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PGIS Research Highlights 2020 RESCON 2020 Proceedings RESCON 2020 Technical Program
Earth and Environmental Sciences 1 - Friday 27th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHost Session Link
8.00-10.00EES1 / B11Prof. H A Dharmagunawardhana
Dr. J Gunatilake		Dr. Bhathiya Athurupana
bhathiyaat@gmail.com, 771114752		Click here to register for EES 1
TimeTheme Session ChairHostSession Link
8.00-10.00EES1 / B11 Prof. H A Dharmagunawardhana
Dr. J Gunatilake		Dr. Bhathiya Athurupana
bhathiyaat@gmail.com, 771114752		 
 B11  (bhathiyaat@gmail.com, 771114752) 
      
TimeAbstract IDPresenter IDPresenterTitleLive Link
8.00-8.10116B11.1G.B.C. Sandaruwan GRAIN SIZE CLASSIFICATION OF SEDIMENTS IN A COASTAL CURRENT MIXING PROGRADING ZONE ON THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF SRI LANKA  
8.10-8.20170B11.2G.T.D. Chandrakumara MOBILIZATION AND FRACTIONATION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS DURING WEATHERING OF CARBONATITES AT EPPAWALA, SRI LANKA  
8.20-8.30240B11.3W.M.S.K. Weeranayake INFLUENCE OF CRYSTALLIZATION OF PHOSPHATE MINERALS ON RARE EARTH ELEMENTS CHEMISTRY OF EPPAWALA PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT, SRI LANKA.  
8.30-8.40259B11.4K.C.C. Silva MOHO DEPTH VARIATION IN MANNAR SUB-BASIN FROM GRAVITY DATA  
8.40-8.50264B11.5K.P.M. Weerarathne MID-HOLOCENE SEDIMENTOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND COASTAL LANDSCAPE OF SOUTHERN SRI LANKA: A HISTORY OF ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOUR OF PREHISTORIC POPULATIONS  
8.50-9.00275B11.6P. Abewardana MAJOR ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY OF CHARNOCKITIC ROCKS IN HIGHLAND AND WANNI COMPLEXES OF SRI LANKA  
9.00-9.10276B11.7W.L.A.C.I. Weedagama TEXTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SAND GRAINS IN RED EARTH DEPOSIT IN NORTH AND NORTHWESTERN SRI LANKA: IMPLICATIONS ON ORIGIN  
9.10-9.20289B11.8W.A.G.K. Wickramasinghe GEOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CALCITE DEPOSITS AT BALANGODA, SRI LANKA: IMPLICATIONS FOR ORIGIN  
9.20-10.00   Panel Discussion
Earth and Environmental Sciences 2 - Friday 27th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
10.30-12.30EES2 / B12Prof. A Senarathne
Prof. A.D.L.C Perera 		Dr. Aadarshi Welagedara
adarshiwelegedara@gmail.com, 701589798		Click here to register for EES 2
TimeAbstract IDPresenter IDPresenterTitleLive Link
10.30-10.4012B12.1L.M. Thilakarathne SYNTHETIC NANO \(g-Fe_2 O_3\) COATED LATERITE SAND FOR ADSORPTIVE REMOVAL OF FLUORIDE FROM NATURAL WATER  
10.40-10.5050B12.2J.U. Halpegama PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF ELECTROCOAGULATION REACTOR FOR SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL OF HARDNESS AND FLUORIDE BY SURFACE RESPONSE METHODOLOGY  
10.50-11.0078B12.3J.M.M. Wijesinghe EFFECT OF ABAMECTIN CONCENTRATION AND TEMPERATURE ON ITS BIOREMEDIATION BY \(Staphylococcus\ nepalensis\)  
11.00-11.10159B12.4T.M.P.D.M. Thennakoon ENHANCED REMOVAL OF \(Cr\)(III) BY \(NaOH\)-MODIFIED SCRAPED COCONUT WASTE  
11.10-11.20248B12.5P. Ariyaratne IMPROVED HEAVY METAL ADSORPTION BY \(MOF/TiO_2\) NANO-COMPOSITES  
11.20-11.30255B12.6S. Senarathne EVALUATION OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY AND SUITABILITY IN LOWER WALAWE BASIN FOR DRINKING AND IRRIGATION  
11.30-12.20   Panel Discussion
Earth and Environmental Sciences 3 - Friday 27th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
1.00-3.00EES3 / F11Prof. S K Yatigammana
Dr. S N P Athukorala		Dr. Nadeesha Koralegedara
nadeeshak@pdn.ac.lk, 776185648		Click here to register for EES 3
TimeAbstract IDPresenter IDPresenterTitleLive Link
1.00-1.1045F11.1K.N.M.H.H. Kosgahakumbura IMPACT OF ASSOCIATED ANIONS ON LEAD UPTAKE BY \(Pistia\ stratiotes\) AND \(Salvinia\ molesta\): A NEW PERSPECTIVE FOR PHYTOREMEDIATION  
1.10-1.2084F11.2K.R.S. Perera ALLELOPATHIC EFFECT OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF INVASIVE ALIEN PLANT, WEDELIA (\(Sphagneticola\ trilobata\)) ON BEANS (\(Phaseolus\ vulgaris\))  
1.20-1.30164F11.3H.M.N.P. Herath AQUATIC INVASIVE WEEDS \(Eichhornia\ crassipes\) AND \(Salvinia\ molesta\): HERBICIDAL PROPERTIES AGAINST \(Brassica\ juncea\) AND \(Pennisetum\ polystachion\)  
1.30-1.40165F11.4M.N.F. Shamla HERBICIDAL PROPERTIES OF TERRESTRIAL INVASIVE ALIEN PLANTS \(Lantana\ camara\) AND \(Panicum\ maximum\) AGAINST \(Pennisetum\ polystachion\) AND \(Brassica\ juncea\)  
1.40-1.50199F11.5T.M. Paranavithana EVALUATION OF MICROBIAL BIOMASS CARBON IN PADDY SOILS OF ANURADHAPURA DISTRICT, SRI LANKA  
1.50-2.00217F11.6R.B.N. Dharmasiri NAPHTHALENE DEGRADATION ABILITY OF PHYLLOPLANE \(Bacillus\ Sp\). INHABITING URBAN AREAS IN SRI LANKA  
2.00-2.10260F11.7K.R.V. Bandara LEVEL OF TRIBUTYLTIN CONTAMINATION IN \(Perna\ viridis\)  
2.10-2.20267F11.8E.M.M.S. Ekanayake PHYTOREMEDIATION OF SYNTHETIC TEXTILE DYE (DIRECT BLUE 201) BY \(Eichhornia\ crassipes\) (MART.) SOLMS VIA BIO-SORPTION AND ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION  
2.20-3.00   Panel Discussion
Earth and Environmental Sciences 4 - Friday 27th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
3.30-5.30EES4 / F12Prof. S Malaviarachchi
Dr. U Ranathunga 		Dr. Bhathiya Athurupana
bhathiyaat@gmail.com, 771114752		Click here to register for EES 4
TimeAbstract IDPresenter IDPresenterTitleContact Information
3.30-3.4043F12.1N.M.S.S.B. Karunatilake PHOTO-DEGRADATION OF REACTIVE TEXTILE DYE EFFLUENTS USING MAGNESIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES  
3.40-3.5077F12.2H.M.H.D.K. NaranpanawaENHANCING PERFORMANCE OF RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES BY ALKALI ROASTING AND ACID LEACHING OF VEIN GRAPHITE  
3.50-4.0094F12.3T.M.M.K. Bandara STUDY OF Cu2+ADSORPTION, KINETICS AND EQULIBRIUM ON ABSORBENT FORMED BY REACTION BETWEEN PARA-NITROACETANILIDE AND CONCENTRATED SULFURIC ACID 
4.00-4.10123F12.4C.J. ThambiliyagodageSIMPLE METHOD TO SYNTHESIS OF \(Fe_2 Ti O_5-TiO_2\) HETEROSTRUCTURES FROM ILMENITE AND THEIR PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY FOR DEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE  
4.10-4.20127F12.5A.M.D. Rajapakshe SYNTHESIS OF NANO-SIZED \(Cu\)-ZEOLITE USING A NEW MICROWAVE ASSISTED METHOD 
4.20-4.30151F12.6M.N. Pahalagedara LOW ENERGY STEREO-SELECTIVE EPOXIDATION OF TRANS-STILBENE: SHAPE SELECTIVE HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS USING MORPHOLOGY CONTROLLED MIXED METAL OXIDES  
4.30-4.40208F12.7P.T.S.K. Dayananda USE OF STARCH-BORATE-UREA-LIGNIN FERTILIZER MATRIX FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF UREA  
4.40-4.50247F12.8R.K.D.S. Samaradiwakara UNDERSTANDING ALTERATION PHENOMENA OF ASBESTOS-CEMENT SHEETS IN SRI LANKA 
4.50-5.30   Panel Discussion
Earth and Environmental Sciences 5 - Saturday 28th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
8.00-10.00EES5 / B21Prof. H A Jayasena
Dr. N W Balasooriya 		Dr. P.L. Dharmapriya
dharmapriyapdn@gmail.com, 713317951		Click here to register for EES 5
TimeAbstract IDPresenter IDPresenterTitleLive Link
8.00-8.1011B21.1I.D.U.H. Piyathilake PRIORITIZATION OF WATERSHEDS IN UVA PROVINCE, SRI LANKA BASED ON SOIL EROSION HAZARD  
8.10-8.20114B21.2R.M.G.N. Rajapaksha DRAINAGE NETWORK QUANTIFICATION IN A MOUNTAINOUS WATERSHED: A GIS-BASED APPROACH IN BADULU OYA BASIN, SRI LANKA  
8.20-8.30163B21.3L.S. Madhushani, DETERMINATION OF TRACE METAL LEVELS IN BULK DEPOSITION AT UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA  
8.30-8.40194B21.4W.A.N.I. Perera STUDY OF GROUNDWATER RECHARGE IN MA-OYA MICRO CATCHMENT OF MAHAWELI RIVER  
8.40-8.50168B21.5B.M.D.S. Balasuriya IMPREGNATION OF COCONUT COIR BASED ACTIVATED CARBON WITH MAGNETITE TO ENHANCE EFFICIENCY OF WATER SOFTENING  
8.50-9.00213B21.6I.S. Somasiri VERIFICATION OF RUSLE MODEL FOR SRI LANKA: A GIS BASED CASE STUDY IN UPPER MAHAWELI CATCHMENT  
9.00-9.10258B21.7A.M. N. Athauda, STUDY ON SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION OF WATER QUALITY OF THE YAN OYA RIVER BASIN  
9.10-9.20270B21.8A.B.N. Witanage ASSESSMENT OF RURAL WATER SUPPLY IN SRI LANKA: A CASE STUDY FROM WATTEGAMA WATER SUPPLY SCHEME, KANDY  
9.20-10.00   Panel Discussion
Earth and Environmental Sciences 6 - Saturday 28th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
10.30-12.30EES6 / B22Prof. T Hewawasam
Prof. R Weerasooriya		Dr. Apsara Wijenayake
apsarauwijenayake@gmail.com / 0713525108		Click here to register for EES 6
TimeAbstract IDPresenter IDPresenterTitleLive Link
10.30-10.4014B22.1S. Kayanan SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUES WITHIN VAVUNIYA URBAN COUNCIL LIMITS  
10.40-10.5067B22.2R.W.M.G.K. Kapukotuwa MICROPLASTICS IN STREAM WATER AND SEDIMENTS OF RAWAN-OYA TRIBUTARY OF MAHAWELI RIVER IN KANDY DISTRICT  
10.50-11.00105B22.3D.M. Gajadeera Management of Municipal Solid Wastes: An overview of the Collection, Composition and fate of Solid Waste of Local Authorities in Hambantota District in Sri Lanka  
11.00-11.10157B22.4R.K.D.S. Samaradiwakara, ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION BY MICROPLASTICS IN COLOMBO AND KANDY URBAN ENVIRONMENTS OF SRI LANKA  
11.10-11.20206B22.5J.N. Meepage ANALYSIS OF SELECTED PRINTING INK AND THEIR DEGRADATION PRODUCTS  
11.20-11.30313B22.6A.M.P.E.K. Atapattu OPEN SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND ITS EFFECTS ON WATER QUALITY IN CENTRAL PROVINCE AREA OF MAHAWELI RIVER DUE TO PREVAILING URBAN AREA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS  
11.30-11.40318B22.7W.B.C.P. Weerarathne PARTICULATE MATTER ANALYSIS IN AIR OF A HIGH DENSITY CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS RELATED PRODUCTION FACTORY IN SRI LANKA  
11.40-12.30    Panel Discussion
Earth and Environmental Sciences 7 - Saturday 28th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
1.00-3.00EES7 / F21Prof. S K Gunatilake
Mr. A Wicramasooriya		Dr. P.L. Dharmapriya
dharmapriyapdn@gmail.com, 713317951		Click here to register for EES 7
TimeAbstract IDPresenter IDPresenterTitleContact Information
1.00-1.1090F21.1K.A.T.D.D.K. Arachchi ALTERATION OF PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH BY SOME SELECTED ZOOPLANKTON SPECIES FOR THE APPLICATION IN BIOMANIPULATION  
1.10-1.2096F21.2G.G.S.L. Bandara GEOTAGGED ADDRESS INFORMATION FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS  
1.20-1.30181F21.3D.D.M.O. DissanayakeSoil organic carbon IN Blue Carbon ecosystems OF NORTH WEST OF SRI LANKA  
1.30-1.40201F21.4P. Rajkumar SITE SUITABILITY EVALUATION OF CULTURAL PLACES FOR ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN JAFFNA DISTRICT, SRI LANKA SITE SUITABILITY EVALUATION OF CULTURAL PLACES FOR ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN JAFFNA DISTRICT, SRI LANKA 
1.40-1.50262F21.5H.D.D. SadeepaBIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROSPECTS OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITY IN WAHAVA HOT SPRINGS IN SRI LANKA  
1.50-2.00263F21.6D.S. De Silva SPATIAL PATTERNS AND MAJOR CAUSES OF ELEPHANT MORTALITIES IN MAHAWELI WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA, SRI LANKA  
2.00-2.10266F21.7G.D. RamanayakeBIODEGRADABILITY OF LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE BY SOIL FUNGUS Talaromyces purpureogenus ISOLATE SJP-GF085  
2.10-2.20301F21.8K.K.H.P. Nisansala  
2.20-3.00    Panel Discussion
ICT, Mathematics and Statistics 1 - Friday 27th November, 2020.
TimeTheme/SessionSession ChairHostSession Link
8.00-10.00ICTMS1
A11		Dr. Z.A.M.S. Juman
Dr. C. K. Walgampaya 		Dr. Gayani Udagedara
(gayaniclark@gmail.com, 702404226)		Click here to register for ICTMS 1


TimeAbstract
ID		Presenter
ID		PresenterTitleLive Links
8.00-8.1029A11.1A.W.V.M. Amunugama, A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR STOCK PRICES IN THE COLOMBO STOCK EXCHANGE  
8.10-8.2051A11.2K.M.D.A. Fernando STUDY ON MUTATION MECHANISMS OF HUMAN BREAST CANCER IN SRI LANKA  
8.20-8.3098A11.3M.K.D.D. SandaruwanTHREE-PHASED HEURISTIC ALGORITHM BASED ON INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMMING FOR CAPACITATED VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEM  
8.30-8.40119A11.4C.W. SahabanduCOMPUTING BUMP-FUNCTION LANDSCAPE IN TOPOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS  
8.40-8.50120A11.5E.S. Abbas MONITORING SURGICAL PERFORMANCE USING RISK-ADJUSTED MULTIVARIATE CUMULATIVE SUM CHARTS  
8.50-9.00156A11.6A.M.S.M.C.M. AththanayakeA COMPARISON BETWEEN GENETIC ALGORITHM AND LOGISTIC REGRESSION ON VARIABLE SELECTION: A CASE STUDY  
9.00-9.10192A11.7A.M.U.J.B. Abeysinghe DETERMINING A SHORTEST PATH FOR TRAVELLING SALESMAN PROBLEM USING IMPROVED NODE SELECTION CRITERION 
9.10-9.20268A11.8W.A. GunarathnaQUASI-COMPACT FOURTH ORDER APPROXIMATIONS FOR FRACTIONAL DERIVATIVES AND APPLICATIONS  
9.20-10.00     Panel Discussion
ICT, Mathematics and Statistics 2 - Friday 27th November, 2020.
TimeTheme/Session Session ChairsHostLinks
10.30-12.30ICTMS2/A12 Dr. A.A.S Perera
Dr. P.G.R.S. Ranasinghe 		Dr. Udeni Wijesooriya
(udeniw@sci.pdn.ac.lk, 716889868)		Click here to register for ICTMS 2


TimeAbstract
ID		Presenter
ID		PresenterTitleLive Links
10.30-10.4093A12.1M.D.M.C.P. Weerarathna PRIME LABELLING OF CENTRELESS DOUBLE WHEEL GRAPHS (\(CDW_{2n}\))  
10.40-10.5095A12.2T.R.D.S.M. Thennakoon PRIME LABELLING OF NEWLY CONSTRUCTED GRAPHS OBTAINED BY REPLACING EACH EDGE OF A STAR GRAPH BY A COMPLETE TRIPARTITE GRAPH  
10.50-11.00118A12.3A.M.U.J.B. Abeysinghe INTEGER PARTITIONS AND THEIR GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS  
11.00-11.10145A12.4M.D.M.C.P. Weerarathna A STUDY ON PRODUCT OF COMPLETE BIPARTITE GRAPHS OF THE FORM \(K_{n,n}, n\in\mathbb{Z}^+\)  
11.10-11.20200A12.5W.V. Nishadi GENERALIZED HADAMARD MATRICES AND 2-FACTORIZATION OF COMPLETE GRAPHS  
11.20-11.30232A12.6K.M.P.G.S.C. Kapuhennayake AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH FOR GOLD GRABBING GAME  
11.30-11.40297A12.7W.W.P.M.T.M. Karunasena A STUDY OF DNA SIMILARITY ANALYSIS IN EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS USING GRAPH THEORY  
11.40-12.30   Panel Discussion
ICT, Mathematics and Statistics 3 - Friday 27th November, 2020.
TimeTheme Session ChairHostSession Link
1.00-3.00ICTMS3/E11 Dr. Rekha De Silva (rkokum@gmail.com, 718379386)
Dr. Janitha Gunathilake (janithag@pdn.ac.lk, 714971207)		Dr. M.T.M. Dewasurendra
(mangalagama.dewasurendra@sci.pdn.ac.lk, 772269636)		Click here to register for ICTMS 3
TimeAbstract IDPresenter IDPresenterTitleLive Links
1.00-1.1048E11.1E.M.D.R.K. Ekanayaka NON-LINEAR DISPERSION OF A CHEMICAL POLLUTANT INTO A RIVER WITH NON-LINEAR INITIAL FLOW  
1.10-1.2052E11.2W.H.D.T. KarunarathnaA METHOD OF DIRECTLY DEFINING THE INVERSE MAPPING FOR PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS  
1.20-1.30162E11.3W.M.E.S. WijesingheA MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR COVID-19 TRANSMISSION IN SRI LANKA  
1.30-1.40236E11.4I. WijerathneREDUCED ORDER MODELLING FOR RADIATION DETECTION  
1.40-1.50237E11.5A.A. Konpola MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS OF A DISEASED PREY- PREDATOR SYSTEM WITH HARVESTING OF PREY  
1.50-2.00305E11.6T. RajendranVOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE OF PARTICLE SUSPENSION FLOW OVER POROUS MEDIA  
2.00-2.10306E11.7T. Rajendran A SELF SIMILARITY SOLUTION FOR A COUPLED CHANNEL FLOW  
2.10-2.20308E11.8P.A.S.D. Wijerathna A NEW REDUCED SYSTEM OF MICHAELIS-MENTEN ENZYME REACTION MODEL  
2.20-3.00   Panel Discussion
ICT, Mathematics and Statistics 4 - Friday 27th November, 2020.
TimeTheme Session ChairHostSession Link
3.30-5.30ICTMS4 / E12 Prof R. D. Yapa (roshany@pdn.ac.lk, 718184896)
Dr. L.S. Nawarathna (lakshikas@pdn.ac.lk, 767552223)		Mr. Prabhath Gunthilake
(prabhathg@gmail.com, 777410161)		Click here to register for ICTMS 4
TimeAbstract IDPresenter IDPresenterTitleLive Links
3.30-3.4031E12.1R. Tharshan PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS LOCATION-BASED LINDLEY FAMILY DISTRIBUTIONS BASED ON AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION 
3.40-3.5042E12.2T.T. Kaluarachchi A NOVEL EXPRESSWAY TICKETING SYSTEM FOR SRI LANKA USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE  
3.50-4.00218E12.3S.B.R. Pathiranage STUDY OF SOLAR RADIATION VARIATION IN SRI LANKA  
4.00-4.10225E12.4W.G.D.C. Abesiriwardana IMPACT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS STRATEGY IN ACHIEVING BUSINESS SUCCESS: A CASE STUDY IN SRI LANKA  
4.10-4.20242E12.5P.M.O.P. Panahatipola COMPARISON BETWEEN r-k AND r-d CLASS ESTIMATORS IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTOCORRELATED ERRORS IN LINEAR REGRESSION MODEL 
4.20-4.30254E12.6C.S.A. Britto STATISTICAL APPROACH FOR MULTI-CLASS WEATHER CLASSIFICATION 
4.30-5.20   Panel Discussion
ICT, Mathematics and Statistics 5 - Saturday 28th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
8.00-10.00ICTMS8/E22Prof. W.B. Daundasekara
Dr. Rochana Meegaskumbura 		Dr. Chathurika Athapattu
(chathurikaa@sci.pdn.ac.lk, 779226491)		Click here to register for ICTMS 5
TimeAbstract IDPresenter IDPresenterTitleContact Information
8.00-8.1019E22.1N.K. Boralessa MODELLING AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF EXTREME FIRE CLAIMS  
8.10-8.2061E22.2S.K.O.D. Samarathunge TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM WITH VARYING DEMANDS AND SUPPLIES ARISING IN TEA DISTRIBUTION  
8.20-8.30160E22.3J.A.D.I.I.L. Jayathunga THREE NEW HIGHER ORDER ITERATIVE SCHEMES FOR SOLVING NON-LINEAR EQUATIONS  
8.30-8.40186E22.4Y.C.D. Jayakaduwa FIrst order KARUSH-KUHN-TUCKER CONDITIONS FOR QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING PROBLEMS WITH CONTINUOUS AND DISCRETE VARIABLES  
8.40-8.50195E22.5U.G.N. Lakmali REDUCED DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORM METHOD FOR APPROXIMATING SOLUTIONS FOR LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS  
8.50-9.00227E22.6W.D.G.V. Wickramasinghe ITERATIVE METHODS FOR SOLVING NONLINEAR EQUATIONS  
9.00-9.10286E12.7W.M.E.S. Wijesinghe AN AGENT-BASED MODEL TO CAPTURE THE DYNAMICS OF FISH POPULATION IN THE KAUDULLA RESERVOIR, SRI LANKA  
9.10-9.20300E22.7D.M.N.K. Dissanayaka MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF SPREADING OF COVID-19 IN SRI LANKA  
9.20-10.00    Panel Discussion
ICT, Mathematics and Statistics 6 - Saturday 28th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
10.30-12.30ICTMS6/A22Prof P.Wijekoon
Dr. S.P. Abeysundara 		Dr. Mahsen Dehideniya
(mahasend@pdn.ac.lk, 775145065)		Click here to register for ICTMS 6
TimeAbstract IDPresenter IDPresenterTitleContact Information
10.30-10.4015A22.1E.B.S. Samarakoon, TREND ANALYSIS ON SOUTHWEST MONSOON RAINFALL IN SRI LANKA USING DROUGHT INDICES  
10.40-10.5018A22.2B.W.M.W.T.P. WeerasekaraSTATISTICAL APPROACH ON U-Pb ZIRCON GEOCHORONOLOGY WITHIN THE HIGH - GRADE BASEMENT OF SRI LANKA 
10.50-11.00121A22.3M.A.N.R. Kumari SURVIVAL ANALYSIS OF BETA-THALASSEMIA MAJOR PATIENTS 
11.00-11.10198 (P)A22.4S.N. JayaweeraA SHARING ECONOMY BUSINESS MODEL FOR SRI LANKAN ACCOMMODATION INDUSTRY 
11.10-11.20271A22.5R.A.V.S.J. RanasingheFORECASTING STOCK PRICE INDEX IN SRI LANKA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF UNIVARIATE TIME SERIES MODELS 
11.20-11.30280A22.6B.M.S.M.B. BowalaEFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING IN FRESHWATER PRAWN EXPORT INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA 
11.30-11.40303A22.7P.R.K. Ganegoda IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT FOREIGN DEBT ON GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF SRI LANKA  
11.40-11.50309A22.8N.D.S. Cooray WEATHER FORECASTING USING DYNAMIC MODE DECOMPOSITION 
11.50-12.30    Panel Discussion
ICT, Mathematics and Statistics 7 - Saturday 28th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
1.00-3.00ICTMS7/E21Prof. S.R. Kodituwakku
Dr. Amalka Pinidiyaarachchi		Dr. S.P. Abeysundara
(sachithme@gmail.com, 774924770)		Click here to register for ICTMS 7
TimeAbstract IDPresenter IDPresenterTitleLive Links
1.00-1.1044E21.1F. Shanaz WIKIDATA BASED PERSON NAME DISAMBIGUATION FOR USER PROFILING IN NEWS RECOMMENDATION  
1.10-1.2076E21.2T.T. KaluarachchiTURNING GUI INTO HTML SOURCE CODE WITH IMAGE PROCESSING AND DEEP LEARNING  
1.20-1.3091E21.3T.R.N. Perera A MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENT AND COURSE PROFILING WITH RESULT PREDICTION: A CASE STUDY  
1.30-1.40197E21.4M.A.L. ManthrirathnaA REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE OF FEATURE SELECTION METHODS FOR MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS FOR TWITTER SENTIMENT ANALYSIS  
1.40-1.50205E21.5P.K.D.K. KaushalyaAN AFFECTIVE ENGINEERING APPROACH FOR ENHANCED USER INTERFACE DESIGNING: A CASE STUDY OF WEBSITES OF SRI LANKAN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES  
1.50-2.00209(P)E21.6.S.P. PremarathnaDEEP LEARNING APPROACH FOR ELEPHANT INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM FOR REDUCING HUMAN ELEPHANT CONFLICT  
2.00-2.10296E21.7P.A.S.D. Perera ENCRYPTION ALGORITHMS USING GRAPH THEORY IN SYMMETRIC CRYPTOGRAPHY FOR PROVIDING BETTER DATA SECURITY  
2.10-2.20312E21.8D.M.C. DissanayakeEFFECTIVE MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS FOR ANOMALY INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM  
2.20-3.00   Panel Discussion
ICT, Mathematics and Statistics 8 - Saturday 28th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
3.30-5.30ICTMS5/A21Prof. A.A.I. Perera
Dr. M.I.M. Ishak		Dr. Amila Nishantha
(amilans@sci.pdn.ac.lk, 711776241)		Click here to register for ICTMS 8
TimeAbstract IDPresenter ID TitleLive Links
3.30-3.4020A21.1A.P. Madhushani A GENERALIZED ELLIPTIC CURVE ELGAMAL CRYPTOSYSTEM  
3.40-3.5041A21.2K.G.M.U. Wickramasinghe EFFECT OF ADDING A NEW EDGE TO A NON-TRIVIAL GRAPH, ON \(R_{-1}(G)\) AND HARMONIC INDEX \(H(G)\)  
3.50-4.0056A21.3R.A.S.T. Abeysekara ON A QUESTION OF CONSTRUCTING MÖBIUS TRANSFORMATIONS VIA SPHERES AND RIGID MOTIONS  
4.00-4.1060A21.4M.H.M.I. Kumari SOME PROPERTIES OF THE UNITARIES REPRESENTING MINIMAL INNER TORAL POLYNOMIALS  
4.10-4.2089A21.5C.S.B. Dissanayake BEHAVIOUR OF PURE ALGEBRAIC ISOPAIRS AT NON-REGULAR POINTS  
4.20-4.30138A21.6H.M.M. Chathurangi A VARIANT OF RSA ALGORITHM WITH USE OF FERMAT'S LITTLE THEOREM  
4.30-4.40243A21.7H.S.I.Wijerathne RESTORATION OF UNIQUE FACTORIZATION USING ROOTS OF QUARTIC POLYNOMIALS  
4.40-4.50279A21.8V. Dayalini The \((G'/G)\)- EXPANSION METHOD TO THE GENERALIZED DERIVATIVE NON-LINEAR SCHRODINGER'S EQUATION  
4.50-5.30   Panel Discussion
Life Sciences 1 - Friday 27th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
8.00-10.00LS1/D11Prof. H.M.S.P. Madawala
Prof. W.A.M. Daundasekara		Dr. Dilshan Beligala
dbeligala@gmail.com, 701590009		Click here to register for LS 1
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8.00-8.1047D11.1A.T. Madhusankha ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF \(Lactobacillus\) STRAINS FROM DOMESTIC CURD AND INVESTIGATION OF CURD FORMING ABILITY  
8.10-8.20130D11.2A.D.D.M. Siriwardhana COMPARISON OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE PREVALENCE BETWEEN CATTLE FARMS IN KANDY AND KURUNEGALA DISTRICTS  
8.20-8.30135D11.3B.M.S. Nilmini BIOACTIVE EXTRACTS FROM ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH POPULAR ANTIDIABETIC MEDICINAL PLANT \(Coccinia\ grandis\)  
8.30-8.40183D11.4E.A.I.A. Perera BIOACTIVE EXTRACTS FROM AN ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI FROM \(Zingiber\ of\!ficinale\)  
8.40-8.50185D11.5R.W.T.M.R.T.K. Bowange MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CYANOBACTERIA IN EXTREME ECOSYSTEMS OF SRI LANKA  
8.50-9.00265D11.6H.M.N.S. Kumari HEALTH EXPENDITURES IN SRI LANKA  
9.00-9.10291D11.7G. Janarny IN VITRO ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL AND TOTAL POLYPHENOLIC, FLAVONOID AND ANTHOCYANIN CONTENT OF EDIBLE FLOWERS IN SRI LANKA  
9.20-10.00   Panel Discussion
Life Sciences 2 - Friday 27th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
10.30-12.30LS2 / D12Prof. A. Wickramasinghe
Prof. D. N. Karunaratne		Dr. Buddhie nanayakkara
buddhie@sci.pdn.ac.lk, 713330282		Click here to register for LS 2
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10.30-10.4016D12.1A. Deen EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON BIOAVAILABILITY OF TOTAL PHENOL, TOTAL FLAVANOID AND ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY OF COMMONLY CONSUMED LEGUMES IN SRI LANKA  
10.40-10.5028D12.2R.M.S.T. Rathnayake MOF-199 IN CONTROLLED RELEASE OF DRUGS  
10.50-11.0075D12.3T.M.T.D. Thennakoon SYNTHESIS OF DERIVATIVES OF OLEANOLIC ACID AND THEIR CYTOTOXICITY STUDIES  
11.00-11.1079D12.4S.S.K. Marasinghe COMPARISON OF WATER AND OIL ABSORPTION CAPACITIES OF PARTIALLY DEFATTED COCONUT TESTA FLOUR FROM SELECTED SRI LANKAN COCONUT CULTIVARS  
11.10-11.20188D12.5H.S.T. Kaushalya ENZYME INHIBITORY ACTIVITY OF TWO CARBAZOLE ALKALOIDS ISOLATED FROM \(Murraya\ koenigii\) (CURRY LEAVES)  
11.20-11.30269D12.6N.N.R.N. Nugara PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING, QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS AND CYTOTOXIC POTENTIAL OF \(Hemidesmus\ indicus\) LEAF EXTRACTS IN VITRO  
11.30-11.40282D12.7F.N. Ruffin ISOLATION OF CELLULOSE DEGRADING BACTERIA FROM SOIL AND OPTIMIZATION OF THEIR CELLULASE PRODUCTION  
11.40-11.50315D12.8H.A.C.O. Hettiarachchi ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AND PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS AVAILABLE IN METHANOLIC SEED EXTRACTS OF THREE \(Annona\) SPECIES  
11.50-12.30 Panel Discussion   
Life Sciences 3 - Friday 27th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
1.00-3.00LS3 / H11Prof. D.M.D. Yakandawala
Dr. J.W. Damunupola		Mr. Chaminda Wijesundara
chamindaw@sci.pdn.ac.lk,771096831		Click here to register for LS 3
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1.00-1.108H11.1T. Lakkana DETECTING TRENDS IN FOREST DISTURBANCE AND RECOVERY USING LANDSAT TIME SERIES OF HORTON PLAIN NATIONAL PARK, SRI LANKA  
1.10-1.2010H11.2S.M.N. Anjalee ASSESSING VARIATION OF BIOACTIVITY OF \(Dendrophthoe\ falcata\) ON THE HOST \(Limonia\ acidissima\) IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL REGIONS OF SRI LANKA  
1.20-1.3021H11.3N.G.D.N. Nikagolla ENHANCEMENT OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE AGAINST TWO POSTHARVEST FUNGAL PATHOGENS IN 'EMBUL' BANANA BY SOLUBLE SILICA TREATMENT  
1.30-1.4038H11.4B. I. Dasanayaka FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS AND SEED GERMINATION BEHAVIOUR OF \(Dillenia\ indica\) (DILLENIACEAE)  
1.40-1.5039H11.5D.M.H.R. Dissanayaka IDENTIFICATION OF FUNGAL PATHOGENS ASSOCIATED WITH FINGER MILLET (\(Eleusine\ coracana\)) IN SRI LANKA  
1.50-2.00128H11.6.M.P. Herath MOLECULAR DISCRIMINATION OF CEYLON CINNAMON (\(Cinnamomum\ verum\)) FROM ITS MAJOR ADULTERANT CHINESE CINNAMON (\(C.\ aromaticum\))  
2.00-2.10214H11.7G.K.S.N. Gajanayake ASSESSMENT OF BLAST DISEASE DAMAGE IN FINGER MILLET FARMER FIELDS: A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION  
2.10-2.20216H11.8D. Dissanayake ANTIFUNAGAL NAPHTHOQUINONES FROM FUNGUS \(Monacrosporium\ ambrosium\) FROM \(Camellia\ sinensis\)  
2.20-3.00   Panel Discussion
Life Sciences 4 - Friday 27th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
3.30-5.30LS4 / H12Prof. S. Boyagoda (suyamam@pdn.ac.lk, 774024436)Ms. Chathurika Munasinghe
chathurika.s.munasinghe@gmail.com, 714000445		Click here to register for LS 4
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3.30-3.403H12.1J.M.S. Jayaweera EFFECT OF EXCESSIVE CONCENTRATION OF ANTICOAGULANT DIPOTASSIUM ETHYLENE DIAMINE TETRAACETIC ACID ON COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT  
