Annual Research Symposium 2024
Faculty of Technology
University of Colombo
Research in Technology for a Sustainable Future
3rd of December 2024
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the Faculty of Technology Annual Research Symposium 2024 webpage. The symposium, now in its 8th year, continues to be a cornerstone event of the faculty bringing together leading minds and emerging voices from all the departments along with eminent international researchers.
This year, the faculty symposium will focus on the theme “Research in Technology for a Sustainable Future” The Annual research symposium of the Faculty of Technology aims to showcase cutting-edge research, emphasizing how technology can contribute to sustainable solutions. Further, this event serves as a platform for our researchers to showcase their work, engage in meaningful discussions, and collaborate with peers across disciplines. Moreover, the research and invention showcase will be there in parallel with the annual research symposium of the faculty of technology. The undergraduates of the faculty of technology, university of Colombo, can showcase inventions and research work research as posters and products.
Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne, the vice-chancellor of the University of Colombo will be the chief guest and there will be three keynote speakers at the annual research symposium of Faculty of Technology, 2024. First, Prof. George Ntalos, head of the Department of Forestry, Wood Science and Design, School of Technology, University of Thessaly, Greece will speak on “Sustainable Forestry Bioeconomy through Higher Education in Greece”. Prof. R.A.R.C. Gopura, Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Moratuwa will conduct his keynote address on “Bionics Limbs: Innovations and Challenges in Robotic Prosthetics”. Then Dr. Chaminda Ranasinghe, Founder/Chief Executive Officer at IDEAHUB (Pvt) Ltd. and Former Group Vice President of Dialog Axiata will deliver his speech on “Technology for a Sustainable Future”.
