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Dr

Nalika Ulapane

Research Officer

School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematical Sciences

Orcid identifier0000-0003-3432-3943
  • Research Officer
    School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematical Sciences

BIO

Dr Nalika Ulapane (PhD, BSc(Engineering)) is a researcher who combines mathematical modeling, engineering systems design, data and analytics, and design science research principles to solve problems in complex systems. He has held several research, teaching, and honorary positions in different institutions, including the University of Technology Sydney, the University of Melbourne, La Trobe University, Swinburne University of Technology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, and the Merdoch Children’s Research Institute.

LA TROBE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Research Fellow
    La Trobe University, School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematical Sciences, Melbourne, Australia1 Aug 2023 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Research Fellow
    Swinburne University of Technology, Department of Health Sciences and Biostatistics, Melbourne, Australia19 Oct 2020 - present
  • Research Fellow
    University of Melbourne, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Melbourne, Australia15 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2020
  • Research Fellow
    University of Technology Sydney, Center for Autonomous Systems, Sydney, Australia2 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2018
  • Casual Academic
    University of Technology Sydney, School of Electrical, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Sydney, Australia1 Apr 2013 - 31 Dec 2018
  • Research Associate
    University of Technology Sydney, Center for Autonomous Systems, Sydney, Australia26 Mar 2012 - 31 Dec 2016
  • Assistant Lecturer
    University of Peradeniya, Department of Engineering Mathematics, Kandy, Sri Lanka3 Oct 2011 - 16 Mar 2012

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Book Editor
    Taylor & Francis, CRC Press, London, United Kingdom1 Dec 2023 - present
  • Guest Editor
    Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (Switzerland), Sensors Journal, Basel, Switzerland1 Aug 2023 - present
  • Honorary Research Fellow
    Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia3 Jul 2023 - present
  • Honorary Research Fellow
    Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia5 Oct 2020 - present
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering Intern
    British American Tobacco, Kandy, Sri Lanka17 May 2010 - 29 Oct 2010

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  • BSc (Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
    University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka