“MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL DEVELOPMENT”

The Faculty of Humanities and Sciences embarked on another milestone by holding its fourth consecutive conference on the 1st and 2nd of December 2023.

The conference theme for this year’s Conference was ‘Multidisciplinary Research For Transformational Development’. The conference featured 89 local and international presenters of diverse disciplines to disseminate knowledge. Subject-specific and multidisciplinary conference papers in the fields of Natural Sciences, Nursing and Health Sciences, Law, Psychology, Education, English Language and Literature, and Mathematics and Statistics were selected after a double blind peer review process by eminent scholars in the respective fields.

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Proceedings ofSICASH 2023

The inauguration of SICASH 2023 was held at the Courtyard by Marriot, Colombo on the 1st of December and the conference sessions were held at Curtin Colombo, SLIIT International premises at Navam Mawatha on the following day.
Prof. James J. Cochran, the Associate Dean for Research at University of Alabama, USA graced the occasion as the keynote speaker of SICASH 2023. Furthermore, the plenary speeches conducted by Prof. Lynne E. Maquat, Prof. Dionne Price, Prof. Naazima Kamadeen, Prof. A. A. T. D. Amarasekara, Prof. Sumathi Sivamohan, Prof. Athula Sumathipala and Prof. Radhika De Silva, added to the scholarly value of SICASH 2023.

Keynote Speaker

Keynote Speaker

Prof. James J. Cochran
Department of Information Systems, Statistics, and Management Science
Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration
University of Alabama

Title: Challenges in Data Collection and the Importance of Engagement with Statisticians

Abstract:
Data collection, research, and the training of colleagues to perform these tasks are difficult endeavors under the best of circumstances. Although some data collection can be performed remotely, in many cases there is no alternative collecting data on location. Natural disasters, terrorism, interference by hostile actors, and war/political instability (which is often the precursor to war) create dramatic needs for rapidly collected accurate data and often necessitate collecting data on location, but these conditions also generally create almost insurmountable impediments to rapid on location collection of accurate data. In this talk, we review several field cases in which we have attempted to collect data in regions suffering from natural disasters, terrorism, interference by hostile actors, and war/political instability.We discuss the unique and common impediments we faced and how we attempted (sometimes successfully, and sometimes not successfully) to overcome these impediments, and we make the case for engaging with statisticians not from the cradle to the grave of a research project, but rather from conception to the afterlife of a research project.

Conference Chair

Dr. Kushanthi Harasgama
Assistant Professor

Track Leaders

Organizing Committee

Plenary Speakers

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Available Tracks

Sub-theme:
“Transformative Innovation through Research in Applied Sciences”
Sub-areas:
– Recent Developments in Molecular Biology
– New Trends in Tissue Culture
– Future Drugs and Drug Delivery Systems
– Novel Applications in Microbiology
– Featuring Techniques in Environmental Remediation
– Advanced Materials for a Better Future

Sub-theme:
 Educational Research for Empowering Teaching-Learning Process

Sub-areas:
– Curriculum Development
– Learning and Assessment
– Education for 21st Century
– Education Management
– ICT and Education
– Instructional Design
– Comparative and International Education
– Education for Social cohesion
– Professional Development of Education Personnel

Sub-theme:
“Innovative Language and Literature Learning and Teaching Solutions through Research”
Sub-areas:
– Innovative Methods in English Language Teaching and Learning
– ESL Teacher and Learner Identity
– Inclusive ESL Classroom: Politics, Challenges and Implications
– Incorporating Technology in Language Teaching and Learning
– Innovative Approaches to Teaching Literature
– Tropes of Decolonization in Contemporary English Literature
– Portrayal of Inclusivity in South Asian English Literature

Sub-theme and areas:
Legal Research and Multidisciplinary Approach for Holistic Development in the Areas of
– Public Law
– Private and Comparative Law
– Commercial Law
– Public International Law
– Information and Communication Technology Law

Sub-theme:
“The Importance of Mathematics and Statistics in Multidisciplinary Research”
Sub-areas:
– Actuarial Mathematics
– Mathematical / Statistical Modelling
– Time Series Analysis
– Multivariate Data Mining

Sub-theme:
Multidisciplinary Health Research for Holistic Care Management in the Areas of;
– Clinical Nursing
– Nursing Education
– Nursing Management
– Community Health
– Pharmacology
– Nutrition and Dietetics
– Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
– Radiology and Medical Laboratory Science

Sub-theme:
“Psychology Research Aiming at Diversity, Technological Advancement, and Empowerment”
Sub-areas:
– Clinical and Counselling Psychology
– Work Psychology
– Sports and Exercise Psychology
– Developmental and Educational Psychology
– Social and Cultural Psychology
– Health and Wellbeing