WHERE

Online Conference

WHEN

Friday & Saturday
December 18th to 19th, 2020

About The Event

The Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) which was established in 1976 is the apex body representing Information and Communications Technology (ICT) professionals in Sri Lanka. The CSSL is also a member of the South East Asia Regional Computer Confederation (SEARCC) and International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP).

The CSSL organises the National Information Technology Conference (NITC) annually, which is one of the flagship ICT events in Sri Lanka as well as the region. The event involved key ICT decision makers in private and public sector together to share and discuss latest trends in Information and Communication Technology with over 60 foreign and local prominent speakers and 1000 plus ICT professionals.

For the consecutive 38th year the CSSL organises the National Information Technology Conference (NITC), with the timely theme “Towards a Sustainable Digital Sri Lanka” to bring better value proposition for the participants and also to add value to Sri Lanka by attracting more foreign delegates as well as speakers.

WHO’S SPEAKING

Mr. Jayantha De Silva

Mr. Oshada Senanayake

Prof. Lalith Gamage

Mr. Madu Ratnayake

Prof. Rangika Halwatura

Mr. Bathiya Jayakody

Mr. Santhush Weeraman

Mr. Dharmasri Kumaratunga

Mr. Mano Sekaram

Mr. Thushera Kawdawatta

Dr. Beshan Kulapala

Mr. Robert Juhkam

Dr. Manodha Gamage

Ms. Lakmini Wijesundera

Dr. Shamil Appathurai

Mr. Chamira Jayasinghe

Mr. Ruwan Bakmedeniya

Prof. Kapila Perera

Mr. Sanjaya Mohottala

Dr. Pradeepa Samarasinghe

Mr. Channa De Silva

Mr. Conrad Dias

Mr. Indika De Zoysa

Mr. Thilak Piyadigama

Event Agenda

18th December - Day 1: Inauguration & Main Conference
2:00 pm - 2:10 pm Welcome address by Mr. Prabath S. Wickramaratne   - President, CSSL
2:10 pm - 2:25 pm Recognition of Sponsors
2:25 pm - 2:35 pm Speech by Chief Guest, Hon. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
2:40 pm - 3.00 pm Keynote by Guest of Honor, Mr. Jaynatha De Silva   Secretary, Ministry of Technology
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Panel Discussion: Towards a Sustainable Digital Sri Lanka
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Speech: Mr. Michael Macdonald   - Chief Digital Officer and Executive Consultant for Asia Pacific, Huawei Technologies
4:30 pm - 4:50 pm Speech: Eng. Anuradha Udunuwara   - Senior Enterprise Solutions Architect - SLT
4:50 pm - 5:10 pm Speech: Prof. Lalith Gamage   - President, CEO - SLIIT
5:10 pm - 5:30 pm Speech: Mr. Dharmasiri Kumaratunga   - Director, Payments and Settlements CBSL
5:30 pm - 5:50 pm Speech Mr. G. M. Niel Gunadasa   - Additional Secretary, State Ministry of Education Reforms, Open Universities and Distance Learning Promotion
5:50 pm - 6:10 pm Speech: Mr. Chamira Jayasinghe   - Founder, CEO - Arimac Digital
6:10 pm - 6:15 pm Vote of Thanks - Mr. Heshan Karunaratne   - Conference Chair/Asst. Secretary CSSL


19th December - Day 2 : Main Conference
9:00 am - 10:00 am Panel Discussion: Journey Towards 3BN Dollars
10:00 am - 10:20 am Speech: Indika De Zoysa   - Vice President, Huawei Technologies Lanka Co (Pvt) Ltd.
10:20 am - 10:30 am Tea Break
10:30 am - 10:50 am Speech: Dr Shamil Appathurai  
10:50 am - 11:10 am Speech: Mr. Thushera Kawdawatta   - Chief Executive Officer, Axiata Digital Labs
11:10 am - 12:00 pm Panel Discussion: Sustainable Digital Innovations
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Startup Pitches (Spiralation)
12:30 pm - 12:50 pm Cloud in the industry 4.0 evolution period by Mr. Kumaran Singaram  
12:50 pm - 1:30 pm Break
1:30 pm - 1:40 pm Welcome address by Mr. Prabath S. Wickramaratne   - President, CSSL
1:40 pm - 2:00 pm Keynote by Facebook - Mr. Yasas V. Abeywickrama  
2:00 pm - 3:50 pm Research Papers - Session I, Session Chair: Dr. Prasad Wimalaratne
  • Paper 1 - Intelligent System to Verify the Effectiveness of Proposed Teacher Transfers Incorporating Human Factors - Karunanayaka V. et al.
  • Paper 2 - The Beauty Quest: A Cutting Edge Platform to Manage Beauty Culture Industry Using Machine Learning and Image Processing - Weerasinghe H. N. et al.
  • Paper 3 -  A self-detection of hearing loss using Q  learning (Sawanatha) - Shyamalee T. et al.
  • Paper 4 - “Heart to Heart” Application: Predicting Presence of Heart Diseases Using Machine Learning Techniques - Jayanetti P. B. et al.
  • Paper 5 - DICE: Mathematical Gamification Tool for Children with Intellectual Disability in Sri Lanka - Nisansala P. et al.
3:50 pm - 5:10 pm Research Papers - Session II, Session Chair: Dr. Shantha Fernando
  • Paper 6 - Security awareness among Zoom users - Ellewala U. P. et al.
  • Paper 7 - Pedagogical Effectiveness of Learner Interface of the Course in Web-Based e-Learning - Sirisooriya C. et al.
  • Paper 8 - Knowledge Management framework for supervision of postgraduate research in IT - Fernando W. M. J. H. et al.
  • Paper 9 - Predicting Student Performance Using Moodle Logs - Arumugathasan M. et al.
5:10 pm - 6:50 pm Research Papers - Session III, Session Chair: Prof. Samantha Thelijjagoda
  • Paper 10 - Enhancement of Productivity in a Bank System using Computer-based Simulation - Kudagamage U. P. et al.
  • Paper 11 - Customer Adaptation With Digitalization of Financial Services - Chandradeva L. S. et al.
  • Paper 12 - Traffic Signal Management and  Accident Reporting System - Wickramasinghe S. et al.
  • Paper 13 - Trust Model For Identify User’s Healthy Food behavior in Healthy Food Network - Madusanka N.
  • Paper 14 - Real Time Automatic Parking Management System with Image Processing - Ranasinghe A. I.

