Dr Arjuna Madanayake
\nAssociate\u00a0Professor
\nElectrical and Computer Engineering
\nRoom 265, ASEC South Tower
\nUniversity of Akron, Ohio, USA
\n44325-3904<\/p>\n
Contact:\u00a0arjuna@uakron.edu<\/a><\/p>\n Most Recent Positions<\/span><\/p>\n 1. Tenure-track Assistant Professor, University of Akron, December 2009-August 2015.2. Post Doctoral Associate, Multidimensional Signal Processing Education<\/span><\/p>\n PhD\u00a0 in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of MSc\u00a0in Electrical Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada. July BSc\u00a0 in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, University Professional organizations<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Member, Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).<\/p>\n Research grants<\/span><\/p>\n 1. Firestone Research Initiatives (FRI) grants, 2010, $7.5K, 2010. Awards and scholarships<\/span><\/p>\n 1. NSERC Post Doctoral Fellowship Award March 2009 (Nominated 11. First Class Honours. University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka (2001).<\/p>\n Invited talks, presentations and lectures<\/span> 2. A. Madanayake and G. Doluweera (joint presentation), Robust 3.\u00a0Broadband 3D Space-time RF Plane-wave Digital Filters \u2013 Potential 4. FPGA Processors for Real-time 2D\/3D IIR Frequency-planar\/Beam 5.\u00a0Broadband 2D IIR Space-time Plane-wave Digital Filters: Recent 6. Nano-technologies for the Next 50 years, GNST 345 Ideas, Science, Teaching<\/span><\/p>\n Digital Logic Design, Spring 2010\u00a0 109 Freshmen. Professional Development<\/span><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0University Teaching Certificate (UTC)<\/a>, Spring 2007. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “SPECTRE is a dedicated fraternity whose strength lies in the absolute integrity of its members.” \u2015 Ernst Stavro Blofeld [Bond villain] ASPC Group Leader and PI Dr Arjuna Madanayake Associate\u00a0Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Room 265, ASEC South Tower University of Akron, Ohio, USA 44325-3904 Contact:\u00a0arjuna@uakron.edu Most Recent Positions 1. Tenure-track Assistant Professor, University of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1586,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-110","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/aspc-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/aspc-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/aspc-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/aspc-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1586"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/aspc-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/aspc-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3063,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/aspc-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110\/revisions\/3063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/aspc-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/aspc-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/934\/2013\/08\/FullSizeRender-924x1024.jpg\")
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\nGroup, and Institute of Space Imaging Science\u00a0(ISIS), University
\nof \u00a0Calgary,\u00a0Alberta, Canada, May 2008 – April 2009.
\n3. Consultant, Headplay Canada, October 2007.
\n4. Laboratory Instructor, University of Calgary, Fall 2006.
\n5. Research\/Teaching Assistant, Department of Electrical and|
\nComputer Engineering, University of Calgary,
\nAlberta,Canada, July 2002-April 2008.
\n6. Junior Consultant, Dept. of Electronic and Telecommunication
\nEngineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri\u00a0Lanka, 2001-2002.
\n7. Visiting Instructor, Dept. of Electronic and Telecommunication
\nEngineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri\u00a0Lanka, 2000-2001.<\/p>\n
\nCalgary. March 2008.<\/p>\n
\n2004.<\/p>\n
\nof Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, June 2001.<\/p>\n
\n2. College of Engineering New Faculty Startup Grant, $549K, 2010.
\n3. US National Science Foundation (NSF), 2012,\u00a0EARS: Collaborative Research: Enhancing Spectral Access via Directional Spectrum Sensing Employing 3D Cone Filterbanks: Interdisciplinary Algorithms and Prototypes,\u00a0<\/a>Award Number:1247940, $240,894.
\n4. Office of Naval Research (ONR), Communications and Networking
\nTechnology Division, $115K
\n5. OESplus, 2014, $45K
\n6. ONR, Communications and Networking Technology Division, $207,791.
