Lakmal Meegahapola
Scholar

Lakmal Meegahapola

Google Scholar ID: Zfvk0qcAAAAJ
Research Scientist, Nokia Bell Labs
Responsible AIDigital HealthBiomedical AIMobile/Wearable SensingHuman-Computer Interaction
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • PhD thesis awarded the EPFL EDEE PhD Thesis Distinction Award.
  • Named one of the top four finalists for the Gaetano Borriello Outstanding Student Award at ACM Ubicomp 2023.
  • Recognized as a Rising Star in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) in 2024.
  • Selected as a Young Researcher at the 11th Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2024.
  • Received a Distinguished Paper Award at ACM IMWUT 2023 and Special Recognition for Sustainable Practices at ACM CHI 2024.
  • Awarded the President's Award for Scientific Research by the President of Sri Lanka.
  • Work recognized at Microsoft Imagine Cup World Finals.
  • Editorial board member of ACM IMWUT (UbiComp) and IEEE Pervasive Computing; Associate Chair of ACM CHI.
  • Served on program committees of ACM ICMI, ACM ISWC, ACII, IEEE Percom, ACM/IEEE ICCPS, and reviewed over 50 papers for top venues.
Research Experience
  • Research Scientist at Nokia Bell Labs (Cambridge, UK) since May 2025.
  • Postdoctoral Researcher at ETH Zurich, working with Prof. Catherine Jutzeler.
  • During PhD, served as:
  • - Student Researcher at Google Research (Mountain View, CA, USA) with Dr. Venky Ramachandran, Dr. Kai Kohlhoff, and Dr. Vidhya Navalpakkam;
  • - Research Intern at Nokia Bell Labs (Cambridge, UK) with Prof. Daniele Quercia and Dr. Michael Eggleston;
  • - Visiting Researcher at the Mobile Systems Group, University of Cambridge, hosted by Prof. Cecilia Mascolo.
  • Prior to PhD, worked as a Research Engineer at the Living Analytics Research Centre, SMU-CMU, Singapore, advised by Prof. Archan Misra.