{"id":957,"date":"2025-10-10T11:18:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T05:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/?page_id=957"},"modified":"2025-11-23T19:08:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T13:38:19","slug":"workshop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/icds-2025\/workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Conference Workshops -2025&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1760120799780{background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a part of the ICDS 2025 conference program, two specialized workshops will be conducted for participants with an interest in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Led by distinguished experts in Data Science with extensive experience across academia and industry, these workshops will provide an in-depth engagement with emerging developments in AI and ML. The sessions will encompass both conceptual frameworks and practical applications, offering participants valuable insights into contemporary approaches such as explainable and responsible AI governance, as well as predictive modelling in modern data-driven environments.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1760120883382{background-color: #eaeaea !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;WORKSHOP 1- To Explain or to Predict? Predictive Modelling in the Age of AI&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:center|color:%231f56c4&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">24th November 2025 from 9.00 am \u2013 4.00 pm @ the Department of Statistics, University of Colombo.<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;mulled_wine&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Resource Person:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;962&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Khang Tsung Fei<br \/>\nAssociate Professor,<br \/>\nUniversiti Malaya, Malaysia<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Workshop Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nIn traditional statistics education, one routinely learns the building of explanatory models that help us understand how variations in dependent variables influence a response. On the other hand, industry wants predictive models that can anticipate outcomes and inform strategy. Students often find it challenging to navigate between these two modes of thinking in modelling. In this workshop, we will learn the differences between these two approaches, and how to design and test effective predictive models for regression and classification using AI tools. Towards the end, participants will apply these skills to a real-world dataset to craft a predictive model that achieves the best performance.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;mulled_wine&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Your Investment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Workshop Fee<strong>: Rs 4000 <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Early Bird Registration<strong>: Rs 3500<\/strong> ( Register before 10<sup>th<\/sup> November 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Local Students: <strong>Rs 3000<\/strong> ( Need a valid student ID)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>First come first serve basis. Limited registration. Send in your application for registration.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1760121387444{border-radius: 1px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Registration Deadline:21<sup>st<\/sup> November 2025<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;mulled_wine&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n  <strong>Payment Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration Procedure for the Conference Workshops &#8211; ICDS 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Make your Payment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pay the registration fee using Method 1 (if you have a debit\/credit card) or Method 2 (pay at the bank).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go to<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pay.cmb.ac.lk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pay.cmb.ac.lk\/<\/a><br \/>\nSelect <em>Conference Fee \u2013 Faculty of Science<\/em> as the Fee type.<br \/>\nEnter your <strong>Name<\/strong> and <strong>NIC No\/Passport ID<\/strong> correctly, then as the payment reference, mention<br \/>\n<strong>314053400002<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-945 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/125-300x131.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/125-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/125-1024x448.png 1024w, https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/125-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/125-1536x672.png 1536w, https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/125.png 1793w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then choose your card type VISA or MASTER.<\/p>\n<p>Choose the currency type: LKR<\/p>\n<p>Enter the respective registration fee as the <strong>Paying Amount<\/strong> and click the Submit&nbsp;button.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Take a screenshot or softcopy of the transaction and save it as proof of registration fee to upload it to a Google form &nbsp;given at step 2.<\/em><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n  <strong>Method 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visit any People\u2019s Bank branch and pay the registration fee to the University of Colombo Collection Account,<br \/>\nAccount No: <strong>314053400002<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Keep the bank slip as proof of registration fee to upload to the Google Form at step 2.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that you cannot perform a direct online transfer from a bank account to the University of Colombo<br \/>\nCollection Account No: <strong>314053400002<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2: Registration Form<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once the payment is successfully completed, please fill out the registration form below to complete the registration<br \/>\nfor Workshop 1: <em>To Explain or to Predict? Predictive Modelling in the Age of AI<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/u5dvEDoxB6fsutcp9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #0056b3; color: white; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\nOpen Registration Form<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;mulled_wine&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1760121844996{background-color: #e8f1fc !