Rate My Professor Chandimal Jayawardena

Dr. Chandimal Jayawardena is a Lecturer in Cybersecurity in the School of Computer Science and Information Technology, College of Engineering and Information Technology at Adelaide University. He obtained his BScEng (Hons) in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, completing it between 1995 and 1999, followed by an MEng in the same discipline from the University of Moratuwa between 2001 and 2003. He earned his PhD from Saga University, Japan, from 2003 to 2006. Subsequently, he acquired postdoctoral experience at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Jayawardena's research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Computer Communications Networks, Cybersecurity, Robotics, human-robot interaction, Internet of Things, and software engineering for robotics. He contributes to teaching through courses such as Security Architecture and Engineering, Computer Networking, ICT Master Capstone Project, and Computer Science Honours Research Project.

Dr. Jayawardena has significantly influenced the field of socially assistive robotics, especially in elderly healthcare applications. His prominent publications include 'Does the Robot Have a Mind? Mind Perception and Attitudes Towards Robots Predict Use of an Eldercare Robot' (Stafford et al., International Journal of Social Robotics, 2014, 266 citations), 'Benefits and Problems of Health-Care Robots in Aged Care Settings: A Comparison Trial' (Broadbent et al., Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2015, 122 citations), 'Deployment of a Service Robot to Help Older People' (Jayawardena et al., IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2010, 118 citations), 'Socially Assistive Robot HealthBot: Design, Implementation, and Field Trials' (Jayawardena et al., IEEE Systems Journal, 2016), 'Robots in Older People’s Homes to Improve Medication Adherence and Quality of Life: A Randomised Cross-Over Trial' (Broadbent et al., International Conference on Social Robotics, 2014, 87 citations), and 'Improved Robot Attitudes and Emotions at a Retirement Home After Meeting a Robot' (Stafford et al., RO-MAN, 2010, 136 citations). Recent contributions feature 'Comparative Analysis of POX and Ryu SDN Controllers in Scalable Networks' (Jayawardena et al., International Journal of Computer Networks and Communications, 2025) and 'Design, Implementation, and Performance Evaluation of a Web-Based Multiple Robot Control System' (Rajapaksha et al., Journal of Robotics, 2022). These works highlight his impact on robot deployment in care settings, network security, and multi-robot systems.