Electronic and Intelligent Systems Engineering | Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

A Future-Ready Honours Engineering Degree for Intelligent Systems Innovation

Engineering is entering a defining era—one shaped by intelligent physical systems that can sense, learn, and act autonomously in complex environments. While robotics captures public imagination, this transformation is fundamentally reshaping sectors such as telecommunications, biomedical engineering, autonomous systems, smart energy, and advanced industrial technologies.

A critical insight underpins this shift: AI, in isolation, is not sufficient. The future demands engineers who can integrate intelligence into physical systems—combining AI with electronics, communications, power, and control to create solutions that function reliably in the real world. The emerging global need is clear: AI-embedded engineers with deep engineering foundations.

This Honours Engineering Degree has been conceived in direct response to this need. It is designed for students who aspire not merely to understand technology, but to engineer it at the highest level—through a curriculum that progressively challenges you to design, build, and realize intelligent systems of increasing sophistication.

The program draws on Peradeniya University’s over seventy years of academic excellence and leadership in Electrical and Electronic Engineering education in Sri Lanka. It is positioned to produce graduates who are competitive at the frontiers of global industry and advanced study, for decades well into the future.

The delivery of this program is supported by newly established laboratories and advanced facilities within the recently expanded department complex.

Eligibility

Open exclusively to students from the Physical Science stream (GCE A/L 2025 onwards).

Combined mathematics
Physics
Chemistry

Why Should You Apply?

This program is intentionally selective and demanding. It is designed for students who:

(1). have achieved strong academic distinction (high Z-score at GCE A/L 2025),

(2). possess both analytical strength and creative problem-solving ability,

(3). are deeply interested in Engineering, Electronics, and Artificial Intelligence, and

(4). are motivated to engage in a rigorous, design-driven learning experience that goes beyond conventional coursework.

From the early stages of the program, you will encounter opportunities to conceive, design, and implement real systems, requiring commitment, discipline, and intellectual curiosity.

In return, you will graduate with a profile that is distinctive, future-ready, and globally relevant—well prepared for both cutting-edge industry roles and advanced academic pursuits.

A Distinct Advantage

This program offers a clear and focused academic trajectory from the outset.

Unlike the conventional pathway—where entry into specific engineering streams depends on first-semester university performance—this program enables you to commence immediately in a specialized, future-oriented domain.

For high-performing students with clarity of purpose, this represents an opportunity to move ahead with direction and momentum, rather than uncertainty.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

B.Sc.Eng.Hons. in Electronic and Intelligent Systems Engineering

Is this a secondary “Engineering 2” program?

⮚ This is a full honors engineering degree (BSc.Eng.Hons), comparable to programs offered at the University of Peradeniya, Moratuwa, Ruhuna, Jaffna, South Eastern, and Sri Jayewardenepura.

⮚ Difference: Students enter directly into the Electronics + AI stream from semester one, ensuring early focus, continuity, and deeper expertise in a rapidly evolving field.

How is this different from AI programs in Technology Faculties?

Completely different.

⮚ It is a true engineering degree, not a general AI technology course.

⮚ Integrates Electronic Engineering fundamentals such as hardware design, circuit theory, signals, telecommunications, robotics, energy systems, biomedical engineering, and quantum sciences, with AI, Machine Learning, and next-generation intelligent technologies.

⮚ Entry is limited to A/L Physical Science students (Combined Maths, Physics, Chemistry)—same as conventional engineering pathways.

Why introduce another Electronic Engineering degree?

Existing programs such as Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering, and Electrical & Information Engineering are good.

The new program is designed to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global engineering landscape, including:

⮚ Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and intelligent autonomous systems

⮚ Edge AI and smart devices

Key differences:

⮚ AI is embedded from the first year

⮚ Students gain a strong foundation in Electronic Engineering fundamentals, including hardware design, circuit theory, signals, telecommunications, robotics, energy systems, biomedical engineering, and quantum sciences, together with AI, Machine Learning, and next-generation intelligent technologies.

⮚ Focus on designing intelligent electronic systems that integrate hardware, software, and AI

⮚ Exposure to modern industry tools and practices

Graduates will be equipped to design systems that can sense, learn, and make decisions, skills increasingly demanded worldwide. Industry partners are already providing real-world exposure to prepare students for tomorrow’s engineering challenges.

There is mixed information from various sources. How can I be sure?

Do not rely on rumors.

⮚ Misunderstandings are common for new, interdisciplinary programs like this.

⮚ Verify facts via official sources, program coordinators, or the faculty of the University of Peradeniya.

⮚ Contact the program team for accurate guidance—make decisions based on facts, not hearsay.

⮚ Refer to the official University of Peradeniya website and program coordinators.

Are there doubts about the program because it’s new?

Every new academic program attracts curiosity and discussion online. Questions on forums or social media are natural but often based on rumor or misunderstanding. Unlike these informal discussions, the program is:

⮚ Designed by experienced academic staff

⮚ The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (DEEE) brings decades of experience in engineering education, having offered Sri Lanka’s first Electrical and

⮚ Electronic Engineering degree program since 1950.

⮚ Aligned with global trends in AI and intelligent systems and IESL/Washington Accord Guidelines

⮚ Supported by industry partners for real-world exposure

FINAL NOTE

If you are passionate about electronics and intelligent technologies, this program offers a unique, future-focused opportunity not available elsewhere in Sri Lanka.