3.40-3.5017H12.2K.G.D.D. Thilakarathne SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF TERRESTRIAL PEST GASTROPODS IN AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN THE NUWARA ELIYA DISTRICT, SRI LANKA  
3.50-4.0054H12.3S.S. Thilakarathne GASTRO-INTESTINAL PARASITES OF WET AND DRY ZONE TOQUE MACAQUES (\(Macaca\ sinica\)) AND THEIR ZOONOTIC AND ANTHROPONOTIC POTENTIAL  
4.00-4.1065H12.4H.D.N.D. Abayawardena EFFECTS OF LITHIUM ON CANONICAL WNT SIGNALING DURING THE EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT OF SIAMESE FIGHTER FISH, \(Betta\ splendens\)  
4.10-4.20103H12.5R.A.S. Ranatunga CANINE BABESIOSIS: PREVALENCE, INTENSITY AND MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF \(Babesia\) SPECIES IN DOGS BROUGHT TO VETERINARY TEACHING HOSPITAL, PERADENIYA  
4.20-4.30122H12.6P.S. Jayathilake CANINE VECTOR BORNE DISEASES OF WORKING MILITARY DOGS OF SRI LANKA AIR FORCE, FREE-ROAMING AND PRIVATELY OWNED DOGS  
4.30-4.40124H12.7C.D. Wickramasinghe MITOCHONDRIAL DNA BASED PHYLOGENY OF SRI LANKAN SUNBIRDS (PASSERIFORMES: NECTARINIIDAE)  
4.40-4.50295H12.8S.D.D.R. Kumara ANALYSIS OF THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENTS IN THE SOUTHERN EXPRESSWAY  
4.50-5.30   Panel Discussion
Life Sciences 5 - Saturday 28th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
8.00-10.00LS5 / D21Prof. C.L. Abayasekara
Prof. R.G.S.C. Rajapakse		Dr. Piyumali Perera
piyumali22@gmail.com, 769215090		Click here to register for LS 5
MODIFICATIONS OF C-3 AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF 6\(\beta\)-HYDROXYBETUNOLIC ACID
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8.00-8.106D21.1T. Vithushana DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF SET YOGHURT INCORPORATED WITH ALOE VERA GEL AS BIO-PRESERVATIVE  
8.10-8.20131D21.2K.A.H. Kumara ANTIOXIDANT, ANTIMICROBIAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF \(Micromelum\ minutum\) LEAF EXTRACTS  
8.20-8.30191D21.3J.M.J. Jayasundara CYTOTOXIC POTENTIAL OF \(\alpha,\ \beta\)-UNSATURATED KETONES OF 3\(\beta\)-[(\(\alpha\)-L-ARABINOPYRANOSYL)OXY]OLEAN-12-EN-28-OIC ACID IN HUMAN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NCI-H292) CELLS USING SULFORHODAMINE B ASSAY  
8.30-8.40221D21.4N.E. Weerawarna METHOD MODIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR ANALYSIS OF SYNTHETIC FOOD COLOURANTS 
8.40-8.50229D21.5W.G.D. Wickramasingha 
8.50-9.00239D21.6R. Thatparan CELL LINE BASED RESEARCH ON HEPATO PROTECTIVE PLANTS MENTIONED IN AYURVEDA: A REVIEW  
9.00-9.10257D21.7L.I. Weerasinghe COMPARISON OF THREE BIO-PROCESSING METHODS IN ETHANOL PRODUCTION: A POTENTIAL GREEN SOLUTION FOR FUTURE ENERGY CRISIS  
9.10-9.20281D21.8J.A.D.D. Karunarathna ISOLATION OF LIPOLYTIC BACTERIA FROM OIL CONTAMINATED SOIL AND PRODUCTION OF LIPASES  
9.20-10.00   Panel Discussion
Life Sciences 6 - Saturday 28th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
10.30-12.30LS6 / D22Prof. G.A.D. Perera
Prof. K.M.G.G. Jayasuriya		Dr. Priyanga Wijesinghe
priyangabest@gmail.com, 703335221		Click here to register for LS 6
TimeAbstract IDPresenter IDPresenterTitleLive Links
10.30-10.409D22.1D.G. Rajapaksha BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF \(Exacum\ trinervium\)  
10.40-10.5071D22.2K.J.W. Rajapaksa DETERMINATION OF BIOACTIVITY AND ISOLATION OF GARCINOL IN \(Garcinia\ quaesita\)  
10.50-11.00101D22.3E.H.C.M. Eeriyawala POLLEN BIOLOGY AND STIGMA RECEPTIVITY OF \(Osbeckia\ lanata\) ALSTON. (MELASTOMATACEAE) 
11.00-11.10107D22.4M.M.N. Damayanthi EFFECT OF EXOGENOUS APPLICATION OF SALICYLIC ACID ON ALLEVIATION OF DROUGHT STRESS OF IMMATURE TEA (\(Camellia\ sinensis\)) PLANTS  
11.10-11.20132D22.5K.M.C.N. Kulanthunga USE OF SPOROPHYTIC CHARACTERS IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF MOSSES (PHYLUM BRYOPHYTA)  
11.20-11.30133D22.6U.M.S.Y. Bandara A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF MICROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS ON OCCURRENCE OF BRYOPHYTES  
11.30-11.40150D22.7G.M. Lakshani HEALTHY \(Polyscias\ bal\!fouriana\) ROOTED CUTTINGS FOR LOCAL AND EXPORT FLORICULTURE INDUSTRY  
11.40-11.50230D22.8F. Fareed CURRENT STATUS OF IVORY TRADE IN SRI LANKA: KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF LOCAL VENDORS  
11.50-12.30   Panel Discussion
Life Sciences 7 - Saturday 28th November, 2020.
TimeThemeSession ChairHostSession Link
1.00-3.00LS7 / H21Prof. W.A.I.P. Karunaratne
Dr. S.C.K. Rubasinghe		Dr. Suranjith Gama-arachchige
nalin@sci.pdn.ac.lk, 776669844		Click here to register for LS 7
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1.00-1.10129H21.1H.M.P. Herath ISOLATION AND AMPLIFICATION OF GENOMIC DNA FROM POWDERED ADMIXTURE OF BLACK PEPPER AND ITS MAJOR ADULTERANTS  
1.10-1.20167H21.2M.O. Galappaththi CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS OF Carica papaya LEAF EXTRACT AGAINST C6/36 \(Aedes\ albopictus\) CELLS  
1.20-1.30174H21.3J.R. Wakkumbura RE-EVALUATING THE SPECIES LIMITS OF \(Aponogeton\ kannangarae\) AND \(Aponogeton\ jacobsenii\) USING ISSR DATA  
1.30-1.40187H21.4U.N. Bokalamulla SPECIES LIMITS OF \(Lagenandra\) IN SRI LANKA USING MOLECULAR DATA  
1.40-1.50189H21.5A. Satkunanathan A PRELIMINARY PHYLOGENY AND MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF GENUS \(Epidelaxia\) (ARANEAE: SALTICIDAE) IN SRI LANKA  
1.50-2.00190H21.6M. Tharmarajan MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY AND TAXONOMY OF GENERA \(Argyrodes\) AND \(Rhomphaea\) (ARANEAE: THERIDIIDAE) IN SRI LANKA  
2.00-2.10250H21.7J.M.M.K. Herath ASSOCIATION OF ENTOMOLOGICAL INDICES OF DENGUE VECTORS WITH WEATHER VARIABLES IN KURUNEGALA DISTRICT  
2.10-2.20287 (P)H21.8W.G.D. Chathuranga VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF ORNITHOPHILIC MOSQUITOES IN FORESTED HABITATS OF CENTRAL SRI LANKA  
2.20-3.00   Panel Discussion
Life Sciences 8 - Saturday 28th November, 2020.
