MEDIA/NEWS

JOURNALIST / MEDIA INTERVIEWS AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

  1. Australia-China Scientists Exchange Program, Commonwealth of Australia under the Australia-China Science and Research Fund (Go8), The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, Department of Industry, Australia, 2019.

  2. ABC News "What is mobile phone radiation and how safe is it?", ABC News, Australia, 30th April 2018.

  3. Radio Interview SBS Sinhala Radio in Melbourne, "New method for Predict Natural Disasters", SBS Radio, Melbourne Studios, Melbourne, Australia, 10th January 2017.

  4. "Teaching Award for a Melbourne Woman", Rivira Newspaper, Sri Lanka, 10th May 2015.

  5. Radio Interview SBS Sinhala Radio in Melbourne, "Australia-China Young Scientist Fellowship", SBS Radio, Melbourne Studios, Melbourne, Australia, 6th Nov 2014.

  6. "The safety of tram substations", ABC News, Australia (TV interview), 31st May 2014.

  7. "Is the long-term use of mobile phones safe?", 125th Anniversary Magazine, Southlands Girls' College, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2011.

  8. "Are mobile phones affecting your health?", Melbourne Engineering, Alumni and Friends, Australia, May 2010.

  9. "A mobile concern that isn't going away", Science Alert, Australia, 17th February 2010.

  10. Studio (Melbourne Newsroom), Video interview, Australia, 2010.

  11. "A mobile concern that isn't going away", Melbourne Voice, Volume 6, No. 2, Australia, 8th February 2010.

  12. "Effect to the brain from the mobile phone", Vidusara (Popular Science Newspaper), Page 9, Sri Lanka, 25th November 2009.

  13. "Sri Lankan scientist explains health effects of mobile phone", Sunday Lankadeepa, Page 12, Sri Lanka, 8th November 2009.

  14. "Phones and health", Moreland Leader, Australia, Page 15, 20th April 2009.

  15. "Antenna plan a concern", Moreland Leader, Australia, Page 16, 13th April 2009.

  16. "Scientist: Explaining health effect of mobile phone", Lankadeepa (Middle East), Page 15, Dubai, 9th July 2008.

  17. "Is long-term exposure to the radiation from mobile phones harmless?", GradNews, Cover page and Page 16, Australia, February 2008.



    18. INVITED SEMINAR / GUEST LECTURER

    Industry / Peak Body (National / International)

    1. Invited Talk from the Australian Peak-body - AISA Public Webinar, “Distributed Ledger Technology for Security, Trust, Transparency and Traceability", Australian Information Security Association (AISA), 29 September 2021 .

    2. “Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Shape Our Future”, Global Emerging Innovation Summit, as part of Victoria's Government Digital Innovation Festival, 31 August 2021.

    3. "Bringing the Influence of Machine Intelligence on the Internet of Things Applications", KPMG East Africa, Nairobi Kenya, November 2018.

    4. "Analysis of Data from 191 Publications of 883 In vitro Studies: Weak Radiofrequency Radiation Exposure from Mobile Phones", Osmunda Medical Device Service Group, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, November 2014.

    5. "Natural Disasters: Bushfires and Floods", IBM Research Laboratory, Melbourne, Australia, 2013.

      6. IEEE Talks

    6. "Blockchain Technology for the Internet of Things", IEEE Victorian Section, Australia, October 2020.

    7. "Women in Engineering: Is it Really Challenging?", IEEE Talk, IEEE Women in Engineering affinity group of University of Peradeniya and IEEE Central Region Subsection, Sri Lanka, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, July 2014.

    8. "Job Opportunities for Engineers", IEEE Talk, IEEE Sri Lanka Section, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 2014.

    9. "Radio Frequency and Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields Effect on Humans", IEEE Talk, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, Sri Lanka Chapter and IEEE Sri Lanka, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Jan 2012.

    10. "The Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation on Biological Tissues", IEEE Talk, IEEE Lisbon Chapter, Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Superior Techno (IST), Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, July 2011.

    11. "Radio Communication Issues in Early Detection of Forest Fires", IEEE Talk, IEEE São Paulo Section, Brazil, Dec 2010.

    12. "Biological Effects of Radio Frequency and Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field", IEEE Talk, IEEE Power & Energy Society, IEEE Malaysia Chapter, Malaysia, July 2010.

    13. "Biological Effects of non-ionizing radiation and magnetic fields", IEEE Talk, IEEE Sri Lanka Section, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2008.

      14. Universities / Research Centers

    14. Invited Talk, "Blockchain Trilemma: Decentralization vs. Security vs. Scalability" RMIT CCSRI (Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation) at the RMIT University, Australia , 14th May 2021.

