Professor Eliathamby Ambikairajah is a Tamil Australian engineer, academic and head of the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications at the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensiv ...

Early life

Ambikairajah was educated at

Jaffna Hindu College Jaffna Hindu College ( ta, யாழ்ப்பாணம் இந்துக் கல்லூரி, translit=Yāḻppāṇam Intuk Kallūri; si, යාපනය හින්දු විද්‍යාලය, translit=Yāpanaya Hindu Vidyāl ...

between 1959 and 1969. He graduated from the

University of Sri Lanka The University of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, ta, இலங்கைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) was the public university system of Sri Lanka from 1972 to 1978. Est ...

(Katubedda campus) in 1974 with a BSc (Eng) honours degree in electronic engineering and telecommunications.

Career

Ambikairajah worked as a scientific Officer at the Ceylon Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...

between 1975 and 1977. In 1977 he joined the Philips International Institute in Eindhoven on a scholarship. His studies there earned him a postgraduate degree in electronic engineering in 1978. He joined

Keele University Keele University, officially known as the University of Keele, is a public research university in Keele, approximately from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as the University College of North Staffordshire, Keele ...

in 1979 on another scholarship, graduating in 1982 with a PhD in

signal processing Signal processing is an electrical engineering subfield that focuses on analyzing, modifying and synthesizing ''signals'', such as sound, images, and scientific measurements. Signal processing techniques are used to optimize transmissions, ...

. He was a post-doctoral research fellow at the Queen's University Belfast between 1983 and 1984. Ambikairajah joined the

Athlone Institute of Technology The Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Luain) was an institute of technology, located in Athlone, Ireland. Established in 1970, the institute's campus was located on University Road. A cons ...

in 1982 as a lecturer. He was senior lecturer (1986–88), head of the Department of Electronic, Mechanical and Plastics Engineering (1989–95) and dean of the School of Engineering (1995–99) at the institute. He was a visiting lecturer at the National University of Ireland, Galway between 1985 and 1999. He was an invited research fellow at the British Telecom Laboratories in

Martlesham Heath Martlesham Heath village is situated 6 miles (10 km) east of Ipswich, in Suffolk, England. This was an ancient area of heathland and latterly the site of Martlesham Heath Airfield. A "new village" was established there in the mid-1970s and t ...

between 1989 and 1999. Ambikairajah joined the

in September 1999 as a senior lecturer. He became an associate professor at the university in January 2003. He was deputy head of the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications before becoming its head. He has been Director of Academic Studies at the university since January 2000. Ambikairajah is a fellow of the

Institution of Electrical Engineers The Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) was a British professional organisation of electronics, electrical, manufacturing, and Information Technology professionals, especially electrical engineers. It began in 1871 as the Society of T ...

and

Institution of Engineers, Australia Engineers Australia (EA) is an Australian professional body and not-for-profit organisation whose purpose is to advance the science and practice of engineering for the benefit of the community. Engineers Australia is Australia's recognized o ...

, and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

References

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