Dr. HEMANTHA KODIKARA ARACHCHI

Biography
Hemantha Kodikara Arachchi (M’02) received his B.Sc. (Eng.) degree with honors and M.Phil. degree in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in 1997 and 2000 and the Ph.D. degree in Telecommunications from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, in 2004. At present, he is a Senior Lecturer in Electronic Engineering at Nottingham Trent University. Prior to this, he was with University of Surrey (2015-16 Senior Research Fellow, 2006-14 Research Fellow), Brunel University (2004-06 Research Fellow), Loughborough University (2003-04 Academic Visitor) and University of Moratuwa (1997-2000 Lecturer). His research interests are in video coding, video communication, interactive video services, QoE and context-aware content adaptation. He has published over 90 peer reviewed journal and conference papers and 3 book chapters.