    15. "Use of Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts to Protect Privacy and Security of Data: Internet of Things (IoT) and Cybersecurity" at the Faculty of Information Technology, The University of Da Nang, Da Nang, Vietnam, October 2019 (3 hours Guest Speech for Academia and Industry guests).

    16. "Data-Driven Decision-Making Process using Machine Intelligence: From Finance, Agriculture to Digital Health", School of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi Kenya, November 2018.

    17. "Optimizing Heating Efficiency of Hyperthermia: Determining Specific Loss Power of Magnetosomes and Superparamagnetic Particles for Different Shapes", Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetism, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, July 2018.

    18. "Some Undesirable Effects and Positive Therapeutic Use of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields", Indian Institute of Technology Madras, (IIT Madras), India, February 2018.

    19. "Emerging Trends of Machine Learning in Engineering Applications", School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India, February 2018.

    20. "Emerging Perspectives on Research", Jyothi Engineering College (Kerala Technological University), Kerala, India, February 2018.

    21. "Emerging Trends of Machine Learning in Engineering Applications", School of Electronics Engineering Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai, India, February 2018.

    22. "Electromagnetic Fields: Negative Effects and Positive Medical Benefits", Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 2018.

    23. "Machine Learning for Bioelectromagnetics: Intelligent Data Analysis", Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetism, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, July 2017.

    24. "Machine Learning Tool to Analyze the Interaction of Electromagnetic Fields with Biological Living Beings", Sri Lanka Technological Campus (SLTC), Padukka, Sri Lanka, June 2017.

    25. "Machine Learning Tool to Validate Some Mysterious Occurrences in Bioelectromagnetics Domain", Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems (EEIS) and Department of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, December 2016.

    26. "Machine Learning for Bioelectromagnetics", School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia, November 2016.

    27. Dosimetric Uncertainties: Potential Impact of Non-ionizing Radiation and Magnetic Fields on Humans, Animals and Plants, Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India, July 2016.

    28. "Humans and plants: Can it be Influenced by Non-ionizing Radiation and Magnetic Field Interactions?", Department of Pathology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, November 2015.

    29. "Role of Literature Review using Library Facilities and Databases in Research", Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, November 2015.

    30. "Potential Impact of Non-ionizing Radiation and Magnetic Fields on Humans and Plants", Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetism, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, November 2015.

    31. "Meta-Analysis of Data from 300 Publications: Weak Radiofrequency Radiation Exposure from Mobile Phones", Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetism, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, November 2015.

    32. "Teaching Tips", Learning and Teaching Symposium, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, September 2015.

    33. "Raising Public Awareness of Radiation: Potential Health Risks from Non-ionizing Radiation Hazards", Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBMSO), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, July 2015.

    34. "What Research is Required to Understand the Possible Health Consequences of Radio Frequency and Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on Humans?", Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, November 2014.

    35. "Uncertainties: Non-ionizing Radiation and Magnetic Fields Effect on Humans", Biomedical Engineering Department, JiNan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, November 2014.

    36. "Effect of EMF on Human: Can it be Influenced by Radio Frequency and Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields Interactions?", Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience & Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, November 2014.

    37. "What are the Biological Effects of Non-ionizing Radiation and Magnetic Fields?", Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetism, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, November 2014.

    38. "Mobile Phones and Electrical Devices at home: How much Electromagnetic Radiation do you get?", Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), Malabe, Sri Lanka, July 2014.

    39. "Prediction of Natural Disasters: Bushfires and Floods", The Ohio State University, United States, December 2013.

    40. "Electromagnetic Wave Effects on Humans", School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, October 2011.

    41. "Potential Health Effects of Exposure to Residential Electric and Magnetic Fields", Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, July 2011.

    42. "Environmental Effects of Non-ionizing Radiation and Magnetic Fields", Institute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Rome, Italy, July 2011.

    43. "Exposure-Risk Association on Living Organisms due to Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields", Institute of Theoretical Electromagnetic Fields, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, July 2011.

    44. "Biological Effects of Radio Frequency and Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field", Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia, July 2010.

    45. "Blood-Brain Barrier and Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields", Department of Pathology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, Jan 2010.

    46. "Effects Extremely Low-Frequency and Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on Humans", Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Oct 2008.

    47. "Which one is more Dangerous: Mobile Phone or Base Station", CUBIN Seminar, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne, Australia, 2008.

    48. "Effect of the Electromagnetic Fields on Humans", Scientists in Schools Program, Brunswick Language School, Melbourne, Australia, 2008.

    49. "Biological Effects of Extremely Low-frequency and Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields", Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2008.

    50. "Power Management in Sensor Networks", Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2007.

    51. "Performance Evaluation and Enhancement of Wireless Networks", Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2007.


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