TimeTheme Session ChairHostSession Link
3.30-5.30LS8 / H22 Prof. R.S. Rajakaruna
Dr. K. Pethiyagoda		Dr. Dilshan Beligala
dbeligala@gmail.com, 701590009		Click here to register for LS 8
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3.30-3.4055H22.1Manori S. Amarajeewa NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH STATUS OF RURAL ELDERLY ATTENDING AYURVEDA MOBILE HEALTH CLINICS AT HANGURANKETHA AND MEDADUMBARA  
3.40-3.5068H22.2M. Shafras PEDIGREE ANALYSIS OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS INHERITANCE PATTERN IN PATIENTS ATTENDING DIABETIC CLINIC, NATIONAL HOSPITAL, KANDY, SRI LANKA  
3.50-4.0080H22.3J.M.P.S. Madamarandawala PREVALENCE OF DRUG RESISTANCE AMONG TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN KANDY, SRI LANKA AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS  
4.00-4.10137H22.4S.G.S. Prashadini DETECTION OF \(Dirofilaria\ repens\) IN PET DOGS IN NUGEGODA AREA IN COLOMBO DISTRICT, SRI LANKA 
4.10-4.20182H22.5R. Salih PREVELANCE OF \(Porphyromonas\ gingivalis\) AND \(Streptococcus\ mutans\) IN DENTURE-BIOFILMS FROM A GROUP OF COMPLETE-DENTURE WEARERS ATTENDING DENTAL HOSPITAL (TEACHING), PERADENIYA, SRI LANKA  
4.20-4.30222H22.6S.U. Galketiyahewage GROUNDWATER QUALITY AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE OF BACTERIA IN WILGAMUWA, AN AREA OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OF UNKNOWN ETIOLOGY (CKDu) IN SRI LANKA  
4.30-4.40241H22.7L.H.S. Umayangani ASSESSMENT OF INDIGENOUS TREATMENT REGIMEN IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BLADDER CARCINOMA: A CASE SERIES  
4.40-4.50298H22.8H.A.D.B. Amarasiri POSSIBLE DRUG-DRUG INTERACTIONS IN PRESCRIPTIONS OF DISCHARGED PATIENTS AT A SELECTED TEACHING HOSPITAL IN COLOMBO DISTRICT  
4.50-5.30   Panel Discussion
Physical Sciences 1 - Friday 27th November, 2020.
TimeTheme Session ChairHostSession Link
8.00-10.00PS1 / C11 Prof. L.R.A.K. Bandara
Dr. V.A. Seneviratne		Dr. Ayesh Jayasinghe ayeshjayasingh@gmail.com/0714815578
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8.00-8.1066C11.1K.U. Perera SYNTHESIS AND INVESTIGATION OF THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF POLYANILINE AND NICKEL  
8.10-8.20113C11.2H.M.I.S. Senevirathne USE OF SELECTED AGRICULTURAL WASTE MATERIALS FOR SOUND ABSORPTION APPLICATIONS  
8.20-8.30177C11.3K.H. Ellepola LOW-COST WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM USING CONDENSATION  
8.30-8.40169C11.4M.A. Farhana THICKNESS CONTROLLED FABRICATION OF \(Sb_2 S_3\) PLANAR STRUCTURE ENHANCED LIGHT HARVESTING AND CHARGE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY  
8.40-8.50202C11.5W.M.C.Y. Wijesundara CONSTRUCTION OF A LOW-COST AUTOMATED SPECTRUM ANALYSER  
8.50-9.00223 (P)C11.6K. Umair EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT IN \(SnO_2\) BASED DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS BY INCORPORATING PLASMONIC GOLD NANOPARTICLES  
9.00-9.10246C11.7M. Rabindran COMPATIBILITY OF DIFFERENT ELECTROLYTES WITH CARBON-BASED ELECTRODES IN ELECTROCHEMICAL DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITORS  
9.10-9.20314C11.8S. Khadka DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF AN ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL METHOD TO OPTIMIZE THE AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF AN AIRFOIL IN A COMPRESSIBLE FLOW  
9.20-10.00   Panel Discussion
Physical Sciences 2 - Friday 27th November, 2020.
TimeTheme Session ChairHostSession Link
10.30-12.30PS2 Prof. M.A.K.L. Dissanayake
Dr. V. Sivakumar		Dr. Chani Perera
chanip07@gmail.com, 772344729		Click here to register for PS 2
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10.30-10.40111C12.1D.G.B.C. Karunarathne LOW-COST PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS BASED ON ACTIVATED COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL AS THE HOLE-TRANSPORT LAYER  
10.40-10.50117C12.2K. Ariyasinghe ESTIMATION OF SURFACE AND BUILD-UP REGION DOSE FOR COBALT-60 TELE-THERAPY UNITS  
10.50-11.00125C12.3M.A.S.H. Mirihana \(Fe\)/\(Cu\)-\(Co\)-DOPED \(Ti\ O_2\) FOR EFFICIENT PHOTOCATALYTIC DYE DEGRADATION UNDER VISIBLE LIGHT  
11.00-11.10143C12.4A.A.A.P. Aththanayake ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF \(F\)-DOPED \(Sn\ O_2\) NANOSTRUCTURED THIN FILMS SYNTHESIZED BY SEQUENTIAL NEBULIZER SPRAY PYROLYSIS  
11.10-11.20148C12.5K.G.P.P. Kahagalla STUDIES ON UV ABSORPTION AND VISIBLE EMISSION OF \(La\) DOPED \(Zn\ S\)  
11.20-11.30175C12.6R.T.N. Rajapakshe EFFECT OF PATIENT POSITIONING IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY FOR CARCINOMA IN THORAX REGION  
11.30-11.40207C12.7I.G.H.U. Kumarasinghe FABRICATION OF POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE PIEZOELECTRIC FILM FOR NANOGENERATORS  
11.40-11.50226C12.8T.M.A.A.B.Thennakoon ELECTROCHEMICAL EXFOLIATION OF GRAPHITE INTO GRAPHENE WITH BLACK TEA  
11.50-12.30   Panel Discussion
Physical Sciences 3 - Friday 27th November, 2020.
TimeTheme Session ChairHostSession Link
1.00-3.00PS3/G11 Prof. K. Premaratne
Dr. P.W.S.K. Bandaranayake		Dr. Subhashini Gunathilake
smdhgunathilake@yahoo.com, 773849091		Click here to register for PS 3
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1.00-1.107G11.1Zhi-Guo WuONE-POT SYNTHESIS OF NITROGEN-DOPED REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE AS THE EFFICIENT ELECTROCHEMICALLY MODIFIED ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR \(Hg\)(II) DETECTION  
1.10-1.20147G11.2P.S. Vishalini PLANT PIGMENTS FOR SUNSCREEN: A SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY  
1.20-1.30149G11.3B. Sajeevan CALIBRATION OF PERIOD-LUMINOSITY RELATION OF HIGH AMPLITUDE \(\delta\) SCUTI TYPE VARIABLES USING BAADE-WESSELINK METHOD  
1.30-1.40152G11.4H.G.N. Rajapaksha CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY STUDY ON ZINC RECHARGEABLE CELLS  
1.40-1.50153G11.5D.S.K. Rajaguru SRI LANKAN NATURAL GRAPHITE/GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE BASED ELECTROCHEMICAL DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR  
1.50-2.00154G11.6R.M.L.L. Rathnayake CHARGE-DISCHARGE BEHAVIOUR OF AN IONIC LIQUID GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE BASED ZINC/ NATURAL GRAPHITE CELL  
2.00-2.10172G11.7L.B.E. Gunasekara INVESTIGATION OF CHARGE TRANSPORT IN POLYETHYLENE OXIDE-BASED IONIC CONDUCTORS  
2.20-3.00   Panel Discussion
Physical Sciences 4 - Saturday 28th November, 2020.
