5th SLIIT International Conference On ENGINEERING AND
TECHNOLOGY 2026

Engineering Resilience Through Sustainable and Smart Solutions

1st - 4th September 2026 in Malabe, Sri Lanka

Technical Program Committee

Chair

Prof. Niranga Amarasinghe

Technical Program Committee Chair

Co-Chair

Nisal Weerasinghe

Technical Program Committee Co-Chair

Co-Chair

Zakib Ahamed Fazil

Technical Program Committee Co-Chair

Sustainable Built Environment

Chair

Prof. Priyan Mendis

University of Melbourne, Australia

Co-Chair

Prof. Jeewa Wijesundara

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Environmental Engineering & Resilience Infrastructure

Chair

Prof. Dilanthi Amaratunge

School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, UK

Chair

Prof. Guna Hewa

Adelade University

Co-Chair

Dr. Shaveendri Nissanka

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Energy & Thermal-Fluid Engineering

Chair

Prof. Min Yoon

Korea Maritime and Ocean University

Chair

Prof. Honnyong Cha

Kyungpook National University, South Korea

Co-Chair

Dr. Priyantha Bandara

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Industrial AI & Cybersecurity

Chair

Prof. Alessandro Puatti

University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Southern Switzerland

Co-Chair

Prof. Dush Jayakody

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

NLP & Intelligent Decision Support

Chair

Prof. Murad Khan

Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait

Co-Chair

Prof. Chulantha Kulasekara

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Advanced Materials & Smart Manufacturing

Chair

Dr. Mohan Siriwardena

Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom

Chair

Dr. K.B.K. Shanaka

RMIT University

Co-Chair

Dr. Janaka Perera

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Mechatronics, Robotics & Transportation

Chair

Dr. Oscar De Silva

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Co-Chair

Prof. Prasanna Gunawardhana

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Co-Chair

Prof. Migara Liyanage

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Agriculture & Environmental Monitoring

Chair

Prof. Takashi Asaeda

Saitama University (Prof. Emeritus )

Co-Chair

Prof. Ayantha Gomes

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Co-Chair

Dr. Lahiru Lindamulla

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Computer Vision & Signal Processing

Chair

Prof. Jeehyun Kim

Kyungpook National University, South Korea

Co-Chair

Dr. Nushara Wedasinghe

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Healthcare and Biomedical Systems

Chair

Prof. Mansik Jeon

Kyungpook National University, South Korea

Co-Chair

Prof. Eranga Wijesinghe

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure & Climate-Adaptive Design

Chair

Prof. Priyan Mendis

University of Melbourne, Australia

Co-Chair

Prof. Priyan Dias

Consultant Professor, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Co-Chair

Prof. Shiromi Karunaratna

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Chair

Prof. Young-Do Choi

Mokpo National University, Republic of Korea

Co-Chair

Dr. Priyantha Bandara

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Water, Wastewater & Environmental Engineering

Co Chair

Dr. Perumalla Venkata Mallikarjun Rao

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

Co-Chair

Prof. Saman Bandara

Consultant Professor, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Co-Chair

Prof. Anurudda Puswewala

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

ICT for Societal Development and Digital Inclusion

Chair

Dr. Asela K. Kulatunga

University of Exeter, UK

Co-Chair

Mr. Ayal Piyathilaka

United States Agency for International Development

Co-Chair

Dr. Nandika Miguntanna

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Clean and Renewable Energy Innovations

Chair

Prof. Murad Khan

Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait

Co-Chair

Dr. Nathali de Silva

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

AI, Machine Learning & Data-Driven Decision Systems

Chair

Prof. Rui Dinis

NOVA University, Portugal

Co-Chair

Dr. Tharindu Ponnimbaduge

University of Melbourne, Australia

Co-Chair

Prof. Dejan Vukobratovic,

University of Novi Sad, Serbia

Co-Chair

Mr. Hanojhan Rajarajam

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Next Generation Communications and Networking

Chair

Prof. Prayag Tiwari

Halmstad University, Sweden

Co Chair

Prof. Mashook Khan

Qilu University of Technology, China

Co Chair

Dr. Hansani Weerathunga

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Transportation, Logistic Engineering & Supply Chain Management

Chair

Prof. Sumedha Rajakaruna

Curtin University, Australia

Co-Chair

Prof. Honnyong Cha

Kyungpook National University, South Korea

Co-Chair

Dr. Ruwan Chnadrasena

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Mechatronics, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems

Chair

Prof. Sérgio D. Correia

Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal

Co-Chair

Dr. Sivaram NM

National Institute of Technology Puducherry, India

Co-Chair

Dr. Kumara Jayawickrama

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Advanced Materials, smart manufacturing and construction

Chair

Dr. Mohan Siriwardena

Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom

Co-Chair

Mr. Tilanka Wijesinghe

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka

Sustainable Built Environment and Smart Cities

Chair

Prof. Alessandro Puiatti

University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern, Switzerland

Co-Chair

Prof. Mansik Jeon

Kyungpook National University, South Korea

Co-Chair

Prof. Jeehyun Kim

Kyungpook National University, South Korea

Co-Chair

Dr. Lakmini Malasinghe

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka