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Biography

Dr. A. Shafie received the B.Sc. degree with first-class honors in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Peradeniya (UOP), Sri Lanka, in 2017, and the Ph.D. degree in Engineering and Computer Science from the Australian National University, Australia, in 2023. He is currently a Post Doctoral Research Associate in the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications at the University of New South Wales (UNSW),...view more

Dr. A. Shafie received the B.Sc. degree with first-class honors in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Peradeniya (UOP), Sri Lanka, in 2017, and the Ph.D. degree in Engineering and Computer Science from the Australian National University, Australia, in 2023. He is currently a Post Doctoral Research Associate in the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia.

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My Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Engineering and Computer Science (wireless communications), The Australian National University, Australia, 2023
  • B.Sc. (First Class Honours) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2017
  • Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), (up to Management Level), 2015

My Awards

2019 Sri Lankan President’s Award for Scientific Research
                   -The President’s Awards for Scientific Research are given to the top scientific publications based on their SCImago Journal Ranking,  where the authors are of Sri Lankan origin

Best Paper Award at 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom): 
                   -Globecom is one of the two most prestigious conferences in the communications field.


My Research Activities

My research broadly falls within the field of wireless communication, with a focus on the following niche sub-disciplines:

  • Waveform design for new communication paradigms (OTFS, ODDM, AFDM, etc.)
  • Millimeter wave and terahertz band communications (mmWaveCom/THzCom)
  • Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC)
  • Underwater Communications
  • Machine Learning for Wireless Communications

 

Some of my selected publications/preprints:

  1. A. Shafie, J. Yuan, P. Fitzpatrick, T. Sakurai, and Y. Fang, "On the Coexistence of OTFS with OFDM-based Wireless Communication Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 01, no. 01, pp. 1-1, June 2024 [IEEEXplore & pdf].

  2. A. Shafie, J. Yuan, N. Yang, and H. Lin, “Time-Frequency Localization Characteristics of the Delay-Doppler Plane Orthogonal Pulse,” in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conferences (GLOBECOM), Cape Town, South Africa, Dec. 2024, pp. 1-6 [pdf].

  3. A. Shafie, C. Li, N. Yang, X. Zhou, and T. Q. Duong, “An Unsupervised Learning Approach for Spectrum Allocation in Terahertz Communication Systems”, in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conferences (GLOBECOM),  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 2022, pp. 1-7 [IEEEXplore and pdf] (Best Paper Award).

  4. A. Shafie, N. Yang, C. Han, J. M. Jornet, M. Juntti, and T. Kürner, “Terahertz band communications for 6G and beyond wireless networks: Challenges, key advancements, and opportunities,” IEEE Network Magazine, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 162-169, May/June 2023. [IEEEXplore & pdf

  5. S. Welikala, N. Thelasingha, M. Akram, P.B. Ekanayake, R.I. Godaliyadda, and J.B. Ekanayake, “Implementation of a robust real-time non-intrusive load monitoring solution,” Applied Energy, vol. 238, pp. 1519-1529, Mar. 2019. [Sciencedirect & pdf].

For the complete list of publications, visit GoogleScholar or my website.


My Research Supervision


Areas of supervision

Modulation and Waveform Design, ISAC, Underwater Communications, and Terhartz Communications


Currently supervising

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  • Kehan Huang, Ph.D., UNSW, June 2024 to date, Topic: ISAC/ODDM (co-supervising with Prof. J. Yuan)
  • Chengyang Zhang, Ph.D., UNSW, June 2024 to date, Topic: OCDM/AFDM for Time-varying Channels (co-supervising with Prof. J. Yuan)
  • Cheng Shen, Ph.D., UNSW,  May 2024 to date, Topic: ODDM (co-supervising with Prof. J. Yuan)

 

Graduated:

  • Yiyan Ma, Visiting Ph.D., UNSW, June 2023 to July 2024, Topic: Tomlinson-Harashima (TH) precoding for ODDM (co-supervised with Prof. J. Yuan)
  • Yaru Shan, Visiting Ph.D., UNSW,  August 2023 to July 2024, Topic: Off-grid Channel Estimation for ODDM (co-supervised with Prof. J. Yuan)

 

Masters/Bachelors Project

  • Yunlin Yang, Lingyun Zhang, Siyi Li, UNSW (T2 2024 to date)
  • Xialin Liu (T3 2024 to date)

My Teaching

Term 3, 2024: Co-convenor and Lecturer for TELE 4651 Wireless Communication Technologies, University of New South Wales
Term 3, 2023: Lecturer for TELE 4651 Wireless Communication Technologies, University of New South Wales
Sem 2, 2021: Lecturer and Tutor for COMP 2610 Information Theory, Australian National University

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