Dr. Chathuranga Basnayaka is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Data Science at SLTC . He has been an academic staff member at Sri Lanka Technology Campus since 2019. His research focuses on cutting-edge areas of wireless communications, including the Age of Information, Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLC), UAV communications, wireless communication, and machine learning. Dr. Chathuranga holds a Doctor of Computer Science degree with distinction (Doutoramento em Informática) from Universidade Lusófona – Centro Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, and a B.Sc. (Hons) in Engineering in Electrical and Information Engineering from the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. He has worked as a Researcher at COPELABS, Lusófona University, and as an Integrated Researcher at Universidad Autónoma de Lisboa, Lisbon. He has published in peer-reviewed journals such as the IEEE Internet of Things Journal and ICT Express and has presented at conferences including IEEE GLOBECOM and IEEE VTC. His research has received more than 400 citations, demonstrating its significant impact in the field. Dr. Chathuranga has also worked at the University of Ruhuna and the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.