Ravi Raj

About

Dr. Ravi Raj is currently serving as an assistant professor at the Department of Mining, Industrial, and ICT Engineering (EMIT), Manresa School of Engineering (EPSEM), at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Barcelona Tech - UPC, Barcelona, Spain. He received his Ph.D. (Hons.) in the area of engineering and technology from the Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics, and Telecommunications at AGH University of Krakow, Poland, in 2024. He received his Master of Technology degree in Power System and Automation Engineering from GITAM University, India, in 2017, and received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Bhopal, India, in 2013. His research interests include artificial intelligence, human-robot interactions, computer vision, deep learning, and robotics.

Employment

• Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)
  2026 - Present
• Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Visiting Professor
  2025 - 2026
• Poznań University of Technology Assistant Professor
  2024 - 2025

Education

• AGH University of Krakow Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Engineering and Technology
  2020 - 2024
• GITAM University Master of Technology (M. Tech.) in Power System and Automation Engineering
  2015 - 2017
• Rajiv Gandhi Technical University Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  2009 - 2013

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (29)

• Analysis of the CPG-DRL framework for Quadruped Robot Locomotion
  International Journal of Electronics and Telecommunications 2026 DOI: 10.24425/ijet.2026.157906
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• Recent Developments and Applications of Drone Swarm: Techniques, Strategies, and Challenges
  Sensors 2026 DOI: 10.3390/s26102943
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• Understanding the Markov decision process for reinforcement learning in robotics perception
  Scientific Reports 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-64605-6
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• Application of Generative AI for Robotics Learning and Perceptions
  2025 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONTROL, MECHATRONICS AND AUTOMATION, ICCMA 2025 DOI: 10.1109/ICCMA67641.2025.11369531
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• An Extensive Study of Convolutional Neural Networks: Applications in Computer Vision for Improved Robotics Perceptions
  Sensors 2025 DOI: 10.3390/s25041033
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• An Improved Facial Emotion Recognition System Using Convolutional Neural Network for the Optimization of Human Robot Interaction
  2025 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6890226/v1
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• A concise overview of different reinforcement learning algorithms for robotics exploration
  PRZEGLĄD ELEKTROTECHNICZNY 2025 DOI: 10.15199/48.2025.09.35
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• An improved human pose estimation using Deep Neural Network for the optimization of human-robot interactions
  International Journal of Electronics and Telecommunications 2025 DOI: 10.24425/ijet.2025.155473
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• An improved facial emotion recognition system using convolutional neural network for the optimization of human robot interaction
  Scientific Reports 2025 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-22835-0
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• Intelligent mobile robot navigation in unknown and complex environment using reinforcement learning technique
  Scientific Reports 2024 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-72857-3
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