Dr Wathsala Karunarathne
Grant-Funded Research Associate
School of Mathematical Sciences
College of Science
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
My research interests encompass a wide range of areas, including Stochastic Modelling, Optimisation, Time Series Analysis and Deep Learning.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Research Associate | Teletraffic Research Centre |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 - 2023 | The University of Melbourne | Australia | PhD |
| 2013 - 2016 | University of Peradeniya | Sri Lanka | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Bala, I., Karunarathne, W., & Mitchell, L. (2025). Optimizing Feature Selection by Enhancing Particle Swarm Optimization with Orthogonal Initialization and Crossover Operator. Computers, Materials & Continua, 84(1), 727-744. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 2025 | Karunarathne, W., Shorten, D. P., & Roughan, M. (2025). An intelligent conversational agent for querying satellite manoeuvre detections: a case study. Discover Artificial Intelligence, 5(1). |
| 2023 | Karunarathne, W. B. M. W. (2023). Scheduling in queueing systems. Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society, 108(2), 349-350. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Shorten, D. P., Karunarathne, W., & Roughan, M. (2024). How Is Starlink Manoeuvring? An Analysis of Patterns in the Manoeuvres of Starlink Satellites. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data and Security (IoTBDS 2024) (pp. 174-184). Online: SCITEPRESS. DOI Scopus2 |
| 2023 | Wang, G., Costa, A., Karunarathne, W., Roughan, M., Miller, S., & Pitchford, W. (2023). A strategic planning model for the operation plan in lamb supply chains. In Proceedings of 25th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. (pp. 1003-1009). Online: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand. DOI Scopus3 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Karunarathne, W., Shorten, D. P., & Roughan, M. (2025). An Intelligent Conversational Agent for Querying Satellite Manoeuvre Detections: a Case Study. DOI |
| - | Karunarathne, W., Wang, J., & Koopman, K. (n.d.). Strategic timing of arrivals to a queueing system with scheduled customers Jiesen Wang. DOI |
UN-Datathon travel award 2023
ANZIAM Travel Award - 2020
Melbourne Research Scholarship 2018-2022
STATS 1005 Statistical Analysis and Modeling - Course Coordinator and Lecturer
MATHS 7097A Master of Data Science Research Projects - Project Supervisor
MATHS7097 B Master of Data Science Research Projects - Project Supervisor