The 13th Annual Symposium on Research and Industrial Training of the Department of Electronics, ASRITE-2026, was held on September 11th, 2026 with the participation of students majoring in Electronics, invited academics and professionals, and the academic staff of the Department of Electronics and the Faculty.
The inaugural session of the symposium was graced by the Vice-Chancellor of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Prof. EMP Ekanayake, and the session was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Prof. MMDR Deegahawature and the Dean of the Faculty of Technology Dr. IPM Wickramasinghe, Heads of Department and the Senior academics of the Faculty.
Eng. Anuradha Udunuwara BScEng CEng MIESL FIET FBCS SMIEEE MCSSL MSLAAS Senior Engineer – Enterprise Business Solutions – Sri Lanka Telecom, delivered the Keynote speech. His captivating speech focused on the Forces shaping the future, Digital Economy, Telco industry, Technology trends, Global employment changes and How to make the graduates relevant to the global trends.
Inaugural session was followed by technical sessions where the undergraduates in the BSc (Special ) in Applied Electronics Degree Program and BSc (Joint Major) Degree Program presented their final year Research Project outcomes. Presentations were evaluated by panels consisting of senior academics from the Department Electronics and from the Department of Electrotechnology of the Faculty of Technology.
The Best Research Project Award for the BSc (Special) Degree Program in Applied Electronics was won by Ms. EVN Thathsarani, and the award for the BSc (Joint Major) Degree Program was won by Mr. HCF Aththachchi. The Department congratulates all the presenters on their research achievements.
The organizing committee of ASRITE-2026 gratefully acknowledges the assistance extended by university administrative officers, academic support staff, non-academic staff and the student volunteers of the Faculty.
