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Dr. Charith Abhayaratne is a Senior Lecturer and EEE Foundation Year Tutor at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield. He leads the Communications Research Group and serves as the accreditation team lead for the school. With qualifications including a PhD from the University of Bath and a B.E. from the University of Adelaide, his research focuses on signal processing, machine learning, multimedia security, and video coding. His work explores blockchain for content protection, visual salience in robotics, human activity recognition, and advanced video coding techniques (HDR, UHD, 360° video). His research has been funded by Innovate UK, EPSRC, and industry partners.
Education:
- B.E. (Electrical and Electronic Engineering), The University of Adelaide, Australia (1998)
- PhD (Electronic and Electrical Engineering), University of Bath, UK (2002)
- PGCertHE (Higher Education), University of Sheffield (2008)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET), Member of IEEE (MIEEE)
Research Interests:
His work spans multimedia security (data hiding, blockchain), computer vision (visual salience, object recognition), and video coding (HDR/UHD). Current projects include robotic vision applications, assisted living through activity recognition, and international standards development (JPEG/MPEG). He has contributed to scalable video standards and serves on technical committees for IEEE, EURASIP, and APSIPA.
Awards & Service:
- Recipient of the Alain Bensoussan Fellowship (ERCIM, 2002)
- Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, IEEE Access, and Elsevier JISA
- Member of EPSRC Peer Review College and British Standards Institution (BSI)
Grants & Labs:
Active grants from Innovate UK and EPSRC support projects in multimedia security and video coding. His lab leads interdisciplinary work in AI-driven visual analytics and secure media distribution frameworks.
