U.G.T.L. Weerathunge secured 2nd Runner-up at GSEA for Trekpin Camping & Adventures, a growing startup offering high-quality camping gear and outdoor experiences. His success highlighted the potential of student entrepreneurship.

Award Issuer: EO - Sri Lanka
Date: January 24, 2025

Team Tera Titans earned a finalist position and the Most Popular Innovation award at Hackventure 1.0. Their AI-powered platform, designed to connect startup founders with investors, was praised for fostering business innovation.

Award Issuer: AISEC University of Kelaniya
Date: August 24, 2024

Team Matriarchy reached the semi-finals of the Dialog Innovation Challenge with WasteLance, an ERP system optimizing operations in Sri Lanka’s waste management industry. Their innovation was nationally recognized and featured on TV.

Award Issuer: Dialog Axiata PLC
Date: August 24, 2024
Mentor: Mr. Dushantha Ranwala

Raduni De Abrew, a Level 04 undergraduate from the Department of Industrial Management, has been a member of the winning team in the Unilever Challenge 2024, a real-time marketing case study competition organized by Unilever Sri Lanka.our heartfelt congratulations to Raduni for her integral role in securing the national championship. Her exemplary performance has earned her the honor of representing Team Sri Lanka at the forthcoming global stage, the Unilever Future Leaders’ League, scheduled to be held in July at the Unilever Headquarters in London, United Kingdom. We believe that this will provide Raduni with a remarkable opportunity to showcase her skills and expertise on an international platform.

Team Denkers secured first place at the Code Blast National Hackathon 2023, hosted by SLT-Mobitel. Their winning solution, EzyRail, an AI-powered QR-based railway ticketing system, was recognized for its innovation in smart transportation.

Award Issuer: SLT-Mobitel
Date: September 30, 2023
 

Team Choo Choo Crew won 1st Runner-up at IdeaSprint 2023 for their proposed live train location tracking app for Sri Lanka Railways. This solution was recognized for improving commuter convenience through real-time updates.

Award Issuer: IMSSA, Department of Industrial Management, University of Kelaniya
Date: July 30, 2023
Mentor: Mrs. Kulesha Rashmini

We are thrilled to announce the outstanding achievement of Navienya Selvanathan, Shadurceya Vasanthakumar, Chathumini Samarasinghe and Mishara Wickramasinghe from Level Two of the Department of Industrial Management, who emerged victorious in BIZMINDS 2023, a prestigious Business Plan competition organized by the Young Entrepreneurs Association of the University of Kelaniya, for the 10th consecutive year. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the winners and look forward to witnessing their continued success and the positive influence they will undoubtedly have on the entrepreneurial world.

The Department of Industrial Management in University of Kelaniya is delighted to announce the exceptional success of Team IB in BI Master 1.0, a prestigious competition organized by the Association of Business and Technology in University of Kelaniya. Isal Dias, Manod de Silva, Nihim Abhayarathne and Raduni de Abrew from Level Three of the Department of Industrial Management represented the victorious team.

Team Third_Eye secured First Runners-Up at REVOLUX '21 for their UI prototypes developed during a 12-hour designathon. Their work was recognized for its excellence in design, user experience, and research.

Award Issuer: AIESEC, University of Colombo & IEEE Student Branch of UCSC
Date: July 4, 2021

The 9th International Conference on Information Technology Research (ICITR 2024), hosted by the University of Moratuwa, recognized innovative AI research. Sandushi Weraduwa was awarded the Best Paper Award for her work on developing a Sinhala handwriting dataset to aid early dysgraphia detection in children. This SCOPUS-indexed research contributed significantly to learning disability studies in Sinhala script.

Award Issuer: University of Moratuwa – Faculty of Information Technology
Date: December 6, 2024
Mentor: Mr. Dinesh Asanka, Dr. Thilini Mahanama, Dr. Swarna Wijeatunge

At the International Conference on Sustainable & Digital Business (ICSDB 2024), hosted by SLIIT Business School, G.K. Manikshini De Silva received the Best Paper Award for her research on business ecosystem volatility in Sri Lankan multinational corporations. Her study provided insights into dynamic capabilities and firm performance, earning praise from global industry experts.

Award Issuer: SLIIT Business School
Date: December 11, 2024
Mentor: Dr. Amila Withanarachchi

We take immense pleasure in announcing that Eranga Silva of the Department of Industrial Management (Batch 2017/2018) was honored with the prestigious Best Paper Award for SCSE 2023 on the 14th of February at the Vice Chancellor's office. Dr. Chathumi Kavirathna served as the research supervisor for the award-winning paper titled, "Factors Affecting the Implementation of Sustainable Practices in the Sri Lankan Food Retail Sector." at the International Conference on Smart Computing and Systems Engineering (SCSE) 2023 .

Two students from the Department of Industrial Management at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, recently participated in Technovit 2024 at the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai campus, India. Held from September 19th to 21st, the event offered a comprehensive blend of workshops, competitions, and networking opportunities, organized by various schools within the VIT campus. 

Abishaa Rubanathan, a fourth-year student of the Department of Industrial Management in University of Kelaniya, received the Gold Award at the 25th National ICT Awards NBQSA 2023 which took place on the 25th of October 2023. Her project, 'Cubic - A Mobile-Based Platform for the Sri Lankan School Transport System,' was aimed at improving school children's safety. The event was organized by BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT. Her project was supervised by Dr. Amila Withanaarachchi, senior lecturer of the Department of Industrial Management in the University of Kelaniya.

The Department of Industrial Management hosted the 9th Invention Convention for Engineering Smart Systems for Industry (InCo 2023) on the 20th of September. This remarkable event showcased the creativity, innovation, and talent of our future industrial management experts. The winners were presented with certificates in recognition of their outstanding achievements and commitment in pushing the boundaries of innovation. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the winners and participants for their remarkable efforts and look forward to witnessing their future contributions to the industry.

The Department of Industrial Management proudly acknowledges the remarkable achievements of its champions, whose dedication and excellence have set new standards of distinction. The prestigious Colors Night 2023/2024 was held on January 16, 2024, at the Faculty of Computing and Technology Auditorium, University of Kelaniya, where the outstanding contributions of exceptional sportsmen and women were formally recognized. Their commitment and success in various sporting disciplines were honored, reflecting the department’s dedication to fostering both academic and extracurricular excellence.

We are delighted to announce that the prestigious Colours Night took place on the 27th of July in the Dharmaloka Hall of University of Kelaniya, to celebrate the glory of supreme sportsmanship and camaraderie. It is with great pride that we acknowledge the outstanding achievements of 19 esteemed students from the Department of Industrial Management, who were conferred with the esteemed Colours awards.