Professor Nila Nilavalan
Professor / Head of Department - EEE
Summary
Professor R. Nilavalan obtained the B.Sc. Eng. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (First Class) from University of Peradeniya, SriLanka in 1995 and his PhD in Near-field microwave imaging from University of Bristol, UK in 2001. From 1999 to 2005 he was a researcher at Centre for Communications Research (CCR), Bristol University working in the field of Radio Frequency Engineering.
He was member of the European commission, Network of Excellence on Antennas from 2002 - 2005. He joined Brunel University London in September 2005 as a lecturer in wireless communications and currently a professor.
Professional Memberships and Services
- Fellow of the IET
- Senior member of the IEEE
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Qualifications
PhD in radio frequency engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK, Mar. 2001
BSc.Eng. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, SriLanka, Oct. 1995
PGCert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Brunel University London, Oct. 2007
Responsibility
Head of departtment of electronic and electrical engineering
Recognised Programme Developer in CEDPS
Exam board chair for Dept. of Civil Engineering
Newest selected publications
Al-Zubaidi, I., Nilavalan, R. and Al-Raweshidy, HHS. (2025) 'Performance parameters consideration for Cellular System Upgrades in Developing Countries'. IEEE Access, 13. pp. 41309 - 41323.Open Access Link
Al-Karawi, Y., Al-Raweshidy, H. and Nilavalan, R. (2024) 'Optimizing the Energy Efficiency Using Quantum Based Load Balancing in Open Radio Access Networks'. IEEE Access, 12. pp. 1 - 1.Open Access Link
Ahmad, SS., Al-Raweshidy, H. and Nilavalan, R. (2024) 'Investigating delay of the media access control protocols for IoT-RoF using quantum entanglement'. IET Networks, 13 (4). pp. 324 - 337. ISSN: 2047-4954 Open Access Link
AL-Karawi, Y., Al-Raweshidy, H. and Nilavalan, R. (2024) 'Power Consumption Evaluation of Next Generation Open Radio Access Network'.IEEE 42nd International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE 2024). Las Vegas, USA. 6 - 8 January. IEEE. pp. 1 - 6. ISSN: 2158-3994
Sawad, I., Nilavalan, R. and Al-Raweshidy, H. (2023) 'Performance parameters consideration for 5G backhaul network'.2023 IEEE International Workshop on Technologies for Defense and Security (TechDefense). Rome, Italy. 20 - 22 November. IEEE. pp. 228 - 233.