ICE2025 Workshop

30 participants in Sri Lanka's premier AI innovation workshop worked with mentors to build breakthrough prototypes within three days.

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Workshop by Prof. Suranga Nanayakkara

30Participants
14Mentors
95Skills

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Lasitha Amarasinghe's avatar

Lasitha Amarasinghe

Research intern building cutting-edge digital assistant platforms for augmented reality glasses at NUS

Augmented Reality and Digital Assistants

Samudi Perera's avatar

Samudi Perera

HCI researcher focused on real-time cognitive load detection and developing adaptive user interfaces for better user experiences

Human-Computer Interaction and Cognitive Computing

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Sahan Abeyrathna

Electronics and telecommunications engineering student with startup experience and expertise in physiological signal extraction from video

Biomedical Signal Processing and Computer Vision

Julian Silva's avatar

Julian Silva

Embedded ML engineer and AI startup founder specializing in computer vision robotics and assistive technology solutions

Embedded Machine Learning and Computer Vision

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Charuka Bandara

AI research engineer building humanoid robots with computer vision capabilities and MIT machine learning experience

AI Research and Computer Vision

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Shakya Dissanayake

Freelance ML developer specializing in computer vision and LLMs with research focus on on-device AI and edge computing

Computer Vision and Edge AI

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Ransadi de Alwis

Deep learning enthusiast with passion for smart wearables and human-computer interaction technologies

Wearable Technology and Deep Learning

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W C K Jayaweera

Postgraduate researcher specializing in Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models with advanced NLP expertise

Natural Language Processing and LLMs

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Sanjani Wickramasinghe

Data scientist at IFS developing enterprise AI solutions including OCR machine learning and generative AI applications

Enterprise AI and Machine Learning

Pasindhu Weerathunga's avatar

Pasindhu Weerathunga

Mechanical engineer turned XR developer with research focus on VR applications in education and immersive technology startups

XR Development and Educational Technology

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Manith Marapperuma

Machine learning intern specializing in Graph Neural Networks and Graph Database technologies for complex data relationships

Graph Neural Networks and Graph Databases

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Shaveen Herath

AI engineer intern working on vision-language models with hobby projects in transformer architectures

Vision-Language Models and Transformers

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Nirasha Nelki

Research intern focused on enhancing explainability in text summarization models with strong interest in human-computer interaction

Explainable AI and Text Summarization

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Shaveen Silva

Startup developer building agentic AI platforms with unique background combining finance expertise and AI development

Agentic AI and Financial Technology

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Dilina Bandara

Young entrepreneur and founder of JustEnglish.lk generating revenue while building innovative educational technology solutions

Educational Technology and Entrepreneurship

Ranshika Sandeepani's avatar

Ranshika Sandeepani

Data science student researching AI applications in mental health and healthcare analytics with time series forecasting expertise

AI for Mental Health and Healthcare Analytics

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Leeshan Liyanaarachchi

Entrepreneur planning tourism and agri-tech startups with extensive leadership experience and image processing focus

Image Processing and Entrepreneurship

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Sajeev Kugarajah

ML engineer intern working on LLM-based forecasting and disaster management systems using multi-agent approaches for social good

LLM Forecasting and Disaster Management

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Gayuni Basnayake

AI/ML intern and robotics instructor combining fuzzy logic research with computer vision for enhanced educational robotics

Fuzzy Logic and Computer Vision

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Dilki Sewwandi

UCSC HCI lab research assistant with CHI 2025 publication in human-computer interaction and an intern software developer at Emplity Pte Ltd.

Human-Computer Interaction Research

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Sunera Sandaruwan

Software engineer intern at CodeGen aiming for leadership positions while building expertise in AI and machine learning

Software Engineering and AI/ML

Lasindu Ranasinghe's avatar

Lasindu Ranasinghe

Event organizer and networking enthusiast who successfully organized Ideate360 entrepreneurship event for university peers

Event Management and Entrepreneurship

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T.N Sasindi Peiris

Fashion technology enthusiast and public speaking champion interested in blending artificial intelligence with fashion innovation

AI in Fashion and Public Speaking

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Subhavi

Fashion design student interning at MAS Active with vision to innovate at intersection of fashion technology and sustainability

Sustainable Fashion Technology

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Sachintha Nimesh S

Software engineering intern at WSO2 with undergraduate research focus on distributed machine learning systems

Distributed Machine Learning

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Alfer

Computer science graduate working as software engineer intern with comprehensive full-stack development experience

Full-Stack Development

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Lahiru Praveen

AI degree student interning at Sysco LABS with PhD aspirations to bridge AI research with real-world applications

AI Research and Development

Lakshitha Eranga's avatar

Lakshitha Eranga

Entrepreneur running a startup focused on web-based solutions and exploring AI service integrations

Backend development and AI services, Ops

Ovindu Atukorala's avatar

Ovindu Atukorala

GenAI intern creating agentic workers with experience in finance and startup pitching for innovative AI solutions

Generative AI and Agentic Systems

Nipun Sadeepa Weerasinghe's avatar

Nipun Sadeepa Weerasinghe

Engineering Intern @H2O.ai - Computer Science Undergraduate

Machine learning and AI

Workshop Mentors

International experts guiding the workshop
Prasanth Sasikumar's avatar

Prasanth Sasikumar

Mentor

Research Fellow at NUS specializing in AR/VR and physiological sensing. I'm passionate about immersive tech and all things automotive (cars and bikes!). Need quick prototyping for AR/VR wearables? Let's chat! For my latest updates, check out flowsxr.com.

