Prof Wamadeva Balachandran

Professor Balachandran is Professor of Electronic Systems and served as Head of Department of Systems Engineering at Brunel University, UK, from 1999 to 2004. Before joining Brunel University in 1995, he was a Reader in the Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering at the University of Surrey, UK. Prior to joining Surrey he was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Electronics at Southampton University, UK, from 1979 to 1983. He received his MSc and PhD degrees in Control Engineering and Measurement & Instrumentation from University of Bradford, UK, in 1975 and 1979 respectively. He received the BSc degree in Physical Sciences from University of Ceylon, Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 1971. After serving as a temporary member of academic staff for nine months in University of Ceylon, Colombo, Sri Lanka, he joined as an academic member of staff in the Physics Department of Fourabay College, University of Sierra Leone in 1971 and remained until 1974. During this period he also taught Physics and mathematics in a secondary school. He was a Visiting Professor in the Driftmier Engineering Centre at University of Georgia in 1993 and 1996. He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Mansoura and Dongguan University in China. In 2004 he was a Visiting Scholar in the School of Engineering & Applied Science at University of California, Los Angeles.

Professor Balachandran is a Fellow of IEEE (USA), IEE (UK), InstPhy (UK), InstMC (UK) and Royal Society of Arts (UK). His research interest spans several different disciplines: Electrostatics & Charge Particle Dynamics, Electrohydrodynamics, Micro/Nano particles and fibre generation, Transport of DNA using DEP force, Lab-on-a-chip, Electromagnetic Field Sensing, EM Interaction with Human Body, Dynamic Measurement Systems, Global Positioning Satellite System for Navigation and Medical Electronics. He has actively pursued research in these fields for more than 20 years and published over 200 papers to date and filed 10 patent applications. He has served as an External Examiner for 23 PhD degrees in the UK, France and Australia. Professor Balachandran has presented more than 40 plenary and invited talks in his field of expertise at international conferences around the globe. He has organized and Chaired several international conferences and continue to serve as a member of several scientific and organizing committees of international conferences. He is regularly invited to Chair sessions at IEEE/IAS, ICLASS, and several other meetings in the UK, Europe, USA and Asia. On a couple of occasions, Prof. Balachandran’s research has been featured on BBC World Service and TV Broadcasts. He continues to review manuscripts for 15 archival journals and research grant applications for EPSRC (UK), EU Framework, NSF (USA), SERC (Canada) and Singapore government.

Prof. Balachandran is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Atomization and Sprays, and the International Journal of Particle Science and Technology. He is a paper review manager of IEEE Transactions of Industrial Application Society. He has been a Guest Editor for the Journal of Measurement & Control. He has served as a member of Brunel University Court, Council, Senate, Finance Committee, Appeals Panel, Faculty Board and Wolfson Centre Advisory Board. He has a long experience of acting as a consultant in the fields of his research to over 30 companies worldwide.

External Recognition and Awards

• International President of the Institute of Liquid Atomization & Spray Systems, from 1997 – 2000.
• Chairman of Static Electrification Group of the Institute of Physics, London, from 1996 – 2000.
• Member of Electrostatic Society of America since 1987.
• Member of New York Academy of Sciences since 1993.
• Member of Aerosol Society, UK since 1987.
• Cited in MARQUIS Who’s Who Directory since 1996.
• Member of the IEEE Electrostatic Process Committee.
• Member of 2003 Tanasawa Best Paper Award Committee of ILASS-International
• IEE CPD and Career Advisor since 2000.
• External Examiner, MSc in Systems Engineering, University of Cardiff, 2004.
• Recipient of international study grant to visit Japan and USA in 1988, 1992 and 1994.
• Lead a team of academics from the UK to hold a workshop in Madras, India, supported by the British Council in 1994.
• Recipient of the Royal Society, UK, travel grant to present plenary lectures in Korea and Japan in 1997.
• In 1996 appeared as an expert witness for an IPR law suite at the Law Courts in Chancery Lane, London, and the Judge made an unprecedented commendation in his written judgment.
• Recipient of the IEEE John Melcher best paper award in 2000.
• Recipient of the best paper award at MIPRO International Conference, 2004
• Recipient of Global Research Award from the Royal Academy of Engineering, London, 2004.

