Professor Kandeepan Sithamparanathan
Head of Department and Associate Dean – Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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College: School of Engineering
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Department: School of Engineering
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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kandeepan.sithamparanathan@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Media enquiries
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Professor Kandeepan Sithamparanathan is an enthusiastic scientist and engineer who is passionate about research and development in next generation communication systems for making a better world for everyone to communicate from anywhere at any time.
Professor Sithamparanathan is currently the Associate Dean of Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering at the RMIT University. As part of his role, he assists the School of Engineering with strategic directions and development opportunities in the areas of teaching, research, and engagement. He also leads and manages a team of academics and researchers in his Discipline.
Professor Sithamparanathan is an award-winning researcher who is very devout about his research and development activities, he has attained significant recognition in his field of research both nationally and internationally. He is recognised for many of his research works specifically in the areas of cognitive radio communications bringing intelligence to next generation telecommunication systems and in UAV communications. He has published a scholarly book and over 160 scientific papers on top journals and conferences. He supervises many PhD students and constantly takes on vibrant and enthusiastic candidates to train and supervise towards their PhD. Moreover, Professor Sithamparanathan has acquired several millions in research funding grants from various sources further and through such research project he trains and mentors early and mid-career researchers.
He cherishes teaching engineering to the final year undergraduate and postgraduate students in his specialised areas such as wireless and mobile communications, satellite communications and advanced statistical signal processing methods. He consistently receives high teaching ratings from the student surveys because of his commitment and dedication in generating highly skilled next generation engineers in Australia.
Professor Sithamparanathan has an extensive track record of collaborating with many stakeholder in his field such as small to medium sized companies, large companies, government departments, Defence Australia, national and international standardization bodies and regulators, and top universities and research organisations around the world. He uses his extended professional network connect students and providing them with highly valuable opportunities for their career.
Industry experience:
Professor Kandeepan collaborated with the following industry partners during their research career:
Thales (France)
Thales Alenia Space (France)
Eutelsat ( France)
Orange Labs (France Telecom)
Telefonica (Spain)
Portugal Telecom (Portugal)
Intel Mobile (Germany)
Ericsson Australia
Telstra (Australia)
Challenge Networks (Australia)
Bosch (Australia)
They have collaborated with the following research organisations during their research career:
Joint Research Centre (JRC) for the European Commission (EC- Italy)
German Aerospace Center (Germany)
NICTA (Australia)
CREATE-NET (Italy)
Fraunhofer (Germany)
CWC (Finland)
Australian Institute of Sports (ACT)
Western Australian Telecommunications Research Institute (WATRI)
CTTC (Spain)
CEALETI (France)
CSIRO (Australia)
Defence Science Technology (Australia)
Awards:
Best Paper Award, IEEE Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme, 2019
IEEE Communication Society Certificate of Appreciation for 10 years of Dedication, 2015
Best Paper Award, International Conference on Personal Satellite Services Springer, 2012
Professor Sithamparanathan is currently the Associate Dean of Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering at the RMIT University. As part of his role, he assists the School of Engineering with strategic directions and development opportunities in the areas of teaching, research, and engagement. He also leads and manages a team of academics and researchers in his Discipline.
Professor Sithamparanathan is an award-winning researcher who is very devout about his research and development activities, he has attained significant recognition in his field of research both nationally and internationally. He is recognised for many of his research works specifically in the areas of cognitive radio communications bringing intelligence to next generation telecommunication systems and in UAV communications. He has published a scholarly book and over 160 scientific papers on top journals and conferences. He supervises many PhD students and constantly takes on vibrant and enthusiastic candidates to train and supervise towards their PhD. Moreover, Professor Sithamparanathan has acquired several millions in research funding grants from various sources further and through such research project he trains and mentors early and mid-career researchers.
He cherishes teaching engineering to the final year undergraduate and postgraduate students in his specialised areas such as wireless and mobile communications, satellite communications and advanced statistical signal processing methods. He consistently receives high teaching ratings from the student surveys because of his commitment and dedication in generating highly skilled next generation engineers in Australia.
Professor Sithamparanathan has an extensive track record of collaborating with many stakeholder in his field such as small to medium sized companies, large companies, government departments, Defence Australia, national and international standardization bodies and regulators, and top universities and research organisations around the world. He uses his extended professional network connect students and providing them with highly valuable opportunities for their career.
