems, ICCCAS’07, Kokura, Fukuoka, Japan, 2007.
  • International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems, ICIIS’07, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2007.

Reviewer:

  • IEEE Tran. Vehicular Technology, IEEE Tran. on Circuits and Systems I, IEEE Communication Magazine, IEEE Comm. Lett., IEEE ICC, IEEE WCNC, IEEE PMIRC, WirelessCom, WIOPT, ICCS

Professional Societies:

  • Member of IEEE
  • Member of Networking Networking Women (N2 Women)
  • Volunteered Scientist in "Scientists in Schools" programm, Australia

Research Interests

  • Biological Effects of Magnetic-fields and Microwaves
  • Wireless Communication
  • Handoff Management in Cellular Networks
  • Energy Management in Sensor Networks

Teaching Interests

  • Cellular & Data Communication
  • Sensor Networks

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