Augmented & Virtual Reality, Full Stac Dev

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Ryo Hajika

Mentor

🇯🇵 research lab technical manager at school of built environment at Massey University 🇳🇿

Physical computing, hardware prototyping, XR dev, data visualization

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Tharindu Kaluarachchi

Mentor

Try to have fun with everything I do. I'm into almost anything as I enjoy most things. Want to maximize time with friends and family. On the professional side, I'm started working the CTO at Pekoe Pte Ltd in Singapore after finishing my PhD in Human Centered AI.

Artificial Intelligence & Product Development

Jayathunga Arachchige Kasun Surindu  Chathuranga's avatar

Jayathunga Arachchige Kasun Surindu Chathuranga

Mentor

Civil Engineer Graduated from University Moratuwa.

Civil Engineering

Yasas Gunaratne's avatar

Yasas Gunaratne

Mentor

AI Enthusiast | Business Acceleration Consultant | Founder | TedX Speaker | Mentalist | Ex-TV Presenter | Ex-Toyota | Ex-IFS -> Consulting for high-growth businesses & business leaders. Connect with me, as I have something to share...

Digital Transformation, Startup, AI, Sales, Marketing, Negotiation, GTM Expert, Process, Consultant, Toyota Way

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Jaliya Nimantha

Mentor

A final-year undergraduate student in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering at the University of Moratuwa, with a strong passion for innovation at the intersection of technology and real-world impact. Driven by curiosity and a commitment to meaningful problem-solving, has contributed to a range of projects centered around intelligent systems and assistive technologies. Experienced in working across academic, research, and applied settings including an internship at the Augmented Human Lab at the National University of Singapore—bringing a balance of technical depth and creative thinking. Actively exploring how emerging technologies can be made accessible, efficient, and human-centered.

Deep learning, machine learning, multimodal AI, computer vision, biomedical signal processing, edge AI, real-time inference, model optimization, model quantization, model fine-tuning, Signal Processing

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Chalinda Abeykoon

Mentor

Chalinda is the Managing Partner for nVentures, an early-stage VC fund focusing on fintech startups. He has been working with startups for almost 15 years, leading investments into over 50 startups across South & Southeast Asia. He's responsible for identifying startups and supporting founders within the nVentures portfolio with their growth. Chalinda received the prestigious Chevening Fellowship from the University of Oxford and an Australian Award for Business Incubation Management from the University of Queensland, Australia.

Fundraising

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Vanessa Tang

Mentor

Co-founder at AiSee

Commercialisation & Product Management

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Suranga Nanayakkara

Mentor

Suranga Nanayakkara is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Before NUS, Suranga was an Associate Professor at the University of Auckland, appointed by invitation under the Strategic Entrepreneurial Universities scheme. Since 2011, Suranga has been leading the “Augmented Human Lab” to explore ways of designing intelligent human-computer interfaces that extend the limits of our perceptual and cognitive capabilities. Suranga is a Senior Member of ACM and has been involved in a number of roles, including General Chair of the Augmented Human Conference in 2015 and serving on many review and program committees including SIGCHI, TEI, and UIST. He has won many awards including Young Inventor Under 35 (TR35 award) in the Asia Pacific region by MIT Tech Review, Outstanding Young Persons of Sri Lanka (TOYP), INK Fellowship 2016, and the Research Excellence Medal by the University of Auckland in 2020.

Human Computer Interaction, Assistive Augmentation, Human Centred AI

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Melani Jayasuriya

Mentor

Melani Jayasuriya is a business professional with a strong background in human resources and talent acquisition. She has worked for several multinational companies, including Standard Chartered Bank and HSBC. Jayasuriya holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Colombo and is a certified HR professional. She has extensive experience in talent management, employee relations, and organizational development.

Data Science and Data Analytics

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K P Yeo

Mentor

I dabble with hardware and bring them to market.

Hardware, Embedded Systems, Design for Manufacturing, Entrepreneurship

CC++Python +2 more
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Hanjun Wu

Mentor

Hi, my name is Hanjun.

UX design, creative design, creative writing, problem-solving, entrepreneurship

Hussel Suriyaarachchi's avatar

Hussel Suriyaarachchi

Mentor

Software Lead at AiSee, where we are creating the world's first conversational AI assistant designed for and with people who are blind or visually impaired.

Wearable Computing; Mobile and Web Development;

Moritz Messerschmidt's avatar

Moritz Messerschmidt

Mentor

Research Fellow at NUS specializing in Haptics & ML

Haptics

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