Publications

Journal Papers

(2011) Hunaiti, Z., Garaj, V. and Balachandran, W., An assessment of a mobile communication link for a system to navigate visually impaired people, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 58 (9) : 3263- 3268

(2008) Catton, P., Mudge, P. and Balachandran, W., Advances in defect characterisation using long-range ultrasonic testing of pipes, Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring 50 (9) : 480- 484

(2007) Zolgharni, M., Azimi, SM., Bahmanyar, MR. and Balachandran, W., A numerical design study of chaotic mixing of magnetic particles in a microfluidic bio-separator, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 3 (6) : 677- 687

(2007) Mallett, R., Mudge, PJ., Gan, TH. and Balachandran, W., Analysis of cross-correlation and wavelet de-noising for the reduction of the effects of dispersion in long-range ultrasonic testing, Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring 49 (6) : 350- 355

(2007) Lastow, O., Andersson, J., Nilsson, A. and Balachandran, W., Low-voltage electrohydrodynamic (EHD) spray drying of respirable particles, Pharmaceutical Development and Technology 12 (2) : 175- 181

(2007) Lastow, O. and Balachandran, W., Novel low voltage EHD spray nozzle for atomization of water in the cone jet mode, Journal of Electrostatics 65 (8) : 490- 499

(2007) Ceceja, F., Balachandran, W. and Bordowski, M., Validation of electro-optic sensors for measurement of DC fields in the presence of space charge, Measurement 40 (4) : 450- 458

(2006) Hunaiti, Z., Garaj, V. and Balachandran, W., A remote vision guidance system for visually impaired pedestrians, Journal of Navigation 59 (3) : 497- 504

(2006) Hunaiti, Z., Garaj, V. and Balachandran, W., An assessment of the required in a remote for visually impaired video image quality vision guidance system pedestrians, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 12 (8) : 400- 403

(2006) Hunaiti, Z., Garaj, V. and Balachandran, W., An assessment of the video image quality required in a remote vision guidance system for visually impaired pedestrians, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 12 (8) : 400- 403

(2006) Ahern, JC. and Balachandran, W., Experimental electrohydrodynamic nanospray production using drawn glass capillaries, Particulate Science and Technology 24 (3) : 271- 280

(2006) Jaworek, A., Balachandran, W., Lackowski, M., Kulon, J. and Krupa, A., Multi-nozzle electrospray system for gas cleaning processes, Journal of Electrostatics 64 (3-4) : 194- 202

(2006) Lastow, O. and Balachandran, W., Numerical simulation of electrohydrodynamic (EHD) atomization, Journal of Electrostatics 64 (12) : 850- 859

(2006) Jaworek, A., Balachandran, W., Krupa, A., Kulon, J. and Lackowski, M., Wet electroscrubbers for state of the art gas cleaning, Environmental Science and Technology 40 (20) : 6197- 6207

(2005) Mallett, R., Blakeley, B. and Balachandran, W., Automated radiographic inspection of flexible risers: a feasibility study, Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring 47 (12) : 752- 755

(2005) Bahmanyar, M. and Balachandran, W., Beat to beat classification of long electrocardiograms using entropies and hierarchical clustering., 27th Annual International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 5 5579- 5581

(2005) Hunaiti, Z., Garaj, V., Balachandran, W. and Cecelja, F., Use of remote vision in navigation of visually impaired pedestrians, International Congress Series 1282 1026- 1030

(2004) Malyan, B., Kulon, J. and Balachandran, W., Dielectrophoretic transport and sorting of particles using an electrode micro-array, Institute of Physics Conference Series 178 113- 118

(2004) Jaworek, A., Balachandran, W., Krupo, A., Kulon, J. and Machowski, W., Electrohydrodynamic atomization of viscous liquids, Institute of Physics Conference Series 178 181- 186

(2004) Ahern, JC. and Balachandran, W., Influence of relative humidity on the electrical field strength to promote coalescence between two water drops, Journal of Electrostatics 60 (1) : 25- 36

(2004) Koolpiruck, D., Prakoonwit, S. and Balachandran, W., Numerical modeling of inhaled charged aerosol deposition in human airways, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 40 (5) : 1239- 1248

(2004) Malnar, B., Balachandran, W. and Cecelja, F., Numerical modelling of dielectrophoretic effect for sub-micron particles manipulation, Institute of Physics Conference Series 178 215- 220

(2003) Jirawimut, R., Ptasinski, P., Garaj, V., Cecelja, F. and Balachandran, W., A method for dead reckoning parameter correction in pedestrian navigation system, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 52 (1) : 209- 215

(2003) Garaj, V., Jirawimut, R., Ptasinski, P., Cecelja, F. and Balachandran, W., A system for remote sighted guidance of visually impaired pedestrians, British Journal of Visual Impairment 21 (2) : 55- 63

(2003) Balachandran, W., Kulon, J., Koolpiruck, D., Dawson, M. and Burnel, P., Bipolar charge measurement of pharmaceutical powders, Powder Technology 135-136 156- 163

(2003) Balachandran, W., Jaworek, A., Krupa, A., Kulon, J. and Lackowski, M., Efficiency of smoke removal by charged water droplets, Journal of Electrostatics 58 (3-4) : 209- 220

(2003) Yang, HT., Viswanathan, S., Balachandran, W. and Ray, MB., Modeling and measurement of electrostatic spray behavior in a rectangular throat of Pease-Anthony venturi scrubber, Environmental Science and Technology 37 (11) : 2547- 2555

(2003) Yang, HT., Viswanathan, S., Balachandran, W. and Ray, MB., Modeling of electrostatic spray in a venturi scrubber, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 78 (2-3) : 181- 186

