Tharaka Hewa (external)
University of Oulu
PhD
Tharaka Hewa (Student Member, IEEE) is a Doctoral student of NetSEC (Network security, trust and privacy) research group at Center for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Finland. Tharaka has obtained his Bachelor in computer science degree in year 2012, from University of Colombo, School of Computing, Sri Lanka. He has completed the Master of Science in information security with a distinction pass from University of Colombo, School of Computing, Sri Lanka in 2016. He worked as a Senior Software Engineer in a leading digital payment systems company in Sri Lanka for 5 years. He has joined Nanyang Technological University, Singapore as a Research Associate in 2017. After two years, he has joined Center for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu. His research interests include Blockchain, IIoT, and 5G network slicing.
Publications
Blockchain-based Roaming and Offload Service Platform for Local 5G Operators
Local 5G Operator (L5GO) concept is one of themost prominent versatile applications of the 5G in the nearfuture. The popularity of L5GOs will trigger a
A Novel Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) Platformfor Local 5G Operators
5G is a promising technology that has the potentialto support verticals and applications such as Industrial Internetof Things IoT (IIoT), smart cities, autonomous vehicles, remotesurgeries,
Multi-Access Edge Computing and Blockchain-based Secure Telehealth System Connected with 5G and IoT
There is a global hype in the development of digital healthcare infrastructure to cater the massive elderly population and infectious diseases. The digital facilitation is
Blockchain-based Network Slice Broker to Facilitate Factory-as-a-Service
The novel concept of Factory-as-a-Service (FaaS) allows the agility of adapting the manufacturing process by identifying the industry’s supply chain and user requirements. To cater
Fog Computing and Blockchain-Based Security Service Architecture for 5G Industrial IoT-Enabled Cloud Manufacturing
Recent evolution of the industrial Internet of Things empowers the classical manufacturing model with cloud computing integration for Industry 4.0. Cloud integration advances the capabilities
Survey on blockchain-based smart contracts: Technical aspects and future research
The industrial and computing research context revolutionized in various directions during the last decades. The blockchain-based smart contract embraced as a significant research interest due
Survey on blockchain based smart contracts: Applications, opportunities and challenges
Blockchain is one of the disruptive technical innovation in the recent computing paradigm. Many applications already notoriously hard and complex are fortunate to ameliorate the service
Blockchain for 5G and IoT: Opportunities and Challenges
Hitherto, the evolution of mobile networks have fulfilled the increasing demands for enhanced performance, availability, portability, elasticity, and energy efficiency posed by the ever growing
The Role of Blockchain in 6G: Challenges,Opportunities and Research Directions
The world is going through a fundamental transformation with the emergence of the intelligent information era. The key domains linked with human life such as
Blockchain-based Automated Certificate Revocation for 5G IoT
Internet of Things (IoT) is a key topic of interest in modern communication context with the evolution of 5G and beyond ecosystems. 5G will interconnects