\n7. NSF, 2014,\u00a0Collaborative Research: Electronically-Scanned Wideband Digital Aperture Antenna Arrays using Multi-Dimensional Space-Time Circuit-Network Resonance: Theory and Hardware,\u00a0<\/a>Award Number:140836, $200,000.
\n8. NSF, 2015,\u00a0Collaborative Research: Arrays, Analog RF 2-D Filters, and Nanostructured Multiferroic Antennas for MM-wave OAM-Multiplexed Wireless Systems<\/a>
\nAward Number:1509754; Principal Investigator:Habarakada Madanayake; Co-Principal Investigator:Yu Zhu, Ryan Toonen, Award Amount:$289,994.<\/p>\n
\nfor the 2009 Howard Alper Prize by the\u00a0EECS Committee).
\n2.\u00a0Queen Elizabeth II Award, February 2008 (declined).
\n3. Schulich Student Activities Fund (SSAF) Travel Grant, $1000, for
\ntravel to ISCAS’06, Kos, Greece in May\u00a02006.
\n4.\u00a0Group grant from Schulich Student Activities Fund (SSAF), $6000 for forming FINESSE (member of six\u00a0member student team\/club).
\n5.\u00a0iCORE International Graduate (Doctoral) Scholarship Fall 2005.
\n6. Graduate Faculty Council Scholarship (summer 2005).
\n7.\u00a0Dean\u2019s Entrance Scholarship (DES). Faculty of Graduate Studies,
\nUniversity of Calgary (Fall 2004).
\n8.\u00a0Research Services Travel Grant, $1000. April 2005 for travel to
\nISCAS’05, Kobe, Japan in May 2005.
\n9.\u00a0GSA Academic Project Fund Travel Grant, $500. April 2005.
\n10.\u00a0GSA Academic Project Fund Travel Grant, $500. September 2004.<\/p>\n
\n1. Three-dimensional IIR Hexagonal Beam Filters for Possible
\nMassively-Parallel Applications in Radio Astronomy, The
\nDominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO), Herzberg
\nInstitute of Astrophysics, Penticton, BC,\u00a0\u00a0Canada, May 16 2008
\n[Lecture at a scientific meeting].<\/p>\n
\nMulticast of Electronic Warnings and Short-term Power Systems for
\nNatural Disasters, International Symposium of the Institute for
\nInfrastructure Renewal \u00a0and Reconstruction (IIIRR), Calgary, AB,
\nCanada, April 10-11, 2008.<\/p>\n
\nApplications in the SKA, Invited talk,\u00a0November 6, 2007, Square
\nKilometer Array (SKA) Technical Development Meeting, Dominion
\nRadio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO), Herzberg Institute of
\nAstrophysics, Penticton, BC, Canada.<\/p>\n
\nFilters, August 17 2007, \u00a0Electrical and\u00a0Computer Engineering,
\nUniversity of Victoria, BC, Canada.<\/p>\n
\nProgress, Challenges, and Future Work for\u00a0RF Implementation,
\nAugust 10 2007,\u00a0 Edward S. Rogers, Sr. Department of Electrical and
\nComputer\u00a0Engineering, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.<\/p>\n
\nand Innovation. 45 minute guest lecture. Faculty of Communication
\nand\u00a0Culture, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.<\/p>\n
\nAdvanced Array Signal Processing, Fall 2010, 4 Graduate students.
\nDigital Logic Design, Spring 2011\u00a0\u00a0 117 Freshmen.
\nAdvanced Array Signal Processing, Fall 2011, 4 Graudate students.
\nTools (Laboratory, Wednesday and Thursday), Fall 2011.<\/p>\n
\n2.\u00a0Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW),<\/a>\u00a0Winter 2007.
\n3.\u00a0Schulich Engineering Summit 2007<\/a>\u00a0– Specialized in Improving
\nEngineering Design.
\n4. Schulich Leadership Workshop, Fall 2007.
\n5.\u00a0Engagement and Student Success<\/a>, Teaching and Learning Centre
\nWorkshop 2007.
\n6. Investment Bootcamp, Alberta Venture Prize Competition 2007.<\/p>\n