(2003) Malnar, B., Malyan, B., Balachandran, W. and Cecelja, F., Separation of latex spheres using dielectrophoresis and fluid flow, IEE Proceedings on Nanobiotechnology 150 (2) : 66- 69

(2003) Kulon, J., Malyan, BE. and Balachandran, W., Simultaneous measurement of particle size and electrostatic charge distribution in DC electric field using phase Doppler anemometry, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 39 (5) : 1522- 1528

(2003) Jiravimut, R., Prakoonwit, S., Cecelja, F. and Balachandran, W., Visual odometer for pedestrian navigation, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 52 (4) : 1166- 1173

(2002) Ptasinski, P., Ceceja, F. and Balachandran, W., Altitude aiding for GPS systems using elevation map datasets, Journal of Navigation 55 (3) : 451- 462

(2002) Cecelja, F. and Balachandran, W., Compensation of environmental effects in bulk optical sensors, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 51 (4) : 866- 869

(2002) Cecelja, F., Bordovsky, M. and Balachandran, W., Electro-optic sensor for measurement of DC fields in the presence of space charge, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 51 (2) : 282- 286

(2002) Banks, DJ., Balachandran, W., Richards, PR. and Ewins, D., Instrumentation to evaluate neural signal recording properties of micromachined microelectrodes inserted in invertebrate nerve, Physiological Measurement 23 (2) : 437- 448

(2002) Jaworek, A., Adamiak, K., Balachandran, W., Krupa, A., Castle, P. and Machowski, W., Numerical simulation of scavenging of small particles by charged droplets, Aerosol Science and Technology 36 (9) : 913- 924

(2001) Miao, P., Balachandran, W. and Xiao, P., Characterization of ZrO2 and SiC ceramic thin films prepared by electrostatic atomization, Journal of Materials Science 36 (12) : 2925- 2930

(2001) Balachandran, W., Miao, P. and Xiao, P., Electrospray of fine droplets of ceramic suspensions for thin-film preparation, Journal of Electrostatics 50 (4) : 249- 263

(2001) Miao, P., Balachandran, W. and Xiao, P., Formation of ceramic thin films using electrospray in cone-jet mode, IEEE Industry Applications Magazine 7 (3) : 46- 52

(2001) Cecelja, F., Bordovsky, M. and Balachandran, W., Lithium niobate sensor for measurement of DC electric fields, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 50 (2) : 465- 469

(2000) Cecelja, F. and Balachandran, W., Optimized CdTe sensors for measurement of electric and magnetic fields in the near-field region, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 49 (3) : 483- 487

(2000) Ensell, G., Banks, DJ., Richards, PR., Balachandran, W. and Ewins, DJ., Silicon-based microelectrodes for neurophysiology, micromachined from silicon-on-insulator wafers, Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing 38 (2) : 175- 179

(2000) Cecelja, F. and Balachandran, W., Validation of electro-optic sensors for near-field measurement, IEE Proceedings on Science, Measurement and Technology 147 (4) : 165- 168

(1998) Machowski, W. and Balachandran, W., Dispersion and transport of cohesive lactose powder using travelling wave field technique, Powder Technology 99 (3) : 251- 256

(1998) Balachandran, W., Effects of high frequency electromagnetic radiation from mobile telephones on human body, Measurement and Control 31 (6) : 164- 165

(1998) Djuric, Z., Balachandran, W. and Wilson, CW., Electrical field and space charge modelling in a viscous fluid flow in a nozzle, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 31 (17) : 2132- 2144

(1997) Hu, D. and Balachandran, W., Non-wetting electrostatic assisted nozzle for spraying a catalytic melt, Particulate Science and Technology 15 (1) : 1- 12

(1997) Teng, WD., Huneiti, ZA., Machowski, W., Evans, JRG., Edirisinghe, MJ. and Balachandran, W., Towards particle-by-particle deposition of ceramics using electrostatic atomization, Journal of Materials Science Letters 16 (12) : 1017- 1019

(1996) Law, SE., Thompson, SA. and Balachandran, W., Electroclamping forces for controlling bulk particulate flow: charge relaxation effects, Journal of Electrostatics 37 (1-2) : 79- 93

(1996) Cvetkovic, SR., Balachandran, W., Kleveland, B., Arnold, PG., Wilson, FG. and Zhao, AP., Nozzle extraction geometry of a liquid metal atomizer optimized by computer simulation of electric fields, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 32 (4) : 844- 850

(1996) Ensell, G., Banks, DJ., Ewins, DJ., Balachandran, W. and Richards, PR., Silicon-based microelectrodes for neurophysiology fabricated using a gold metallization nitride passivation system, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 5 (2) : 117- 121

(1995) Wood, DE., Ewins, DJ. and Balachandran, W., Comparative analysis of power-line interference between two- or three-electrode biopotential amplifiers, Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing 33 (1) : 63- 68

