Indika Dhanapala is a Research Fellow at the Nimbus Research Centre. He holds a PhD in Electronic Engineering from Munster Technological University, an M.Sc. in Communication & Information Technology from the University of Bremen, Germany, and a B.Sc. Eng. (Hons.) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. His research focuses on trusted distributed systems, especially in the edge-cloud continuum and Open RAN. Dr Dhanapala has previously worked on low-power wireless networks, MAC protocols, interference modelling & mitigation and AI-driven conversational chatbots for mental healthcare, and has contributed to numerous national and EU funded projects.