Dr. Xavier Fernando
Areas of Academic Interest
Wireless communications
Optical communications
Wireless positioning systems
Internet of Things
Energy harvesting wireless sensor networks
Vehicular communications
Visible light communications
Underground communications
Education
| Year | University | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | University of Calgary | PhD |
| 1994 | Asian Institute of Technology | MASc |
| 1992 | University of Peradeniya | BSc |
Courses Taught
| Course Code | Course |
|---|---|
| ELE 885 | Optical Communication Systems |
| ELE 700 / ELE 800 | Engineering Design Projects |
| EE8114 | Optical Communication and Networks |
Spotlight
Xavier Fernando knows how to motivate his graduate students. It comes down to building just the right amount of confidence, a practice Fernando has perfected since his youth. “When I was young, I had lots of ambitions and felt like I could make an impact,” he recalls. “I have a role to play in this world, and I will be happy if I can play my role.”
Fernando has certainly played his part in wireless communications and positioning. With the field becoming so intrinsic to human life, research in the field has reached critical heights. “Wireless communication will continue to be an integral part of modern civilization. It will never go away, because communication is so important. And it will become much more indispensable in our life. There’s no doubt about that.”
As our connectedness rises, so does the need to train highly qualified researchers in the field. For that, Fernando is up to the task. “I’m always thinking about how to make things better and how to teach somebody. That is my inner driving force.”
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“A supervisor should convey their message through actions, not by talking too much.”
- IEEE Toronto Section Appreciation Awards: 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016
- IEEE Communications Society ‘Distinguished Lecturer’, 2011-12
- Engineering Excellence Award from the Professional Engineers Ontario, Mississauga Chapter, January 2016
- Finalist of the Top 25 Immigrant of Canada Award, 2012, Nominated by Toronto Metropolitan University
- US Patent 6,889,060, Optical fiber based on wireless scheme for wideband multimedia access, XN Fernando and, AB Sesay, 2005, cited by 133 (2019)
- XN Fernando, AB Sesay, ‘Adaptive asymmetric linearization of radio over fiber links for wireless access’ IEEE transactions on vehicular technology 51 (6), 1576-1586, 2002, cited by 102 (2019)
- S Srikanth, PAM Pandian, XN Fernando, ‘Orthogonal frequency division multiple access in WiMAX and LTE: a comparison' IEEE Comm Magazine 50 (9), 153-161, 2002 cited by 98 (2019)
- XN Fernando, Radio over fiber for wireless communications: from fundamentals to advanced topics’ John Wiley & Sons, 2014
- S Hussain, XN Fernando, ‘Performance Analysis of Relay-Based Cooperative Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks Over Non-Identical Nakagami-m Channels’ IEEE Transactions on communications 62 (8), 2733-2746, 2014
- Ryerson Communications Lab
- Member, Ryerson Board of Governors during 2010-2011
- Member of IEEE COMSOC Education Board, Working Group in Wireless Communications 2010-2012.
- Program evaluator for ABET, USA, 2012-2014
- Member, PEO since 2004
- Selected IEEE Accomplishments and Activities (M’95-SM’05):
- Chair, IEEE Canada Central Area 2015-16
- Board Member, IEEE Canada, 2012-2013
- Tutorials & Workshops Chair, CCECE 2008 and 2011
- Chair, 2012-2013; Vice Chair, 2010-2011; IEEE Toronto Section
- Chair, 2007-2014; Vice Chair, 2001-2006; IEEE Communications Society, Toronto Chapter
- Chair, Humanitarian Initiatives Committee of IEEE Canada, 2018
- Conference Chairing
- General Chair, IEEE Canada Humanitarian Technologies Conference (external link, opens in new window) , 2017
- General Chair, Canadian Conference on Electrical & Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2014
- General Chair, IEEE Toronto International Conference, Science and Technology for Humanity, 2009
- TPC Track Chair, Access Networks and Systems track, GLOBECOM 2011
- General Chair, International Conference on Computing and Network Communications (CoCoNet'19) to be held at IIITM-K, Trivandrum, India, December 18-21, 2019
- Publicity Chair, IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (external link, opens in new window) (ICCE 2019), 2018 and 2019, in Las Vegas, USA
- General Chair for the International Symposium on Applications of Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning in Networked Systems (ACMiNS) (external link, opens in new window) , Manipal, India September 13-16, 2017