“TRANSFORMING POSSIBILITIES THROUGH RESEARCH EXECELLENCE”
The Faculty of Humanities and Sciences of SLIIT proudly announces SICASH 2025, the annual research multi-conference of the faculty, which was held for the sixth consecutive year embracing the theme “Transforming Possibilities Through Research Excellence”.
SICASH 2025 accepts papers from renowned and emerging scholars, both local and international, to showcase their subject-specific and multidisciplinary research in the areas of Applied Sciences, Education, English Language and Literature, Law, Mathematics and Statistics, Nursing and Health Sciences and Psychology.
SICASH 2025, the 6th annual conference organized by the SLIIT Faculty of Humanities & Sciences, will be held on 10–11 October 2025 under the theme “Transforming Possibilities Through Research Excellence.”
The conference invites both emerging and established scholars—local and international—to contribute subject-specific and multidisciplinary research in Applied Sciences, Education, English Language & Literature, Law, Mathematics & Statistics, Nursing & Health Sciences, and Psychology. All submissions undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process; selected papers will be published in the conference proceedings and featured in the SLIIT Journal of Humanities & Sciences.
SICASH
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Patrick McNamara
Ph.D., serves as Executive Director of the United States-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission
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Biography:
Patrick McNamara, Ph.D., serves as Executive Director of the United States-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission. He has worked with universities, governments, corporations, nonprofits, and foundations for over 35 years. Before joining Fulbright Sri Lanka, Patrick was at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) where he taught conflict resolution, sustainable development, and social entrepreneurship. At UNO, he also served as Senior International Officer, Director of the International Studies major and minor, Director of the Sustained Dialogue Initiative and Director of the Omaha World Affairs Council. Dr. McNamara earned a Ph.D. from the School of Public Administration at UNO. His dissertation research, funded by a fellowship from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, focused on public-private partnerships. He earned a M.Sc. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University with specializations in international and organizational dispute resolution. His B.A. in Religion is from Swarthmore College where he studied comparative religions, with a focus on Theravada Buddhism and ethics.
