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Associate Professor Malin Premaratne

  • GradCertHE(Education), Monash University, Clayton, 2005
  • BSc(Mathematics), The University of Melbourne, 1995
  • BE(Electrical and Electronics Engineering), The University of Melbourne, 1995
  • Ph.D (Photonics), The University of Melbourne, 1998

email: malin@eng.monash.edu.au
tel.: (61 3) 9905 5382
Research Director
Advanced Computing and Simulation Laboratory (AXL)
Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
Room 130, Building 72 Engineering, Monash University
Clayton 3800 Victoria Australia.

Professional Affiliations

  • Fellow, Institution of Engineers (FIEAust), Australia.
  • Senior Member, Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA.
  • Chairman, IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (LEOS), Victoria, Australia.
  • Executive Member, IEEE Section, Victoria Australia.
  • Executive Member, IEAust ITEE College, Victoria, Australia.

Research Interests

I am interested in theory, modeling and simulation research in biological substances such as cells and tissue. Eventhough most of this research activity is very fundamental, they have many applications in health-care industry. For example, my research group is very active in developing noninvasive methods for detecting substances in blood (e.g. glucose) using light beams. I am also interested in developing detailed simulators for conducting virtual biological experiments in computer grids. Specific areas of interests include:
  • Photon diffusion in biological tissue
  • Optical beam based cytometry
  • Noninvasive sensing using near infra-red and Raman spectroscopy
  • Stress and strain induced optical anisotropy in biological cells and tissue
Another area that I am very passionate about is how light interacts with solids such as semiconductors and optical fiber. My research group investigates different strategies for generating light (e.g. photonic crystal laser, disk resonators) and subsequent amplification and detection after some intricate signal processing work. Specific areas of interests include:
  • Silicon optical amplifiers
  • Semiconductor optical amplifiers
  • Photonic crystal lasers and disk resonators
  • Nano-wire lasers
  • Brillouin lasers and Raman amplifiers