The Pre-Conference workshops of the Faculty of Computing were successfully conducted on 27^th and 28^th of September both online and physically. The workshops were held under the themes which were in-line with the spirit of the IRC 2022.

Internet Governance for National Development

1. Dr Sudha Buwaneshwari – Professor, Dr. GR Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore
2. Dr Aris lgnacio – Senior Lecturer, Southville International School and Colleges, Philippines
3. Ms Swaran Ravindran – Lecturer, National University of Fiji
4. Ms. Anju Mangal – Chair, Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum

Emerging Technologies for an Innovative Future

1. Mr. Indika de Zoysa -Vice President Huawei Technologies Lanka Co., (Pvt) Ltd.
2. Dr. Ravimal Bandara – Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science University of Sri Jayewardenepura
3. Dr. (Mrs) Subha Fernando – Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Information Technology University of Moratuwa.

“Digital Transformation for Defence and National Security”

1. Mr. WCC Alwis – Acting Chief Information security Officer, Seylan Bank PLC.
2. Major General Renuka Rowel, RWP, USP- Centre for Defence Research & Development, Ministry of Defence, Sri Lanka
3. Dr. Chamath Kappetiyagama – Senior Lecturer University of Colombo School of Computing
4. Mr. Sujit Christy – President (ISC)² Colombo Chapter, Sri Lanka

The sessions were moderated by the Senior Lecturers of the Faculty of Computing, Dr Pradeep Kalansooriya, Dr Nirosha Wedasinghe and Dr Wijendra Goonathilaka, The BCS Student chapter, CSSL Genz Chapter, Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter and (ISC)² Colombo Chapters supported as hosting partners of the workshops.

During the Pre-Conference workshops, the respective resources persons shared their valuable knowledge and insight into timely computer related topics which was much beneficial to both students as well as the academia.