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;WORKSHOP 2- Bridging Autonomy and Accountability: AI Agents, Explainability &amp; Governance&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:center|color:%231f56c4&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">26 th November 2025 from 8.30 am \u2013 1.00 pm @ the Department of Statistics, University of Colombo.<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;mulled_wine&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<b>Workshop Overview:<\/b><br \/>\nArtificial intelligence projects often fail not because of the underlying algorithms, but because of weak framing, poor data practices, or the absence of clear governance. This workshop introduces participants to a structured AI project lifecycle, from problem definition and data preparation through model development, validation, deployment, automation and ongoing monitoring. We will explore how to frame the problem at hand, handle data ethically, and balance accuracy with interpretability when selecting models. Participants will also be introduced to concepts revolving around Agentic AI and how they fit within the modern lifecycle and governance frameworks. We will then examine metrics for fairness and robustness, learn strategies for managing drift after deployment, and understand how responsible AI principles and emerging regulations shape governance at every stage. The session concludes with a hands-on case study applying governance checkpoints and showing how autonomy and accountability intersect in the lifecycle of an AI agent-driven system.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<strong>Resource Persons<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-970 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picture3-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picture3-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picture3.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mr. R. A. Susara Ouchithya<br \/>\nActuarial Associate, Milliman Sri Lanka.<br \/>\nVisiting lecturer, Department of Statistics, University of Colombo.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-969\" src=\"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picturexz3-300x287.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picturexz3-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picturexz3.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mr. G.P.Meranga Gamage<br \/>\nAI \/ ML Engineer,&nbsp;NCINGA.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;mulled_wine&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Your Investment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Workshop Fee<strong>: Rs 3000 <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Early Bird Registration<strong>: Rs 2500<\/strong> ( Register before 10<sup>th<\/sup> November 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Local Students: <strong>Rs 2000<\/strong> ( Need a valid student ID)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>First come first serve basis. Limited registration. Send in your application for registration.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1760121387444{border-radius: 1px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Registration Deadline:21<sup>st<\/sup> November 2025<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;mulled_wine&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n  <strong>Payment Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration Procedure for the Conference Workshops &#8211; ICDS 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Make your Payment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pay the registration fee using Method 1 (if you have a debit\/credit card) or Method 2 (pay at the bank).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go to<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pay.cmb.ac.lk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pay.cmb.ac.lk\/<\/a><br \/>\nSelect <em>Conference Fee \u2013 Faculty of Science<\/em> as the Fee type.<br \/>\nEnter your <strong>Name<\/strong> and <strong>NIC No\/Passport ID<\/strong> correctly, then as the payment reference, mention<br \/>\n<strong>314053400002<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-945 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/125-300x131.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/125-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/125-1024x448.png 1024w, https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/125-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/125-1536x672.png 1536w, https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/125.png 1793w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then choose your card type VISA or MASTER.<\/p>\n<p>Choose the currency type: LKR<\/p>\n<p>Enter the respective registration fee as the <strong>Paying Amount<\/strong> and click the Submit&nbsp;button.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Take a screenshot or softcopy of the transaction and save it as proof of registration fee to upload it to a Google form &nbsp;given at step 2.<\/em><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Method 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visit any People\u2019s Bank branch and pay the registration fee to the University of Colombo Collection Account,<br \/>\nAccount No: <strong>314053400002<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Keep the bank slip as proof of registration fee to upload to the Google Form at step 2.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that you cannot perform a direct online transfer from a bank account to the University of Colombo<br \/>\nCollection Account No: <strong>314053400002<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2: Registration Form<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once the payment is successfully completed, please fill out the registration form below to complete the registration<br \/>\nfor Workshop 2: <em>Bridging Autonomy and Accountability: AI Agents, Explainability &amp; Governance<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #0056b3; color: white; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/ji69HkhtpXEZ41Vm7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nOpen Registration Form<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Conference Workshops -2025&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1760120799780{background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As a part of the ICDS 2025 conference program, two specialized workshops will be conducted for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":699,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/957"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=957"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1096,"href":"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/957\/revisions\/1096"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.cmb.ac.lk\/icds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}