Splendour - IoT in Sri Lankan Context
The webinar "IoT in Sri Lankan Context", organised by the Robotics and Automation Society of University of Peradeniya, was held on 21st of July 2021 from 6.00 p.m onwards via the zoom platform. “IoT in Sri Lankan Context” is an event in the webinar series “Splendour”, organised to commemorate the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the IEEE student branch of University of Peradeniya. The webinar was conducted by Eng. Migara Amithodhana who is a Chartered Engineer and has extensive knowledge of technological and communication advancements.
An introduction of the keynote speaker was given at the beginning of the session. Afterwards, Eng. Migara Amithodhana started the session by sharing his past experiences and highlighting the importance of the day’s topic. Subsequently, he talked about What is IoT and the impact of IoT on society. He also discussed the importance of getting in touch with IoT and how it will make our lives easier in the near future. Finally, there was a hands-on session using magicblocks.io, a NodeRed based platform for IoT solution design for any user group, and demonstrations, which made the audience listen in curiosity of what will be the subsequent output.
There was a Q/A session at the end of the main session of the guest speaker, so all of the participants could clarify their doubts and gain so much knowledge about IoT and its future.
Finally, to remark the end of the first webinar of the webinar series, the Vote of Thanks was delivered by Udula Ranasinghe, the secretary of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
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Eng. Migara Amithodhana
Introduction about IoT and its future
Discussed about IoT and its impact on the society with his past experiences in the field. Also explained this with the help of magicblocks.io, a NodeRed based platform for IoT solution design for any user group
Biography:
Eng. Migara Amithodhana is a Chartered engineer who holds a Bachelor's degree, Hons (Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering) from University of Moratuwa. Now, he is the Regional Manager of SLT. In addition, he is working as an Adviser of A&T Labs. Also, he is a private investor of Magic bit.
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6:00 pm - Welcome Address and introduction about the speakers
6:10 pm - Presentation by Eng. Migara Amithodhana
8:00 pm - Q & A Session
8:20 pm - Vote of Thanks by Mr. Udula Ranasinghe, the secretary of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
8:25 pm - End of the Session