RESEARCH INTERESTS

Assitive Robotics and BioMedical Devices, Sensor Networks, Human Motion Capture, Machine learning, Wireless Communications

Knowledge Areas
Computer and Sensor Networks, Human Motion Capture, Navigation and Control, Biomedical Signal and Information Processing, Rehabiliation Robotics and Assistive devices

GRANTS

  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    AIMs Play Predicting Disease Progression in Pediatric Friedreich Ataxia with a Generative AI-Enabled Platform.
    1 Jun 2026 - 31 May 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pubudu Pathirana
    Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance - $345,146.06
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Measuring truncal control in people with Friedreich ataxia - development of clinical and instrumented measures.
    10 Sep 2025 - 30 Oct 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pubudu Pathirana
    MCRI Grant - Research - Murdoch Childrens Research Institute - $160,647.93
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    From blood to slurry: Airflow engineering to cut waste and enable new technologies
    1 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pubudu Pathirana
    Haemograph Pty Ltd - $554,954.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Validating the Ataxia Instrumented Measures in Friedreich ataxia.
    21 Mar 2024 - 16 Sep 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pubudu Pathirana
    The Christina Foundation - $1,189,278.11
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Context-aware Federated Learning Framework for Smart Health Systems
    Faculty of Science, Engineering & built Environment12 Nov 2023 - 30 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Faculty of Science, Engineering & built Environment- $29,696
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Deakin Science Society Network17 Jan 2023 - 16 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Deakin Science Society Network- $ 13,940
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    AI-based capture of users’ emotional states during Virtual Reality experiences
    Faculty of Science, Engineering & built Environment12 Jan 2023 - 30 Nov 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Faculty of Science, Engineering & built Environment- $29,000
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Measuring ataxia in children with Friedreich ataxia.
    1 Dec 2022 - 31 May 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pubudu Pathirana
    Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance - $134,050.87
  • GRANT
    Privacy, Vulnerabilities and Preservation, for Compliant IoT in Industry 4.0/5.0 Project Description
    30 Sep 2021 - 29 Mar 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pubudu Pathirana
    Data61 - $135,089.50
  • GRANT
    Transformation of Reclaimed Waste into Engineered Materials and Solutions (TREMS)
    20 Jul 2021 - 20 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Tyre Stewardship Australia - $100,000.00
  • GRANT
    Transformation of Reclaimed Waste into Engineered Materials and Solutions (TREMS)
    31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs - IH200100010 - $300,000.00
  • GRANT
    Device for guiding therapy in ataxin and imbalance.
    20 Jan 2021 - 25 Jul 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pubudu Pathirana
    MRFF - Biomedical Translation Bridge - $939,000.00
  • GRANT
    Data Analytics and Visualisation for Engineering Workflows and Business Intelligence.
    11 Jan 2021 - 11 Jun 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pathirana P,
    • Tran TTH
    Aurecon Group Pty Ltd - INT-0896 - $20,500.00
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Investigating the use of the Ataxia Instrumented Measure Spoon (AIM-S) in measuring upper limb function in Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA)
    1 Oct 2020 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pubudu Pathirana
    Ataxia UK - $114,000.00
  • GRANT
    Machine Learning on financial time series.
    17 Aug 2020 - 22 Jan 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pathirana P,
    • Nguyen KD
    Tibra Capital Pty Ltd - INT-0811 - $20,500.00
  • GRANT
    Real Time Positioning over Wi-Fi 6
    1 Aug 2020 - 15 Jan 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pathirana P,
    • Kashyap B
    Codan Limited - INT-0782 - $20,500.00
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Real Time Positioning over Wi-Fi 6
    Codan Limited (Minetec)1 Jul 2020 - 31 Jan 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    Awarded this grant funding to work in a 6-month contractual project "Real Time Positioning over Wi-Fi 6" with industry partner Codan Limited (Minetec), and collaborators from Intel and CSIRO. Funding secured: $20,500
  • GRANT
    Creating Smart Search Engine on SQL/no-SQL databases.
    28 Jan 2019 - 28 Jun 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pubudu Pathirana
    Aurecon Group Pty Ltd - $20,500.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Developing a clinically meaningful instrumented measure of upper limb function in Friedreich ataxia.
    10 May 2018 - 30 Jun 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pubudu Pathirana
    Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance - $67,069.06
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Kinematic motion encoded network paradigm for wearable and non-invasive sensors in Tele-monitoring in the use of Human Physiological data
    1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pubudu Pathirana
    Data61 - $395,698.30
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Objective testing of Human Balance
    27 May 2016 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pubudu Pathirana
    Florey Neurosciences Institute - $190,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Analysis of truncal movements of People with Parkinson's Disease
    15 Feb 2016 - 30 Jun 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pubudu Pathirana
    The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health - Grant - $27,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    RF Controller Design
    1 Sep 2015 - 1 Oct 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pubudu Pathirana
    FE Technologies Pty Ltd - $1,500.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Human Bio-Kinematic Encoding for Tele-rehabilitation
    15 Jan 2015 - 30 Jun 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pubudu Pathirana
    Data61 - $32,402.51
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Assistive Bionics for Physiotherapy and Respiratory Analysis
    1 May 2013 - 30 Jun 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Pubudu Pathirana
    Data61