(1995) Yule, AJ., Shrimpton, JS., Watkins, AP., Balachandran, W. and Hu, D., Electrostatically atomized hydrocarbon sprays, Fuel 74 (7) : 1094- 1103

(1995) Thompson, SA., Law, SE. and Balachandran, W., Metering of bulk material with an electrostatic valve, Transactions of the ASAE 38 (4) : 1189- 1194

(1994) Tawansi, A., Abdelkader, HI., Balachandran, W. and Abdelrazek, EM., FeCl3 doped polyvinylidene fluoride .2. pauli susceptibilty and microwave response, Journal of Materials Science 29 (15) : 4001- 4006

(1993) Ljepojevic, NN. and Balachandran, W., Deposition of charged particles in cylindrical tubes by image force: a new approach, Journal of Aerosol Science 24 (5) : 619- 628

(1993) Liu, LT. and Balachandran, W., Electronic compass for blind or deaf-blind pedestrians, Electronics Letters 29 (16) : 1462- 1463

(1993) Balachandran, W. and Hu, D., State of computer modelling of electrostatic fields in Europe: London, England, December 16, 1992, Journal of Electrostatics 31 (1) : 65- 68

(1992) Balachandran, W., Ljepojevic, NN. and Dombrowski, N., Evaluation of the electric field strength at the surface of a flowing liquid film in an ionized gas, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 25 (8) : 1182- 1186

(1992) Balachandran, W., Heale, DC. and Szajnowski, WJ., Golay coded electrostatic sensor arrays for cross-correlation flow measurement, Journal of Electrostatics 28 (1) : 47- 59

(1991) Balachandran, W., Cvetkovic, SR. and Kleveland, B., Computer aided design optimization of nozzle extractor geometry in a liquid metal atomizer, Institute of Physics Conference Series Section 4: Materials 287- 292

(1991) Balachandran, W., Ahmad, CN. and Barton, SA., Deposition of electrically charged drug aerosols in lungs, Institute of Physics Conference Series 118 (Section 1) : 57- 62

(1985) Lewis, RA., Ellis, CJ., Bailey, A., Hashish, A. and Balachandran, W., Cough induced by ultrasonically nebulized water is related to aerosol-particle charge, THORAX 40 (9) : 718- 719

(1984) Balachandran, W. and Bailey, AG., The dispersion of liquids using centrifugal and electrostatic forces, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 20 (3) : 682- 686

(1984) Lewis, RA., Ellis, CJ., Fleming, JS. and Balachandran, W., Ultrasonic and jet nebullizers - differences in their physical properties and fractional deposition and in the airway response to nebulized water and saline solutions, THORAX 39 (9) : 712- 712

(1983) Bailey, AG., Balachandran, W. and Williams, TJ., The rosin—rammler size distribution for liquid droplet ensembles, Journal of Aerosol Science 14 (1) : 39- 46

(1982) Lewis, RA., Fleming, JS., Balachandran, W. and Tattersfield, AE., Particle-size distribution and deposition from a jet nebulizer - influence of humidity and temperature, Clinical Science 62 (2) : P5- P5

(1981) Bailey, AG. and Balachandran, W., The disruption of electrically charged jets of viscous liquid, Journal of Electrostatics 10 99- 105

(1981) Balachandran, W. and Bailey, AG., The influence of electrostatic fields on the centrifugal atomisation of liquids, Journal of Electrostatics 10 189- 196

(1981) Balachandran, W. and Briggs, R., Ultrasonic sensors for monitoring flows and sludge solids concentrations in water and wastewater treatment, Water Science and Technology 13 (11-1) : 581- 588

(1978) Balachandran, W. and Page, HRS., A novel method of measuring flow-rate and suspended solids concentration of sewage sludges, Progress in water technology 9 (5-6) : 53- 58

Conference Papers

(2008) Memon, S., Sepasian, M. and Balachandran, W., Review of finger print sensing technologies, 12th IEEE International Multitopic Conference (INMIC 2008)

(2008) Jalal-Karim, A. and Balachandran, W., The influence of adopting detailed healthcare record on improving the quality of healthcare diagnosis and decision making processes, 12th IEEE International Multitopic Conference

(2008) Jalal-Karim, A. and Balachandran, W., The national strategies for Electronic Health Record in three developed countries: general status, 12th IEEE International Multitopic Conference

(2008) Jalal-Karim, A. and Balachandran, W., The optimal network model's performance for sharing Electronic Health record, 12th IEEE International Multitopic Conference (INMIC 2008)

(2008) Sepasian, M., Balachandran, W. and Mares, C., Image enhancement for fingerprint minutiae-based algorithms using CLAHE, standard deviation analysis and sliding neighborhood, World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science (WCECS 2008)

(2008) Sepasian, M., Mares, C., Azimi, SM. and Balachandran, W., Image enhancement for minutiae-based fingerprint identification, 37th Applied Imagery and Pattern Recognition Workshop

