Technical Sessions

Technical Sessions

The technical sessions of the 3rd SICET conference are as indicated in the table below. The sessions are to be held on 25th July, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Track: Sustainable Built Environment
Time Session No 1 Track:  Sustainable Built Environment Registered Authors
Venue E103L
Paper ID Title
9.00 am – 9.20 am Introduction and Opening Presentation Session Coordinator
9.20 am – 9.40 am 294 Reinforced Fiber Polymer Composite with Palmyra Fiber and Waste Polythene Ms. Ridmi Y Galagedara
9.40 am – 10.00 am 337 Correlation of tensile strength of blended cement concrete with specimen dimensions and aggregate size Mr. Nilupul Sangeeth Amarasinghe
10.00 am – 10.20 am 315 Experimental Investigation of Some Strength Parameter Correlations in Blended Cement Concrete Mr. Oshada P.K.G.O.T Chularathna
10.20 am – 10.40 am 296 Determination of Shrinkage of Mud Concrete Ms. K D S Kuruppu
10.40 am – 11.00 am 311 Numerical Simulation and VARTM Process for Manufacturing of Coir Mats Mr. Widanelage S.A. Sudarshana
11.00 am – 11.20 am 327 Correlation of compressive strength and flexural tensile strength of blended cement concrete Mr. Dilshan Kulathilaka
Track: Sustainable Built Environment
Time Session No 2 Track:  Sustainable Built Environment Registered Authors
Venue E102
Paper ID Title
9.00 am – 9.10 am Introduction and Opening Presentation Session Coordinator
9.10 am – 9.30 am 300 Exploring the Factors Influencing Delays in Road and Building Projects in Sri Lanka Mr. Samith Srimal Abeywardhana
9.30 am – 9.50 am 253 Design Environments Inspiring Employee Satisfaction:  A Comprehensive Study on Design Elements Rousing Satisfaction Levels with Special Reference to State Sector Offices in Homagama, Sri Lanka Ms. Viduni Dedduwa Pathirana
9.50 am – 10.10 am 275 Empowering Urban Resilience:  Innovative Architectural Solutions for Sustainable and Affordable  Low-Income Settlements in Sri Lanka. Mr. Bumindu Iroshan Perera
10.10 am – 10.30 am 312 Tactile Sustainability: Exploring Sensory Perception in Sustainable Building Design Ms. Anuththara Kavindi Kudaligama
10.30 am – 10.50 am 329 The Current Status, Challenges, and Future Directions of Sustainability Assessment of Buildings in Sri Lanka Ms. Madhavi R Herath
10.50 am – 11.10 am 232 Investigate the Effect of Material Wastage on Cost Overrun in Construction Project in Sri Lanka Mr. N.T.B. Kothalawala
Track: Sustainable Built Environment
Time Session No 3 Track:  Sustainable Built Environment Registered Authors
Venue E204
Paper ID Title
9.00 am – 9.10 am Introduction and Opening Presentation Session Coordinator
9.10 am – 9.30 am 271 An Investigation on the Reliability of Pile Toe Defect Rectification Method used in Sri Lanka Ms. Muthulee  S Hapugaswatte
9.30 am – 9.50 am 248 Investigation of the stability of Embankments on soft soil deposits Mr. Clevin F Robinson
9.50 am – 10.10 am 308 Vegetation Recovery, Susceptibility Mapping, and Modeling of Landslides using Remote Sensing and GIS Ms. Udeshika I Premawansha
10.10 am – 10.30 am 226 COD Reduction of the Spent Wash Condensate by applying Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash Ms. Udayangani Lankathilaka
10.30 am – 10.50 am 354 Analysis of Efficiency and The Adsorption Nature of Malachite Green Dye from an Aqueous Solution on Activated Carbon Generated from Strychnos potatorum (Ingini) Seeds. Ms. Salani Kaushani Buthpitiya
10.50 am – 11.10 am 270 Data-driven Bioclimatic Zoning in Sri Lanka: PCA and Clustering Analysis Mr. Pravin D Nadarajah
Track: Advances in Transportation
Time Session No 4 Track:  Advances in Transportation Registered Authors
Venue Faculty Board Room (5th Floor)
