Dr Prince Anandarajah

Dr Prince Anandarajah received the BEng (Electronic Engineering) degree from University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1992. Subsequently, he worked as an Instructor/Maintenance Engineer at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology. In 1996 he moved to Ireland, where he completed a MEng degree at DCU in 1998. Subsequently, Dr. Anandarajah joined the Radio and Optical Communications Group also at DCU, where he obtained his PhD degree (2003).

He continued his research career first as a research fellow and research officer and since 2007 as a senior research fellow. He is currently a lecturer in the School of Electronic Engineering at DCU, a principal investigator for Science Foundation Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, and a director of the Photonics Systems and Sensing Laboratory (PSSL). Dr. Anandarajah’s main research interests include high-speed optical communications, photonic sensing, direct modulation techniques, generation and optimization of optical frequency combs and short optical pulses, spectrally efficient modulation formats and radio-over-fibre distribution systems. His research has led to the publication of over 250 articles in high impact, peer reviewed journals and internationally recognised conferences. His prominence in the field of short optical pulse generation and optical frequency comb generation, has seen him invited to deliver talks at top IEEE conferences around the world. To date, he has brought in over €3M worth of research funding to DCU.

In 2016, he was presented with the DCU president’s research award for outstanding research achievements. He is also a holder of 6 international patents, 2 of which have been licenced by industry. He is also a founder and a director of Pilot Photonics (a spin-off company), and a senior member of the IEEE.