(2008) O'Leary, M., Balachandran, W. and Chambers, F., Nebulised aerosol electrostatic charge explored using bipolar electrical mobility profiles, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS'08)

(2008) Almasri, S., Hunaiti, Z., Sedoyeka, E. and Balachandran, W., Zone-based update mechanism for Location Based Services (LBS), IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics

(2008) Aldossary, F., Huneiti, Z., Hunaiti, Z. and Balachandran, W., The network analyser (HP8510C) as a transfer instrument for power sensor calibration, 25th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IMTC 2008)

(2007) Haig, AG., Mudge, PJ., Gan, TH. and Balachandran, W., Advanced transducer development for long range ultrasonic inspection systems, 4th International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Non-Destructive Testing

(2004) Funakawa, T. and Balachandran, W., Molecular dynamic simulation of electron bubble. transport in n-hexane liquid, 39th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Conference

(2008) AL Nabhan, M., Al Masri, S., Balachandran, W. and Hunaiti, Z., A critical assessment for RINEX data from OSNET for GPS accuracy improvement, IEEE/ACS International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications

(2008) Alhajri, K., Ai-Salihi, N., Garaj, V., Hunaiti, Z. and Balachandran, W., The performance of HSDPA (3.5 G) network for application in a navigation system for visually impaired people, 6th Annual Conference on Communication Networks and Services Research

(2008) Sedoyeka, E., Hunaiti, Z., Al Nabhan, M. and Balachandran, W., WiMAX mesh networks for underserved areas, IEEE/ACS International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications

(2007) Obayya, SSA., Thomas, S., Rajesh, T. and Balachandran, W., Accurate two dimension finite element time domain for electromagnetic acoustic transducer, Workshop on Computational Electromagnetics in Time-Domain

(2007) Azimi, SM., Bahmanyar, MR., Zolgharni, M. and Balachandran, W., An inductance-based sensor for DNA hybridization detection, IEEE International Conference of Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems

(2007) Zolgharni, M., Azimi, SM., Ayers, H. and Balachandran, W., Labelling of biological cells with magnetic particles in a chaotic microfluidic mixer, IEEE International Conference of Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems

(2006) Ceceja, F., Garaj, V., Hunaiti, Z. and Balachandran, W., A navigation system for visually impaired, 23rd IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

(2005) Hunaiti, Z., Rahman, A., Balachandran, W. and Huneiti, Z., 3G mobile health system, 2nd International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications/11th International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis

(2005) Hunaiti, Z., Garaj, V., Balachandran, W. and Cecelja, F., An assessment of 3G link in a navigation system for visually impaired pedestrians, 15th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers (CONIELECOMP 2005)

(2005) Funakawa, T. and Balachandran, W., Analysis of electron bubble dynamics inside an ElectroHydroDynamics nozzle using molecular simulation, 40th Annual Meeting of the IEEE-Industry-Applications-Society

(2005) Bahmanyar, MR. and Balachandran, W., Beat to beat classification of long electrocardiograms using entropies and hierarchical clustering, 27th Annual International Conference of the IEEE-Engineering-in-Medicine-and-Biology-Society

(2005) Hunaiti, Z., Balachandran, W. and Huneiti, Z., Development of a navigation system for visually impaired pedestrians, 2nd International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications/11th International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis

(2005) Hunaiti, Z., Rahman, A., Huneiti, Z. and Balachandran, W., Mobile medical data access system, 15th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers (CONIELECOMP 2005)

(2005) Funakawa, T. and Balachandran, W., Molecular dynamic simulation of electron bubble transport in n-hexane liquid, 39th Annual Meeting of the Industry-Applications-Society, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications (41) : 1358- 1363

(2005) O'Leary, M., Koolpiruck, D., Balachandran, W., Emberlin, J. and Lewis, R., The role of electrostatic charge accumulated by respirable sized allergens with regard to thunderstorm asthma, 40th Annual Meeting of the IEEE-Industry-Applications-Society

(2004) Hunaiti, Z., Garaj, V., Balachandran, W. and Cecelja, F., An assessment of GSM/GPRS link in a navigation system for visually impaired pedestrians, 14th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers (CONIELECOMP 2004)

(2004) Koolpiruck, D., Prakoonwit, S. and Balachandran, W., Deposition of charged inhaled aerosols with transient airflow in sequential lung airway model., 39th Annual Meeting of the IEEE-Industry-Applications-Society

(2004) Malyan, B., Kulon, J. and Balachandran, W., Dielectrophoretic transport and sorting of particles using an electrode micro-array, 11th International Conference on Electrostatics

(2004) Jaworek, A., Balachandran, W., Krupa, A., Kulon, J. and Machowski, W., Electrohydrodynamic atomization of viscous liquids, 11th International Conference on Electrostatics

(2004) Koolpiruck, D., Prakoonwit, S. and Balachandran, W., Numerical modeling of inhaled charged aerosol deposition in human airways, Joint Meeting of the Electrostatistics-Society-of-America/IEEE-Industry-Applications-Society-Electrostatic-Processes-Committee

