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 Grants
- Connectivity Innovation Network (CIN) Grant, 2024-2025, AUD 40,000, Co-investigator
- Topic: Integrated sensing and communication technology for disaster monitoring
- UNSW-SJTU Collaborative Research Program, 2024-2025, AUD 20,500, Co-lead investigator from UNSW
- Topic: An innovative integrated sensing and communication system for urban environment monitoring
- IEEE ComSoc Globecom Conference Travel Grant, 2024 and 2023, USD 2000
- IEEE ComSoc ICC Student Travel Grant, 2022, USD 1000
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
- Best Paper Award from IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), 2022 (top 16 among nearly 1100 accepted papers and 2800 submitted papers)
- President’s Award for Scientific Research, 2019-2020, from the government of Sri Lanka, which is given to the authors of top scientific publications
- Student’s speaker at the ANU CECC Graduation ceremony, July 2024 (link)
- Dr. Thilak Peris Award for the best performance in the General Program in Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2014
- F. Wijesundara Memorial Prize and Karunanayake Memorial Prize e for the best performer in Physics and combined mathematics, respectively, in G.C.E advanced level (A/L), Sri Lanka, 2011
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:
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A. Shafie, J. Yuan, N. Yang, and H. Lin “On the Time-Frequency Localization of the Delay-Doppler Plane Orthogonal Pulse,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, Dec. 2024 [IEEEXplore & pdf].
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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].
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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).
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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]
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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 (1 publication)
- Chengyang Zhang, Ph.D., UNSW, June 2024 to date, Topic: OCDM/AFDM for Time-varying Channels, co-supervising with Prof. J. Yuan (2 publications)
- Cheng Shen, Ph.D., UNSW, May 2024 to date, Topic: ODDM, co-supervising with Prof. J. Yuan (1 publication)
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 (3 publications)
- Yaru Shan, Visiting Ph.D., UNSW, August 2023 to July 2024, Topic: Off-grid Channel Estimation for ODDM, co-supervised with Prof. J. Yuan (2 publications)
Masters/Bachelors Project
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Yucong Wan, Boyang Qi, Peng Dai, and Jiaqi Zhang (T1 2025 to date)
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Xialin Liu (T3 2024 to date)
Graduated:
- Yunlin Yang, Lingyun Zhang, Siyi Li, UNSW (T2, T3 2024)
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 and ENGN 4536/6536 Wireless Communications, in Sem 1, 2021 and 2020, Australian National University
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