Mr. M. Barathraj


Lecturer (On contract)
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering


B.Sc.Eng. (Hons) (Moratuwa), AMIE(SL)


Research interests : Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Embedded Systems, Control Systems


  barathraj@eng.jfn.ac.lk
 +94-21-228-2209


Mr. M. Barathraj received the BSc Engineering degree (Second Upper-Class Hons.) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in 2024. He is currently serving as a Lecturer (On Contract) in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. His academic and research interests focus on Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and related domains. He is also an Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL).

  • Service Robotics and Human–Robot Interaction
  • Robotic Navigation, Path Planning, and Manipulation
  • Artificial Intelligence for Intelligent Robotic Systems
  • Haptics and Rehabilitation Robotics
  • Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Systems
  • Control Theory and Applications in Robotics and Power Systems
  • Embedded Systems and IoT-based Intelligent Applications

  • Visual-Inertial SLAM Systems for Real-Time Navigation in Dynamic Environments
  • Deep Learning for Tactile Understanding from Visual and Haptic Data
  • Development of Underwater Surveillance System for Detecting Divers
  • Development of an EV Drivetrain Design and Prototyping
  • Intelligent Beach Cleaning Robot

  1. M. Barathraj, B. Yathunanthanasarma, J. Mahiliny, A. G. B. P. Jayasekara (2024). Intelligent Beach Cleaning Robot with Dual Modes of Refuse Collection and YOLO-based Detection, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Electrical Engineering (EECon), Colombo, Sri Lanka, pp. 89-94, doi: 10.1109/EECon64470.2024.10841881.