BAANUJAN VIJAYARAJAN

Tech Innovator & Founder @ Octopus Full-Stack Developer | R&D & Electronics | Researcher (ORCID: 0009-0008-1050-5850) - Colombo 03 (+94) 76 859 7511 - baanujan@outlook.com - https://linkedin.com/in/baanujan-vijayarajan/

SUMMARY

A multidisciplinary technologist with strong experience in full-stack development, R&D, UI/UX, and scientific research. Passionate about building impactful digital products, from productivity platforms to health monitoring systems. Demonstrated ability to lead end-to-end? end engineering, contribute to scientific publications, and support human rights initiatives. Committed to advancing technology that drives meaningful, positive change.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Published Scientific Insight - Synthesised research on 31/ATLAS, published in a scientific journal.
Governor’s Gambit Rank - Ranked #12 nationwide in a cybersecurity puzzle challenge by GDG Sri Lanka.
Octopus Dashboard Success - Led development of a productivity dashboard used by 100+ daily active users.
Fiverr Design Boost - Increased Fiverr design gig completion rate by 30% through improved UI/UX.

CERTIFICATIONS

PMI Essentials: Seven AI Project Patterns - Project Management Institute
Agile Project Management - Project Management Institute
Predictive Project Management - Project Management Institute
NASA Open Science 101 - NASA
NASA Open Science Essentials - NASA
UI/UX Design - Le Wegon

EXPERIENCE

NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Citizen Scientist – NASA Cloudspotting on Mars 11/2025 – Present

International Human Rights Organization

Vice President of Youth Diplomats and Defender 10/2025 – Present

Fiverr

Designer 07/2022 – 10/2025

Blue UI

Frontend Developer 10/2020 – 10/2025

EDUCATION

BCAS Campus BTech HND in Software Engineering — 01/2025

Royal College, Colombo 2010 – 2023

LANGUAGES

Tamil - Native
English - Proficient
Sinhala - Advanced
Spanish - Beginner

VOLUNTEERING

International Human Rights Organization

Lead Organizer – Blood Donation Campaign (03/2026)

Coordinated a large-scale blood donation drive supporting the Sri Lanka Blood Bank.
Managed logistics, volunteer teams, and donor outreach.
Ensured compliance with medical safety standards and achieved collection targets.

BCAS Campus – ICMR 2025

Organizing Committee Member (11/2025)

Supported event operations for a sustainability?focused research conference.

PROJECTS

Octopus Browser Dashboard

http://octopus.liveblog365.com/ 10/2025 – Present

Engineered a customizable browser homepage with PHP backend and JavaScript frontend.
Built draggable/sortable widgets (weather, notes, tasks, RSS) using Interact.js and Sortable.js.
Integrated multi?engine search (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo) with voice & image search.
Added image/video wallpaper support and SQLite for local data storage.
Designed multiple layout modes + full dark/light mode using Tailwind CSS.
Implemented Google Sign?In for personalized user settings.

Astrodynamics & Volatile Evidence Confirming the Interstellar Nature of 31/ATLAS

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17653901 (doi.org in Bing) 10/2025 – 11/2025

Conducted secondary research analyzing orbital mechanics and molecular spectroscopy.
Demonstrated that observed anomalies align with natural cometary physics and survey selection effects.
Concluded 31/ATLAS is a natural hyper?volatile comet, not an artificial object.

Mastermind – Digital Puzzle Game

https://github.com/bj-brain/Master_Mind_V2 (github.com in Bing) 09/2025 – 10/2025

Built a PHP?based digital Mastermind game with difficulty modes and global leaderboard.
Implemented XP system, secure login, and persistent progress tracking.

Fitnesstime – Intelligent Nutrition & Health Monitoring Platform

https://octopus.42web.io/

Developed a full?stack health analytics platform using PHP + Tailwind CSS.
Integrated Mifflin?St Jeor & Devine formulas for BMI, BMR, TDEE.
Built wizard?style onboarding and Chart.js visualizations.
Added real?time meal planner with Sri Lankan + international food databases.
Used lightweight JSON?based architecture for high performance.

ABC Virtual

https://baanujanvijayarajan.unaux.com/ (baanujanvijayarajan.unaux.com in Bing) 01/2026 – Present

Rebuilt ABC Hospital’s legacy system into a 4?tier management engine.
Led full SDLC: business analysis ? development ? cloud deployment.
Operated as a one?man engineering team.

Governor’s Gambit Challenge – GDG Sri Lanka

12/2025 – Present

Ranked #12 in a nationwide puzzle challenge testing logic, cybersecurity, and problem?solving.