(2004) Malnar, B., Balachandran, W. and Cecelja, F., Numerical modelling of dielectrophoretic effect for sub-micron particles manipulation, 11th International Conference on Electrostatics

(2003) Malnar, B., Balachandran, W. and Cecelja, F., 3D simulation of traveling wave dielectrophoretic force on particles, ESA-IEEE Joint Meeting on Electrostatics 2003

(2003) Balachandran, W., Cecelja, F. and Ptasinski, P., A GPS based navigation aid for the blind, 17th International Conference on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications (ICECom 2003)

(2003) Cecelja, F., Balachandran, W. and Jirawimut, R., A stereo vision system for pedestrian navigation, 17th International Conference on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications (ICECom 2003)

(2003) Halimic, M., Balachandran, W., Cecelja, F. and Tariq, M., Adaptive deconvolution approach for estimating the input of checkweighing systems, 20th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, IEEE IMTC P 1098- 1101

(2003) Halimic, M., Balachandran, W. and Cecelja, F., Enhanced adaptive network fuzzy inference system in checkweighing systems performance improvement, 20th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

(2003) Halimic, M., Balachandran, W., Hodzic, M. and Cecelja, F., Performance improvement of dynamic weighing systems using linear quadratic Gaussian controller, 20th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

(2003) Jirawimut, R., Prakoonwit, S., Cecelja, F. and Balachandran, W., Visual odometer for pedestrian navigation, 19th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IMTC/2002)

(2002) Malyan, B., Kulon, J. and Balachandran, W., Dielectrophoretic dual-frequency electrode array for the manipulation of sub-micron sized particles, 37th Annual Meeting of the Industry-Applications-Society

(2002) Miao, P., Balachandran, W. and Xiao, P., Formation of ceramic thin films using electrospray in cone-jet mode, Annual Meeting of the Industry-Applications-Society

(2002) Kulon, J., Malyan, B. and Balachandran, W., Simultaneous analysis of particle size and electrostatic charge distribution using Phase Doppler Anemometry, 37th Annual Meeting of the Industry-Applications-Society

(2002) Jirawimut, R., Prakoonwit, S., Cecelja, F. and Balachandran, W., Visual odometer for pedestrian navigation, 19th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IMTC/2002)

(2001) Kulon, J., Hrabar, S., Machowski, W. and Balachandran, W., A bipolar charge measurement system for aerosol characterization, Annual Meeting of the Industry-Applications-Society

(2001) Jirawimut, R., Ptasinski, P., Garaj, V., Cecelja, F. and Balachandran, W., A method for dead reckoning parameter correction in pedestrian navigation system, 18th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IMTC/2001)

(2001) Hrabar, S., Balachandran, W. and Bartolic, J., A simple model of electromagnetic coupling between mobile telephone and implanted pacemaker, 9th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

(2001) Cecelja, F. and Balachandran, W., Compensation of environmental effects in bulk optical sensors, 18th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IMTC/2001)

(2001) Huneiti, Z. and Balachandran, W., Effects of conducting liquid jet disintegration on specific charge of spray, 9th International Conference on Electrostatics, Journal of Electrostatics (51) : 558- 564

(2001) Miao, P., Balachandran, W. and Wang, JL., Electrostatic generation and theoretical modelling of ultra fine spray of ceramic suspensions for thin film preparation, 9th International Conference on Electrostatics, Journal of Electrostatics (51) : 43- 49

(2001) Balachandran, W., Krupa, A., Machowski, W. and Jaworek, A., Smoke precipitation by charged water aerosol, 9th International Conference on Electrostatics, Journal of Electrostatics (51) : 193- 199

(2001) Malyan, B. and Balachandran, W., Sub-micron sized biological particle manipulation and characterisation, 9th International Conference on Electrostatics, Journal of Electrostatics (51) : 15- 19

(2001) Kulon, J., Malyan, B. and Balachandran, W., The bipolar charge aerosol classifier, 36th Annual Meeting of the Industry-Application-Society (IAS)

(2001) Kulon, J. and Balachandran, W., The measurement of bipolar charge on aerosols, 9th International Conference on Electrostatics, Journal of Electrostatics (51) : 552- 557

(2000) Sivathasan, S., Cecelja, F. and Balachandran, W., ECG diagnosis using neural network and fuzzy expert system, 17th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

(2000) Cecelja, F., Bordowsky, M. and Balachandran, W., Electro-optic sensor for measurement of DC fields in the presence of space charge, Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM 2000)

(2000) Cecelja, F., Bordovsky, M. and Balachandran, W., Electro-optic sensor for measurement of DC fields in the presence of space charge, 17th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

(2000) Miao, P., Balachandran, W. and Xiao, P., Preparation of ceramic thin films by electrospray of ceramic suspensions, 35th IAS Annual Meeting and World Conference on Industrial Applications of Electrical Energy

