Professor Nila Nilavalan
Professor
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 of London in September 2005 as a lecturer in wireless communications and currently a professor. He was head of department of electronic and electrical engineering between 2023 - 2026
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
Recognised Programme Developer in CEDPS
Exam board chair for Dept. of Civil Engineering
Newest selected publications
Mahbas, A., Cosmas, J., Nilavalan, N. and Al-Raweshidy, H. (2026) 'Accurate Interference and Coverage Modelling in Finite OWC Networks'. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 0 (early access). pp. 1 - 25.Open Access Link
Peter, T. and Nilavalan, R. (2026) 'Flexible UWB Antennas on Polymer-Based Conductive Material', inFlexible Inkjet-Printed Antennas. Jenny Stanford Publishing. pp. 47 - 71.
Zakariya Saleh, Z., Abbod, MF. and Nilavalan, R. (2025) 'Intelligent Resource Allocation via Hybrid Reinforcement Learning in 5G Network Slicing'. IEEE Access, 13. pp. 47440 - 47458.Open Access Link
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