Industry experience:
Professor Kandeepan collaborated with the following industry partners during their research career:
Thales (France)
Thales Alenia Space (France)
Eutelsat ( France)
Orange Labs (France Telecom)
Telefonica (Spain)
Portugal Telecom (Portugal)
Intel Mobile (Germany)
Ericsson Australia
Telstra (Australia)
Challenge Networks (Australia)
Bosch (Australia)
They have collaborated with the following research organisations during their research career:
Joint Research Centre (JRC) for the European Commission (EC- Italy)
German Aerospace Center (Germany)
NICTA (Australia)
CREATE-NET (Italy)
Fraunhofer (Germany)
CWC (Finland)
Australian Institute of Sports (ACT)
Western Australian Telecommunications Research Institute (WATRI)
CTTC (Spain)
CEALETI (France)
CSIRO (Australia)
Defence Science Technology (Australia)
Awards:
Best Paper Award, IEEE Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme, 2019
IEEE Communication Society Certificate of Appreciation for 10 years of Dedication, 2015
Best Paper Award, International Conference on Personal Satellite Services Springer, 2012
Supervisor projects
- 6G Wireless and Mobile Communication with Artificial Intelligence
- 17 Jul 2024
- Enhanced 6G:Smart Wireless Networks for Seamless Connectivity and Efficiency
- 2 Jan 2024
- Advanced Strategies for Enhanced Wireless Communication: Sensing and Communication
- 3 Nov 2023
- Signal Processing for Communications and Radars
- 1 Oct 2023
- 5G Wireless Communications and Networks for Internet of Things (IoT)
- 29 Jun 2023
- Aerial Terrestrial Communications using UAV Low and High Altitude Platforms (LAP/HAP)
- 22 Jun 2023
- 5G Wireless Communications and Networks for Internet of Things (IoT)
- 8 Mar 2023
- Applying GNSS reflectometry (GNSS-R) for improving disaster resilience in Australia and the Pacific
- 16 Jan 2023
- Signal Processing for Communications and Radars
- 23 Nov 2022
- AI-Powered Physical Layer Security for Internet-of-Things over UAV-Assisted Network
- 5 Aug 2022
- Internet-of-Things over UAVs and Nanosatellites
- 3 Mar 2022
- Intelligent and Reconfigurable Satellite Communications
- 3 Dec 2021
- Precise Time and Frequency Transfer over Phase Compensated Optical Fibre Links Established through White Rabbit-Technology
- 3 Sep 2021
- Wireless systems for vehicles
- 22 Oct 2020
- Evolved Antennas for Biomedical Implants
- 22 Sep 2020
- Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Techniques for 6G and Beyond Radio Access Networks
- 12 Aug 2020
- Machine Learning Method for Radio Frequency Identification
- 21 Feb 2020
- Direction-of-Arrival (DoA) Estimation Performance in Next-Generation Wireless Systems (5G and Beyond)
- 1 Oct 2019
- Optical Camera-Based Indoor and Vehicular Communication
- 29 Aug 2019
- Performance Modeling and Enhancement for Next Generation Wireless IoT Networks
- 12 Jun 2019
- Optical Performance Monitoring in Short Reach Optical Communication Systems
- 5 Jun 2019
- Energy Efficient Clustering and Routing Algorithm in Wireless Sensor Networks
- 30 May 2019
- DDoS Attacks in Software Defined Networks: Detection and Protection
- 30 May 2019
- DDoS Attacks Mathematical Modelling in Software Defined Networks for Enhanced Detection Systems
- 30 May 2019
- Performance Optimization of Next Generation Low Power Internet of Things (IoT) Access Networks
- 30 May 2019
- Spectrum Occupancy Prediction using Deep Learning Techniques for Next Generation Wireless Communications
- 7 Mar 2019
- Blind Localisation of Radio Emitters Using Directional Antennas
- 13 Mar 2017
- Next Generation Miniature Radars: Performance Enhancement and Machine Learning Applications
- 1 Mar 2017
- Detection and Tracking in Passive Radars
- 1 Mar 2017
- Efficient Rendezvous Techniques and Statistical Analysis of Next Generation Radio Networks
- 1 Mar 2017
- Aerial-Terrestrial Communications for Next Generation Mobile and Wireless Networks
- 1 Mar 2017
- Congestion Mitigation in LTE Base Stations Using Radio Resource Allocation Techniques with TCP End to End Transport
- 26 Sep 2016
- Spectrum Prediction in Dynamic Spectrum Access Systems
- 16 May 2014
- Terminal cooperation in next generation wireless networks: Aerial and regional access Networks
- 27 Mar 2014
Teaching interests
Supervisor interest areas:
Next generation communication systems and networks (5G/6G)
Signal processing and machine learning techniques for communication and radars
Security issues in communication systems
Supervisor projects:
Non-orthogonal multiple access systems
Spectrum occupancy prediction using machine learning
Security issues in SDN networks
RF signal modelling through structures
Applications of random matrix theory for radar signal processing
Source localisation in vehicular networks
Programs (https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/engineering):
BH073 - Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering) (Honours)
BH094 - Bachelor of Computer Science
BH097 - Bachelor of Engineering Telecommunications (Honours)
BH091 - Bachelor of Engineering (Computer and Network Engineering) (Honours)
BH094 - Bachelor of Computer Science
BH072 - Bachelor of Engineering (Computer and Network Engineering) (Honours)
Next generation communication systems and networks (5G/6G)
Signal processing and machine learning techniques for communication and radars
Security issues in communication systems
Supervisor projects:
Non-orthogonal multiple access systems
Spectrum occupancy prediction using machine learning
Security issues in SDN networks
RF signal modelling through structures
Applications of random matrix theory for radar signal processing
Source localisation in vehicular networks
Programs (https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/engineering):
BH073 - Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering) (Honours)
BH094 - Bachelor of Computer Science
BH097 - Bachelor of Engineering Telecommunications (Honours)
BH091 - Bachelor of Engineering (Computer and Network Engineering) (Honours)
BH094 - Bachelor of Computer Science
BH072 - Bachelor of Engineering (Computer and Network Engineering) (Honours)
Research interests
Their current research focus is on 5G/6G communications & networks, satellite communications, security & vulnerabilities of next generation communications technologies, and developing machine learning and statistical signal processing techniques.
Research keywords:
Communications Engineering, Wireless Communication, Satellite Communication, Wireless Networks, Signal Processing for Communication and Radars, Machine Learning and AI, Internet of Things (IoT), Security in Communication Technologies, Optical Wireless Communication.
Research keywords:
Communications Engineering, Wireless Communication, Satellite Communication, Wireless Networks, Signal Processing for Communication and Radars, Machine Learning and AI, Internet of Things (IoT), Security in Communication Technologies, Optical Wireless Communication.