(2000) Jaworek, A., Machowski, W., Krupa, A. and Balachandran, W., Viscosity effect on EHD spraying using AC superimposed on DC electric field, 35th IAS Annual Meeting and World Conference on Industrial Applications of Electrical Energy

(1999) Balachandran, W., Thompson, SA., Law, SE. and Machowski, W., Electrical characteristics of an electrostatic valve used for bulk transport of agricultural seeds, Industry-Applications-Society Annual Meeting

(1999) Cecelja, F. and Balachandran, W., Electrooptic sensor for near-field measurement, 1998 Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM 98)

(1999) Miao, P., Huneiti, ZA., Machowski, W., Balachandran, W., Xiao, P. and Evans, JRG., Electrostatic atomization of ultra fine spray of ceramic solution., 10th Internatioal Conference on Electrostatics

(1999) Balachandran, W., Machowski, W. and Horner, W., Electrostatic mass air flow meter, 10th Internatioal Conference on Electrostatics

(1999) Cecelja, F. and Balachandran, W., Optimised CdTe sensors for measurement of electric and magnetic fields in the near field region, 16th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

(1999) Viswanathan, S., Loy, HC., Loh, KK., Ananthanarayanan, NV. and Balachandran, W., Physico-dynamics in electroatomiser modelling, 10th Internatioal Conference on Electrostatics

(1999) Smorodin, V., Balachandran, W. and Hudson, C., Study of indoor aerosol removal with electro-spray, 10th Internatioal Conference on Electrostatics

(1999) Jaworek, A., Machowski, W., Krupa, A. and Balachandran, W., Viscosity effect on Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) spraying of liquids, 10th International Conference on Electrostatics

(1998) Hrabar, S., Machowski, W. and Balachandran, W., A bipolar charge measurement system for aerosol characterization, IEEE Industry Applications Conference

(1998) Bordovsky, M., Balachandran, W. and Cecelja, F., Bismuth germanate and lithium niobate in DC and extra-low-frequency electrooptic sensor, 1998 Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM 98)

(1998) Balachandran, W. and Machowski, W., Electrohydrodynamic atomization of insulating liquids, 67th Annual Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena

(1998) Huneiti, ZA., Balachandran, W. and Machowski, WW., Harmonic spraying of conducting liquids employing AC-DC electric fields, Annual Meeting of the Industry-Applications-Society

(1998) Balachandran, W., Machowski, W., Halimic, M. and Wilson, CW., Space charge modelling in a charge injected electrostatic atomiser, IEEE Industry Applications Conference

(1997) Banks, DJ., Ewins, DJ., Balachandran, W. and Richards, PR., A multichannel system for acquisition of signals recorded by thin film microelectrodes from invertebrate peripheral nerve, 18th Annual International Conference of IEEE Engineering-in-Medicine-amd-Biology-Society

(1997) Balachandran, W., Machowski, W., Gaura, E. and Hudson, C., Control of drug aerosol in human airways using electrostatic forces, 8th International Conference on Electrostatics, Journal of Electrostatics (40-1) : 579- 584

(1997) Machowski, W. and Balachandran, W., Design of electrostatic fog generator using a reverse field modelling technique, 1997 IEEE Industry Applications Conference / 32nd IAS Annual Meeting

(1997) Hu, D., Balachandran, W. and Machowski, WW., Design of traveling-wave field panel for pharmaceutical powders based on computer simulation of particle trajectories, 1994 Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting

(1997) Balachandran, W., Thompson, SA., Law, SE. and Machowski, W., Electrical characteristics of an electrostatic valve used for bulk transport of agricultural seeds, 1997 IEEE Industry Applications Conference / 32nd IAS Annual Meeting

(1997) Machowski, W. and Balachandran, W., Electrodynamic control and separation of charged particles using travelling wave field technique, 8th International Conference on Electrostatics, Journal of Electrostatics (40-1) : 325- 330

(1997) Machowski, WW., Balachandran, W. and Hu, D., Influence of electrode geometry on transport and separation efficiency of powders using traveling wave field technique, 32nd Annual Meeting of the IEEE Industry-Applications-Society

(1997) Huneiti, Z., Balachandran, W. and Machowski, W., The study of AC coupled DC fields on conducting liquid jets, 8th International Conference on Electrostatics, Journal of Electrostatics (40-1) : 97- 102

(1997) Balachandran, W., Hu, D., Ghadiri, M., Law, SE. and Thompson, SA., The study of the performance of an electrostatic valve used for bulk transport of particulate materials, 32nd Annual Meeting of the IEEE Industry-Applications-Society

(1996) Machowski, W. and Balachandran, W., Application of travelling wave field technique for handling cohesive powders, 1996 IEEE Industry Applications Conference / 31st IAS Annual Meeting

(1996) Huneiti, Z., Machowski, W. and Balachandran, W., Excitation of electrohydrodynamic surface waves on a conducting liquid jet employing AC field, 1996 IEEE Industry Applications Conference / 31st IAS Annual Meeting

