BISSS 2025: Sixth BIS Student Symposium

The Sixth BIS Student Symposium (BISSS 2025), organized by the Department of Information Technology, was held on Wednesday, February 18, 2025, from 1:00 PM onwards at SBFF 01 & 02 Halls, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

The symposium provided a platform for students to share their research findings and fresh insights in Information Technology, while also facilitating engagement with professionals from academia and industry. This year, the event was once again held as part of the ICBM 2025 Research Week.

The event featured a keynote address, followed by 11 presentations showcasing outstanding research and project studies conducted by the department’s undergraduates. The symposium concluded with a panel discussion on the theme: “The Intersection of Business and Technology: Unlocking New-Age Careers for BIS Students”.

The keynote speech was delivered by Dr. Lakmal Meegahapola, Postdoctoral Researcher at ETH Zürich, Switzerland, an Incoming Research Scientist at Nokia Bell Labs, UK, on the topic “Advancing Multimodal Mobile Sensing for Health, Behavior, and Context”. The panel discussion featured esteemed industry professionals, including Ms. Poshene Sivaruban, Senior Business Analyst at Acentura Inc., Ms. Sharon Kern, Director of People & Culture at Mad Mobile LK, Mr. Akila Sajith Kumar, Director at Zkewed (Pvt) Ltd., and Mr. Isuru Sirinimal, Director at Edge Tech Innovation. Their valuable insights and expertise enriched the discussion, providing students with a deeper understanding of the intersection between business and technology.

Best Information Systems-Related Research Award – Ms. Lakmi Iluksooriya for her research titled: “Investigating the Potential of Blockchain to Enhance Customer Data Privacy in the Banking Sector of Sri Lanka.”

Best Information Systems Development Project Award – Mr. K.G.D. Induwara, Mr. K.M.W. Pathirana, and Mr. A.B.L. Abeysinghe for their project titled: “Web-Based Career Guidance and Development Portal”.

BISSS 2025 was chaired by Mr. Prabhasara Athurupane while Ms. Dulari Perera served as the secretary. We extend our sincere gratitude to all the participants, speakers, panelists and academics for making BISSS 2025 a remarkable success!