Technical Agenda

Technical Sessions - Presentation Schedule
Date: 18th December, 2020
Time Paper Title
Session 1 (Machine Learning)
9.00 am – 9.20 am Intelligent System to Verify the Effectiveness of Proposed Teacher Transfers Incorporating Human Factors
9.20 am – 9.40 am The Beauty Quest: A Cutting Edge Platform to Manage Beauty Culture Industry Using Machine Learning and Image Processing
9.40 am – 10.00 am A self-detection of hearing loss using Q learning(Sawanatha)
10.00 am – 10.20 am “Heart to Heart” Application: Predicting Presence of Heart Diseases Using Machine Learning Techniques
10.20 am – 10.40 am DICE: Mathematical Gamification Tool for Children with Intellectual Disability in Sri Lanka
10.40 am - 11.00 am Morning Tea
Session 2 (E-Learning)
11.00 am – 11.20 am Security awareness among Zoom users
11.20 am – 11.40 am Pedagogical Effectiveness of Learner Interface of the Course in Web-Based e-Learning
11.40 am – 12.00 noon Knowledge Management framework for supervision of postgraduate research in IT
12.00 noon – 12.20 pm Predicting Student Performance Using Moodle Logs
12.20 pm - 1.30 pm Lunch
Session 3 (Fin Tech/Smart City)
1.30 pm – 1.50 pm Enhancement of Productivity in a Bank System using Computer-based Simulation
1.50 pm – 2.10 pm Customer Adaptation With Digitalization of Financial Services
2.10 pm – 2.30 pm Traffic Signal Management and Accident Reporting System
2.30 pm – 2.50 pm Trust Model For Identify User’s Healthy Food behavior in Healthy Food Network
2.50 pm – 3.10 pm Real Time Automatic Parking Management System with Image Processing
End of Session

TICKET PRICING

One Day Both Days
Price 15,000
LKR		 Buy 27,500
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Early bird discount for CSSL members 13,000
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Early bird discount for IEEE, BCS, ACS, IESL and IET members 14,000
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Early bird discount for Non-Members 14,000
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*Early bird discount valid till 15th December

Call for papers

Paper submission deadline

22nd May 2020

Year Notification of acceptance​

26th June 2020

Camera ready paper submission

31st July 2020

CSSL National ICT Awards

CSSL NATIONAL ICT AWARDS 2020

CSSL National ICT Awards recognizes unique ICT contributions to our nation .National ICT accolades aims to lift Sri Lankan ICT professionals to the global arena enabling them to shape the new digital paradigm.

CSSL NATIONAL ICT AWARDS 2020 Nominations
CSSL Elite Awards
  • CSSL ICT Leader of the Year – Male
  • CSSL ICT Leader of the Year – Female
  • CSSL ICT Researcher of the Year
  • CSSL ICT Educator of the Year
ICT Management Awards
  • CSSL CIO of the Year
  • CSSL CISO of the Year
  • CSSL IT Manager of the Year
ICT Startup and Eco System Awards
  • CSSL Emerging ICT Leader of the Year
  • CSSL Best Founder Award
  • CSSL Digital Investor of the Year
  • CSSL Social Innovator of the Year
ICT Student Awards
  • CSSL ICT Student Award – Postgraduate Category
  • CSSL ICT Student Award -Undergraduate Category
  • CSSL ICT Student Awards – School Category

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