Contact

Email

karus@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Deputy Dean, Academic
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology – Admin
Education
PhD
Cambridge, University of
PhD
University of Cambridge
Bachelors Degree
University of Moratuwa
ORCID

0000-0001-7080-5064

Prof Shanika Karunasekera

Deputy Dean, Academic
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
209 Scholarly works
28 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Progressive dataset expansion for AI-based plastic waste detection: A learning curve approach toward optimized future data collection
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2026.108851
  • 2026

    Book Chapter

    Traffic Simulators
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-23519-6_1685-1
  • 2026

    Conference Proceedings

    Enhancing Isolation Forest with Rule Based Knowledge from Association Rule Mining
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-95-4409-7_16
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The cognitive and social dynamics of social correction of misinformation: a scoping review
    DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2026.2651115
  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Australian Internet Observatory
  • 2020

    Research Contracts

    ERP 7: Developing Strategic Intelligence for the Conservation Regulator
  • 2017

    Research Contracts

    Agreement for the Funding of a Post Doctoral Position Relating to Social Media Analysis for Integrated Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Shanika Karunasekera

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2014
Best Paper Award ISSNIP - International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing
2013
Excellence in Teaching Department of Computing and Software Systems
2009
Excellence in Teaching Award Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
2007
National Carrick Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching & Learning in Higher Education Carrick Institute for Learning & Teaching in Higher Education

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Internal Research Grant

    Australian Internet Observatory
  • 2024

    Research Grant

    Australian Internet Observatory