(1996) Halimic, M., Balachandran, W. and Enab, Y., Fuzzy logic estimator for dynamic weighing system, 5th IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE 96)

(1996) Balachandran, W., Machowski, W. and Groemping, M., Precipitation of inhalable smoke particles using electrostatic ultrasonic nozzle, 1996 IEEE Industry Applications Conference / 31st IAS Annual Meeting

(1995) Tariq, M., Balachandran, W. and Song, S., Checkweigher modeling using dynamical subsystems, 1995 IEEE Industry Applications Conference/30th IAS Annual Meeting

(1995) Hu, D., Balachandran, W., Schrimpton, J., Yule, AJ. and Watkins, P., Electrostatic atomisation of insulating oils and the associated charge injection mechanism, 9th International Conference on Electrostatics

(1995) Huneiti, Z., Balachandran, W., Machowski, W. and Arnold, P., Harmonic spraying of conducting liquids employing AC-DC electric fields, 1995 IEEE Industry Applications Conference/30th IAS Annual Meeting

(1995) Machowski, W., Balachandran, W. and Hu, D., Influence of electrode geometry on transport and separation efficiency of powders using travelling wave field technique., 1995 IEEE Industry Applications Conference/30th IAS Annual Meeting

(1995) Halimic, M. and Balachandran, W., Kalman filter for dynamic weighing system, 1995 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE 95)

(1995) Balachandran, W., Halimic, M., Hodzic, M., Tariq, M., Enab, Y. and Cecelja, F., Optimal digital control and filtering for dynamic weighing systems, 1995 IEEE Instrumentation/Measurement Technology Conference - I(3)C: Integrating Intelligent Instrumentation and Control

(1995) Balachandran, W., Tawansi, A., Elkonialy, SH., Abdelkader, H. and Elhefnawy, S., Piezoelectricity in polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymer doped with transition metal halides, 9th International Conference on Electrostatics

(1995) Arnold, PG. and Balachandran, W., Studies of a liquid metal atomizer producing thin coatings and membranes, 9th International Conference on Electrostatics

(1995) Balachandran, W., Huneiti, Z., Machowski, W. and Hu, D., Study of charged conducting liquid film break-up process using image analysis, 9th International Conference on Electrostatics

(1994) Balachandran, W., Hu, D., Yule, AJ., Shrimpton, JS. and Watkins, AP., A charge injection nozzle for atomisation of fuel oils in combustion applications, 1994 Industry Applications Conference/29th IAS Annual Meeting

(1994) Hu, D. and Balachandran, W., A non-wetting electrostatic assisted nozzle for spraying a catalytic melt, 1994 Industry Applications Conference/29th IAS Annual Meeting

(1994) Balachandran, W., Machowski, W. and Ahmad, CN., Electrostatic atomization of conducting liquids using ac superimposed on dc fields, 1992 IEEE Industry-Applications-Society Annual Meeting

(1994) Banks, DJ., Balachandran, W., Ewins, DJ., Hughes, SC. and Richards, PR., Finite element modelling of extracellular potentials around thin-film microelectrode probes in invertebrate peripheral nerve, 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering-in-Medicine-and-Biology-Society on Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers

(1994) Balachandran, W., Enab, YM., Halimic, M. and Tariq, M., Intelligent robot based dynamic weighting system, 13th Conference on Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision: Algorithms and Computer Vision

(1994) Banks, DJ., Balachandran, W., Ewins, DJ., Hughes, SC. and Richards, PR., Intraneural extracellular recording from locust peripheral nerve with thin-film microelectrodes - methods and results, 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering-in-Medicine-and-Biology-Society on Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers

(1994) Balachandran, W., Tawansi, A., Abdelkader, H., Elkonialy, SH. and Elhefnawy, S., Photovoltaic effect in ferroelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVF2) polymer, Conference on Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials VII

(1994) Balachandran, W., Hu, D., Ghadiri, M., Law, SE., Thompson, SA. and Dai, Y., The study of the performance of an electrostatic valve used for bulk transport of particulate materials, 1994 Industry Applications Conference/29th IAS Annual Meeting

(1992) Cvetkovic, SR., Balachandran, W., Kleveland, B., Arnold, P. and Wilson, G., A study of nozzle extraction geometry of a liquid-metal atomizer using computer-simulation of electric-fields, 27TH Annual Meeting of the Industry Applications Society of IEEE

(1992) Balachandran, W., Machowski, W. and Ahmad, CN., Electrostatic atomization of conducting liquids using ac superimposed on dc fields, 27th Annual Meeting of the Industry Applications Society of the IEEE

(1991) Balachandran, W., Cvetkovic, SR. and Kleveland, B., Computer-aided-design optimization of nozzle extractor geometry in a liquid-metal atomizer, 8th International Conference on Electrostatics

(1991) Balachandran, W., Ahmad, CN. and Barton, SA., Deposition of electrically charged drug aerosols in lungs, 8th International Conference on Electrostatics