Paper ID Title
9.00 am – 9.10 am Introduction and Opening Presentation Session Coordinator
9.10 am – 9.30 am 346 Analysis of Service Quality Expectation of Passengers: Case Study of Colombo Fort Railway Station Ms. Manushika  N Jayathilake Ms. SSN Fernando
9.30 am – 9.50 am 345 Associations Between Socioeconomic and Trip Characteristics of bus passengers to Plan for Transfer-Based Bus Transport Operations (TBBTN) Dr. Sabeen Sharic
9.50 am – 10.10 am 339 The Weight of Factors Influencing Service Quality Expectation of Bus Passengers: Evidence from a Suburban Bus Route in Sri Lanka Mr. Pavan Nirodhaka
10.10 am – 10.30 am 355 Social Entrepreneurship in Road Safety and Traffic Management Ms. Sarani I. Siriwardana Manage
Track: Sustainable Consumption and Production
Time Session No 5 Track:   Sustainable Consumption and Production Registered Authors
Venue E202A
Paper ID Title
9.00 am – 9.15 am Introduction and Opening Presentation Session Coordinator
9.15 am – 9.35 am 305 Comparative Study of Fabrication, Characterization, and Gas Sensing Properties of Different Semiconductor Metal Oxide Nanostructures for LPG Detection Ms. Neranji N Bandara
9.35 am – 9.55 am 323 Facile and feasible synthesis of ZnO nanorods with microwave irradiation Ms. Nethmi N Sahajeewa
9.55 am – 10.15 am 298 Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emission from the Use Phase of Electric Vehicles in Thailand Dr. Thanwadee Chinda
10.15 am – 10.35 am 282 Enriching Resilience in Smart Manufacturing – Critical Analysis of Industry 4.0 Technologies on Sustainable Production Process Mr. Dashika Navodya Karunarathne Ms. Hirushi C.T Gamage
Track: ICT for Societal Development
Time Session No 6 Track:  ICT for Societal Development Registered Authors
Venue E405A (BYOD)
Paper ID Title
9.00 am – 9.10 am Introduction and Opening Presentation Session Coordinator
9.10 am – 9.30 am 318 Evaluating the Threshold of Authenticity in Deepfake Audio and Its Implications Within Criminal Justice Mr. Jason Rodgers
9.30 am – 9.50 am 265 An investigation into how frequency and harmonic profiling of a ‘voice’ can inform authentication of deepfake audio. Ms. Emily Williams
9.50 am – 10.10 am 274 Exploring Sri Lankan Sign Language (SLSL) and its Role in Bridging Communication Barriers: A Review of Translation Tools and Techniques Mr. B.M.G.S.T.S.K. Wickramasinghe
10.10 am – 10.30 am 240 Advancing Audio Surveillance in Simulated Environments:  Real-World Soundscapes and Targeted Noise Detection through Enhanced Beamforming Techniques Mr. Stephen Stroud
10.30 am – 10.50 am 258 Battery-less sensor node design with solar panels and LoRa for Wireless Sensor Networks Mr. Pasindu Rasanjana Premachandra
10.50 am – 11.10 am 272 Computing Awareness and Computational Thinking in Sri Lankan Street Vendor Communities: A Pilot Study Mr. Kasiru Maheshan Perera
Track: Energy and Renewable Energy Systems / Thermal & Fluid Engineering
Time Session No 7 Track:  Energy and Renewable Energy Systems/Thermal & Fluid Engineering Registered Authors
Venue E105
Paper ID Title
9.00 am – 9.10 am Introduction and Opening Presentation Session Coordinator
9.10 am – 9.30 am 287 Computational Modelling of Drying Process in a Novel Solar Dryer Design with Experimental Validation Dr. Sushovan Chatterjee
9.30 am – 9.50 am 351 Design and Development of a 50kW Producer Gas Generator in  Sri Lanka Mr. Dilum Madushanka Perera
9.50 am – 10.10 am 325 Performance Improvement of Crossflow Air Turbines for Wave Energy Conversion in Oscillating Water Columns: A CFD Study Mr. Pisindu D Baddegamage Prof. Min Yoon
10.10 am – 10.30 am 269 Harnessing the Bathochromic Shift of Erithina Fuska Flower Dye Via Al3+ Ion Chelation to Boost Efficiency in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Ms. Malsha Mannawadu
10.30 am – 10.50 am 280 Development of high-calorific value bio-briquettes from using pine needles, and pine resin for biomass boiler Mr. Maduka  C Tharukarathne
10.50 am – 11.10 am 299 Comparative Analysis of Characteristics of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Utilizing Extracts of Young vs. Mature Leaves of Elaeocarpus Serratus as Natural Sensitizers Mr. Selvanathan Davisan
Track: Energy and Renewable Energy Systems / Electrical Power System Engineering
Time Session No 8 Track:  Energy and Renewable Energy Systems/Electrical Power System Engineering Registered Authors
Venue E106
Paper ID Title
9.00 am – 9.10 am Introduction and Opening Presentation Session Coordinator
9.10 am – 9.30 am 317 Enhancing Load Frequency Control in Interconnected Power Systems with Zone Specific Fuzzy Controllers Ms. Shahrzad Jahangiri
9.30 am – 9.50 am 289 full-paper-Impact of Ascorbic Acid Linker on Enhancing the Photovoltaic Performance of CdS/TiO2 Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells Ms. Nelzi F Ajward
9.50 am – 10.10 am 286 full-paper-Production of Rice Husk Derived Biomass Briquettes for Boilers Ms. Madushi L.H.N. Weerasinghe
10.10 am – 10.30 am 320 Development of DSSC counter electrode using PEDOT: PSS/GO nanocomposite Ms. Nirmala S Ravindran
10.30 am – 10.50 am 285 Process optimization of essential oil extraction using Pomelo peels as the raw material Ms. Navanjani Perera
Track: Communication and Networking / Mechatronics, Robotics and Intelligent Systems
Time Session No 9 Track:  Communication and Networking/Mechatronics, Robotics and Intelligent Systems Registered Authors
Venue E101
Paper ID Title
9.00 am – 9.10 am Introduction and Opening Presentation Session Coordinator
9.10 am – 9.30 am 322  Enhanced Lightweight Visual Cryptosystem (ELVC): Fortifying Cybersecurity for Visual Data Protection Ms. A J Bhuvaneshwari
9.30 am – 9.50 am 254 Intelligent Reflecting Surface for 6G Wireless Communication Prof. Mohamed A Haleem
9.50 am – 10.10 am 263 A Comprehensive 5G NR V2X Simulator for Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast Communication Modes Ms. K.G.M. Nethmini Ms. D.M.S.D Dissanayaka
10.10 am – 10.30 am 293 Auto-encoder Based Data Clustering for Typical and Atypical Repetitive Child Hand Movement Pattern Identification Mr. Nushara D Wedasingha
10.30 am – 10.50 am 303 Diagnostic Support System for Pneumonia Detection and Lung Disease Assessment from Chest X-rays Ms. Cheneli Anne Jayawardena
10.50 am – 11.10 am 307 Steerable Directional Listening for Individuals with Unilateral Hearing Loss Mr. Udarshana A Wimalaratne
11.10 am – 11.30 am 228 Linearization of Nonlinear Components in Instruments Prof. Clarence W. de Silva
11.30 am – 11.50 am 333 Prosthetics and Sensitive Synthetic Skin Mr. Praveen Muthukrishnan
Track: Contract and Risk Management
Time Session No 10 Track:  Contract and Risk Management Registered Authors
Venue G906 (New Building, 9th Floor)
Paper ID Title
9.00 am – 9.10 am Introduction and Opening Presentation Session Coordinator
9.10 am – 9.30 am 310 Driving Towards Sustainability in Sri Lankan Road Construction through Mitigating CO2 Emission: A Systematic Literature Review Approach Ms. Udari Yaparathne
9.30 am – 9.50 am 32 Optimizing the Strategies to Manage the Financial Risk in Water Supply Projects in Sri Lanka Ms. Kavinya C. Perera
9.50 am – 10.10 am 252 Potential Use of Partnering Procurement to Minimize Project Delays in Private-Sector Construction Projects Mr. Pavith Hasaranga Kumarasinghe
10.10 am – 10.30 am 122 Impact of pandemic on finances of SMEs in Sri Lankan construction industry Ms. Angel Lokuge