My Expertise
Drone vision systems, Computer vision, Autonomous robots
Keywords
Fields of Research (FoR)
Field robotics, Intelligent robotics, Autonomous vehicle systems, Computer vision, Machine learning, Artificial intelligenceSEO tags
Biography
Asanka is a postdoctoral researcher at UNSW Canberra. His research is focused on robotics, mechatronics, drones, machine learning, computer vision and signal processing. Prior to joining UNSW, Asanka was a postdoctoral researcher at Central Queensland University and University of South Australia. He has worked with several industry partners and government organizations as a research scientist. Asanka's research has attracted international...view more
Asanka is a postdoctoral researcher at UNSW Canberra. His research is focused on robotics, mechatronics, drones, machine learning, computer vision and signal processing. Prior to joining UNSW, Asanka was a postdoctoral researcher at Central Queensland University and University of South Australia. He has worked with several industry partners and government organizations as a research scientist. Asanka's research has attracted international media attention, including Scientific American, BBC and ABC Australia.
Asanka is currently working on multi-robot collaboration projects to address complex issues related to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) contaminated environments.
Professional Service
Co-organizer, IEEE TENSYMP 2023 conference
Co-organizer, Ubiquitous Robots 2023 workshop - Bio-Inspired Robot Navigation and Control in Unknown and Limited Visibility Environments
Topic editor, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, Bio-Inspired Robot Navigation and Control in Unknown and Limited Visibility Environments, 2023
Guest editor, Remote Sensing, Special Issue on Computer Vision and Image Processing in Remote Sensing, 2022-2023
My Grants
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Bio-Inspired Robot Navigation and Control in Unknown and Limited Visibility Environments, US Department of Airforce / Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD) (2023), AUD 17,546, Ravi, S., Kasmarik, K., Abpeikar, S., Perera, A.
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Heterogeneous Robot Swarms, UNSW Research Infrastructure Scheme (2023), AUD 68,645, Kasmarik, K., Perera, A., and 19 others
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Trusted Autonomy Self Forming Research Group Bid, School of Engineering and IT, UNSW Canberra (2022-2023), AUD 27,911, Kasmarik, K., Garratt, M., Ravi, S., Anavatti, S, Perera, A., and 7 others
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Vital Sign & Disease Detection at a Distance, Vital Intelligence Inc, 23/04/2020 - 23/10/2020
My Research Supervision
Supervision keywords
Areas of supervision
- I am available to supervise PhD students. My expertise includes robotics (mobile ground robots and drones), computer vision and machine learning.
- I value both the theoretical and application side of the research. Some of my past works were successfully commercialized with the help of industry partners.
- Many fascinating research topics await further exploration!
- Please email me if you are interested in pursuing a PhD in the above areas.
- I am working with Prof. Matt Garratt, Prof. Kathryn Kasmarik and Dr. Sreenatha Anavatti.
Currently supervising
- Robust 3D object recognition against adversarial examples and common corruptions
- Vision-based swarm robot localization in low-light conditions
- External PhD supervisor (UniSA)
My Teaching
Course convenor and lecturer ZEIT4160 Fundamentals of Robotics and Autonomous Systems (term 2, 2023). We use TurtleBot4 robots for this brand new course.
Course developer and coordinator - Mobile robotics course (UniSA teaching award, 2019).
Course coordinator and lecturer - Industrial Automation Systems.
Courses I was associated with:
- Electrical and Electronic Systems (EEET 1029) (2021)
- Industrial Automation (EEET 3044) (2021)
- Autonomous Mechatronic Systems (EEET 4070) (2019)
- Mechatronic System Design 2 (EEET 4075) (2019)
- Engineering Hours Project 2 (ENGG 4003) (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- Advanced Control (EEET 4071) (2017)
- Control Systems (EEET 3046) (2016, 2017)
Location
School of Engineering and Information Technology,
University of New South Wales, Canberra ACT 2610,
AUSTRALIA.
Contact
Publications
ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4021-3943