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Thushara D. Abhayapala received a BE degree (Hons.) in engineering in 1994 and a PhD degree in telecommunications engineering in 1999 from the Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, ACT, Australia. He has held numerous leadership positions, including Deputy Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science from 2015 to 2019, Head of the Research School of Engineering at ANU from 2010 to 2014, and Leader of the Wireless Signal Processing Program at National ICT Australia (NICTA) from 2005 to 2007. Thushara has extensive experience in the industry, doctoral studies, and active collaboration with various companies. His research focuses on spherical harmonic based eigen-decomposition microphone arrays and the concept of spherical microphone arrays. He has made novel contributions to the multizone sound field reproduction problem, demonstrating fundamental limits of spatial sound field reproduction using arrays of loudspeakers and spherical harmonics. Thushara has supervised 39 PhD students and co-authored more than 300 peer-reviewed papers. His research interests include areas such as spatial audio, acoustic signal processing, and multichannel signal processing.
Australian National University • Canberra, ACT, Australia
Leading research and academic initiatives in the Research School of Engineering.
College of Engineering and Computer Science • Australian National University
Oversaw academic and administrative functions.
Research School of Engineering • Australian National University
Led research strategies and programs.
Wireless Signal Processing Program, NICTA •
Directed research in wireless signal processing.
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