{"id":13,"date":"2026-08-24T08:04:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-09-08T04:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T04:01:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fts.vau.ac.lk\/ictinspire2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13\" class=\"elementor elementor-13\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a531135 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a531135\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee2a324 elementor-widget 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M176 80c-52.94 0-96 43.06-96 96 0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16s16-7.16 16-16c0-35.3 28.72-64 64-64 8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16s-7.16-16-16-16zM96.06 459.17c0 3.15.93 6.22 2.68 8.84l24.51 36.84c2.97 4.46 7.97 7.14 13.32 7.14h78.85c5.36 0 10.36-2.68 13.32-7.14l24.51-36.84c1.74-2.62 2.67-5.7 2.68-8.84l.05-43.18H96.02l.04 43.18zM176 0C73.72 0 0 82.97 0 176c0 44.37 16.45 84.85 43.56 115.78 16.64 18.99 42.74 58.8 52.42 92.16v.06h48v-.12c-.01-4.77-.72-9.51-2.15-14.07-5.59-17.81-22.82-64.77-62.17-109.67-20.54-23.43-31.52-53.15-31.61-84.14-.2-73.64 59.67-128 127.95-128 70.58 0 128 57.42 128 128 0 30.97-11.24 60.85-31.65 84.14-39.11 44.61-56.42 91.47-62.1 109.46a47.507 47.507 0 0 0-2.22 14.3v.1h48v-.05c9.68-33.37 35.78-73.18 52.42-92.16C335.55 260.85 352 220.37 352 176 352 78.8 273.2 0 176 0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 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class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-network-wired\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M640 264v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H344v-40h72c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32H224c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v128c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h72v40H16c-8.84 0-16 7.16-16 16v16c0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16h104v40H64c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v128c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h160c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V352c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-56v-40h304v40h-56c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v128c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h160c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V352c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-56v-40h104c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16zM256 128V64h128v64H256zm-64 320H96v-64h96v64zm352 0h-96v-64h96v64z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrack 6\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNetworks, Cloud Computing, and Emerging Technologies \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264d82b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"264d82b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e782d2 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"8e782d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-app\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrack 7\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDigital Transformation and ICT Applications \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e6d53 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3e6d53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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Sayakkara is currently the Director of the University of Colombo Innovation &amp; Startup Incubator, where he is involved in promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, technology-driven solutions, and collaboration between the university and industry. He is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), Sri Lanka.<\/p><p>He obtained his PhD in Information Security and Digital Forensics from University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland, and completed his B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Computer Science at the University of Colombo School of Computing. 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The proposed symposium aims to encourage a strong research culture among students by providing opportunities to present their academic research work, exchange knowledge, and engage with researchers, academics, industryprofessionals, and fellow students. The symposium will welcome student researchers from both national and international institutions to present their innovative research contributions. The accepted research works will be published as extended abstracts in the symposium proceedings, and authorswill be provided with an opportunity to present their work through poster presentations during the symposium. Research Tracks Track 1 Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Emerging Intelligent Technologies Track 2 Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, and Information Security Technologies Track 3 Software Engineering and Information Systems Track 4 Human-Computer Interaction, UI\/UX, and and Interactive Technologies Track 5 IoT, Smart Systems, and Embedded Technologies Track 6 Networks, Cloud Computing, and Emerging Technologies Track 7 Digital Transformation and ICT Applications Track 8 Innovative and Interdisciplinary ICT Solutions Dr. Asanka P. Sayakkara PhD (UCD, Dublin), B.Sc. (Hons) (Colombo), SMIEEE Dr. Asanka P. Sayakkara PhD (UCD, Dublin), B.Sc. (Hons) (Colombo), SMIEEE A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary Phone:+1 (859) 254-6589 Email:info@example.com Dr. Asanka P. 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