Intl. Conference  at Peradeniya Uni.

December 11, 2013, 10:26 pm, the island

By Cyril Wimalasurendre

KANDY – The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, of the University of Peradeniya, has organized an international conference on Industrial and information systems (10115 – 2013). The conference will be held at the University from December 17 to 20.

This year, the theme of the conference is, ‘Innovative Technologies for sustainable development’.

Experts from a number of countries, including Canada, Australia and India, would address the conference. Chairman Dr. Vijitha Herath said that it had attract 246 research submissions from 20 countries.

He said that in order for Sri Lanka to achieve the knowledge hub status in Asia it was necessary to organise such international technology conferences in the country.

Such conferences would provide local technology researchers a platform to interact with the experts from around the world and in turn would improve the quality of the local researchers and technologists, Dr. Herath said.