TimeTheme Session ChairHostSession Link
8.00-10.00PS4 / C21 Prof. R.M.G. Rajapakse
Dr. Athula Bandara		Dr. Manjula Wijesinghe
706223000		Click here to register for PS 4
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8.00-8.1046C21.1A.G.S.V.B. Dharmadasa EFFECT OF HYDROPHOBICITY ON ENTRAPMENT EFFICIENCY OF DENDRIMERS  
8.10-8.2064C21.2N.R.M. Nelumdeniya SIZE DEPENDENCE OF HOST-GUEST INTERACTIONS OF \(\beta\)-CYCLODEXTRIN IN SILICO  
8.20-8.3070C21.3N.C. Rathnayaka PANI/PCL BLENDED CONDUCTIVE AND BIODEGRADABLE NANO-FIBRE TWISTED YARNS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS  
8.30-8.4073C21.4D.N.M. Kannangara GENERATION OF A COARSE-GRAINED MOLECULAR MECHANICS MODEL FOR POLOXAMER MOLECULES  
8.40-8.5088C21.5R. Dushanan INHIBITION OF HISTONE DEACETYLASE LIKE PROTEIN: INSIGHTS FROM COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES  
8.50-9.00176C21.6S.N. Abeysingha \(Zn\) AND \(Ni\) BASED METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATION  
9.00-9.10178C21.7B.V.N. Sewwandi GRAPHITIZED CARBON SPHERES (CSs) WITH HIERARCHICAL SURFACE MORPHOLOGY BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION (CVD)  
9.10-9.20203C21.8H. Begam CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION: AN EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR DEPOSITION OF THIN FILMS OF METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS  
9.20-10.00   Panel Discussion
Physical Sciences 5 - Saturday 28th November, 2020.
TimeTheme Session ChairHostSession Link
10.30-12.30PS5 /C22 Prof. M.Y.U. Ganehenege
Prof. C.V. Hettiarachchi		Dr. Dimanthi Uduwela
dimanthi.uduwela@gmail.com, 774477949		Click here to register for PS 5
TimeAbstract IDPresenter IDPresenterTitleLive Links
10.30-10.4022C22.1U.G.M. EkanayakeAN ELECTROSPRAY-BASED FABRICATION OF SILICA AEROGEL EMBEDDED POLYURETHANE ULTRAHYDROPHOBIC SURFACE  
10.40-10.5062(P)C22.2P.N. Dissanayake ENHANCEMENT OF EFFICIENCY OF ZINC OXIDE BASED PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL BY COUPLING OF MULTIPLE DYES  
10.50-11.0092C22.3P. Herath CONCENTRATION DEPENDENCE OF SINGLE BULB SONOLUMINESCENCE THRESHOLD IN SULFURIC ACID  
11.00-11.10171C22.4B.M.N. Lakmini PHYCOREMEDIATION OF METHYLENE BLUE  
11.10-11.20211C22.5  UREA: ADIPIC (2:1) CO-CRYSTAL AS A SLOW RELEASE NITROGEN SOURCE  
11.20-11.30219C22.6W. Jayawickrama CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE COATED UREA INTERCALATED MONTMORILLONITE NANOCOMPOSITES FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF UREA  
11.30-11.40235C22.7M.K.N. Ranasinghe HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MORDENITE  
11.40-11.50288C22.8N.N.G. Chiranthika EVALUATION OF NUTRITIONAL AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF Lasia spinosa ROOT  
11.50-12.30   Panel Discussion
Science Education 1 - Friday 27th November, 2020.
TimeTheme Session ChairHostSession Link
3.30-5.30SE1 /G12 Prof. H.M.S.P. Madawala
Dr. W.D. Chandrasena		Mr. Saumya Bandara
saumyasnp@gmail.com, 714646822		Click here to register for SE 1
TimeAbstract IDPresenter IDPresenterTitleLive Links
3.30-3.4040G12.1H.D.K. Darandakumbura EFFECT OF GUIDED INQUIRY-BASED LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS ON ATITUDES OF STUDENTS TOWARDS SCIENCE LEARNING 
3.40-3.50158G12.2A.M.R.S. Bandara CHALLENGES OF SCIENCE EDUCATION OF INDIGENOUS STUDENTS: A CASE STUDY FROM UVA PROVINCE, SRI LANKA 
3.50-4.00234G12.3N. Kumari TEACHER INVOLVEMENT IN DEVELOPING STUDENTS' SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS OF ADVANCED LEVEL BIOLOGY TEACHING IN KURUNEGALA DISTRICT, SRI LANKA  
4.00-4.10261G12.4R. Ramanan EFFECT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION ON EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION TO ENHANCE SCIENCE EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY IN JAFFNA, SRI LANKA  
4.10-4.20292G12.5E.M.T. Bandaranayake EFFECTIVENESS OF APPLYING SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS: A CASE STUDY IN HATTON EDUCATION ZONE  
4.20-4.30299G12.6D.P. Waidyathilake PERCEPTIONS ON NON-MATHEMATICS TEACHERS' PEDAGOGICAL SKILLS IN TEACHING MATHEMATICs  
4.30-5.10   Panel Discussion
Science Education 2 - Saturday 28th November, 2020.
TimeTheme Session ChairHostSession Link
1.00-3.00SE2 / G21 Dr. T.M.S.S.K. Yatigammana Ekanayake
Dr. Pushpa Vitharana		Mr. Saumya Bandara
saumyasnp@gmail.com, 714646822		Click here to register for SE 2
TimeAbstract IDPresenter IDPresenterTitleLive Links
1.00-1.1069G21.1P. Vijayakumaran EFFECT OF SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY IN PHYSICS TEACHING PROCESS IN JUNIOR SECONDARY CLASSES IN JAFFNA DISTRICT  
1.10-1.20173G21.2T. Sakeetharan PERCEPTION OF SCIENCE TEACHERS TOWARDS CHEMISTRY LABORATORY WORK  
1.20-1.30184G21.3W.A.S. Deshapriya EFFECT OF USING ESSENTIAL LEARNING CONCEPTS ON STUDENTS' G.C.E. (O/L) MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE  
1.30-1.40285G21.4D.K. Wijethunga USE OF ETHNOMATHEMATICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM: A CASE STUDY IN KANDY EDUCATION ZONE  
1.40-1.50293G21.5D.M.M. Niroshani STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE AND PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN GRADE FIVE AND GRADE SIX MATHEMATICS: A CASE STUDY IN TRINCOMALEE EDUCATION ZONE  
1.50-2.00319G21.6H.M.D.R. Senevirathna EFFECTIVENESS OF LABORATORY WORKSHOPS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' SCIENCE PRACTICAL SKILLS: A CASE STUDY IN KATUGASTOTA EDUCATION ZONE  
2.00-2.40Panel Discussion  Panel Discussion