Postgraduate Research Symposium 2025
The Postgraduate Technical Sessions of the Faculty of Science were held on 7th November 2025 as part of the University of Colombo Annual Research Symposium 2025. This year’s theme of the Postgraduate Technical Sessions was “Science for Human-Centric Innovation and Resilience.” It contributed to the University’s focus on human-centric innovation and resilience through scientific research, invited speeches, and the communication of research and innovation within the faculty. The event also provided a platform to enhance the visibility of research conducted by the faculty. The Centre for Postgraduate Studies (CPGS) organized this event.
The highlights of the inauguration included the keynote speech delivered by Prof. Saman Senaweera, Honorary Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia, on the topic “Biofortification of Cereals: Unlocking the Genetic Pathways to Achieve Global Zinc Malnutrition.” This was followed by two invited presentations delivered by young academics of the faculty: Dr. Kalpani Marasinghe (“Multidisciplinary Marine Science for Human Resilience: From Ecosystem Understanding to Innovation and Sustainable Utilization”) and Dr. Muditha Bandara (“Individual MRI for Human-Centric Personalized Medicine”).
In the latter sessions of the technical program, 31 postgraduate students and academics of the faculty presented their research under four tracks: (1) Physics (2) Mathematics, Statistics and Nuclear Science (3) Chemistry and (4) Biological Science. Each track was enriched by a guest speaker who delivered valuable presentations covering diverse subject areas.
Track 1 – Dr. B. P. W. Fernando delivered a talk titled “Approaches in Filtering Theory for Optimizing Physics-Informed Neural Networks.”
Track 2 – Professor Chee Peng Lim delivered a talk titled “Computational Data Modelling: Algorithms and Applications.”
Track 3 – Dr. Savini Bandaranayake delivered a talk titled “Unraveling Photochemical Mechanisms by Capturing Electron Movement in Real Time.”
Track 4 – Professor Mahua Mukherjee delivered a talk titled “Inspiring a Better Urban Future: Practical Nature-Based Solutions Case Studies.”
The best presenter from each track was selected by a panel of evaluators and awarded a certificate and a plaque. The best presenters of the four tracks were:
