BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Colombo BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20380119T084407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0530 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3TU;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+0530 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20060415T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0600 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3SA;BYMONTH=4 TZNAME:+0530 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20220926T065107Z UID:6634BC02-3EDD-4EA8-BC38-E05B32C9AD5E DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Colombo:20220323T170000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Colombo:20220328T200000 DESCRIPTION:Telecommunication has evolved from ancient pure hardware play t o previous semi-software/hardware play to current exclusive software solut ions to the future cloud–native software platforms known today as Teleco mmunication Softwarization. In obtaining this progress one has to be very vigilant to protect networks and devices from external threats\, that is \ ; cyber security. Apart from that\, considering the latest trends in the w orld regarding Telecommunication ‘Data Analytics’ and ‘Blockchains ’ cannot be forgotten. Data Analytics refers to the techniques used to a nalyze data and thereby enhance productivity and gain whereas a Blockchain is a distributed software network that functions both as a digital ledger and a mechanism enabling the secure transfer of assets without intermedia ry. All the above mentioned topics are trendiest topics in the Telecommuni cation world currently on which the majority of us do not possess a deep k nowledge on. The IEEE ComSoc therefore organized this event to provide the young enthusiasts this rare opportunity of exploring them. The event is a lecture series named “Teleconnect”. It was organized with the purpose of giving a broad idea about the latest and popular trends of the current Telecommunication sector. It was mainly organized by the IEEE ComSoc Stud ent Chapter of University of Peradeniya in collaboration with the IEEE Com Soc Sri Lanka Section and IEEE ComSoc Student Branch Chapters of Universit ies of Moratuwa and Ruhuna. These most informative and valuable lectures w ere brought to us by four great professionals of the Telecommunication Sec tor. The first lecture was held by Eng. Anuradha Udunuwara (Telecom and Te ch Thought Leader\, Researcher and Author) under the topic ‘Telco Softwa rization’. The second lecture was held by Prof. Sameera De Alwis (The Cy ber Security Professor\, Professional Lecturer and Cyber Intelligence (Mil itary) Specialist) under the topic ‘Cyber Security’. The third lecture was brought to us by Eng. Amalka Withana (AI and Data Science Specialist and Data Engineer at Axiata Digital Labs) under the topic ‘ Data Analyti cs’. The final lecture that is the fourth lecture was brought to us by D r. Harsha S. Gardiyawasam ( Associate Professor in Cyber Security\, Univer sity of Agder\, Norway and Specialized in access control models\, Privacy preserving protocols and blockchain systems) under the topic ‘Introducti on to Blockchain’.\n\nSpeaker(s): Eng. Anuradha Udunuwara\, Professor S ameera De Alwis\n\nAgenda: \nhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1hgMuwy2s- 7J75SbW0L6eMDU4Oard_kci9FEuz75mNWQ/edit\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools. ieee.org/m/325241 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/325241 ORGANIZER:ieeecomsocuop@gmail.com SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Teleconnect URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/325241 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style= "font-weight: 400\;">Telecommunication has evolved from ancient pure hardw are play to previous semi-software/hardware play to current exclusive soft ware solutions to the future cloud&ndash\;native software platforms known today as Telecommunication Softwarization. In obtaining this progress one has to be very vigilant to protect networks and devices from external thre ats\, that is \; cyber security. Apart from that\, considering the latest trends in the world regarding Telecommunication &lsquo\;Data Analytics&rsq uo\; and &lsquo\;Blockchains&rsquo\; cannot be forgotten. Data Analytics r efers to the techniques used to analyze data and thereby enhance productiv ity and gain whereas a&nbsp\; Blockchain is a distributed software network that functions both as a digital ledger and a mechanism enabling the secu re transfer of assets without intermediary. All the above mentioned topics are trendiest topics in the Telecommunication world currently on which th e majority of us do not possess a deep knowledge on. The IEEE ComSoc there fore organized this event to provide the young enthusiasts this rare oppor tunity of exploring them. The event is a lecture series named &ldquo\;Tele connect&rdquo\;. It was organized with the purpose of giving a broad idea about the latest and popular trends of the current Telecommunication secto r. It was mainly organized by the IEEE ComSoc Student Chapter of Universit y of Peradeniya in collaboration with the IEEE ComSoc Sri Lanka Section an d IEEE ComSoc Student Branch Chapters of Universities of Moratuwa and Ruhu na. These most informative and valuable lectures were brought to us by&nbs p\; four great professionals of the Telecommunication Sector. The first le cture was held by Eng. Anuradha Udunuwara (Telecom and Tech Thought Leader \, Researcher and Author) under the topic &lsquo\;Telco Softwarization&rsq uo\;. The second lecture was held by Prof. Sameera De Alwis (The Cyber Sec urity Professor\, Professional Lecturer and Cyber Intelligence (Military) Specialist) under the topic &lsquo\;Cyber Security&rsquo\;. The third lect ure was brought to us by Eng. Amalka Withana (AI and Data Science Speciali st and Data Engineer at Axiata Digital Labs) under the topic &lsquo\; Data Analytics&rsquo\;. The final lecture that is the fourth lecture was broug ht to us by Dr. Harsha S. Gardiyawasam ( Associate Professor in Cyber Secu rity\, University of Agder\, Norway and Specialized in access control mode ls\, Privacy preserving protocols and blockchain systems) under the topic &lsquo\;Introduction to Blockchain&rsquo\;.</span></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tb ody>\n</table><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><a href="https://docs.google.co m/document/d/1hgMuwy2s-7J75SbW0L6eMDU4Oard_kci9FEuz75mNWQ/edit">https://do cs.google.com/document/d/1hgMuwy2s-7J75SbW0L6eMDU4Oard_kci9FEuz75mNWQ/edit </a></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR