DS&AI 2025

Time	Session
8.00 - 9.00	Registration and arrival of guests
9.00 - 9.30	Inauguration
9.30 - 10.15	Keynote: "Beyond the hype: creating impact with AI" - Dr. Romesh Ranawana
10.15 - 10.45	Tea
10.45 - 12.15	Paper Session: Time Series Forecasting and Predictive Modeling Paper 7: Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Grave Crime in Sri Lanka: A Comprehensive Analysis - Nipuni Sandunika, Oshada Senaweera & K.A.D. Deshani Paper 44: Short-term Solar Irradiance Forecasting Using Machine Learning: A Comprehensive Study for Sri Lanka's Tropical Climate - Paththinige Niroshan & Rajitha Nawarathna Paper 51: Deep Learning Models for Multimodal Demand Forecasting in Retail: A Comparative Case Study of Long Short-Term Memory and Temporal Fusion Transformers - Sehara Sooriarachchi, Gayan Hettiarachchi & Gayan Dharmarathne
12.15 - 13.15	Lunch
13.30 - 15.00	Paper Session: Computer Vision and Deep Learning Paper 33: Texture-Driven Siamese Networks with Vision Transformers for Offline Writer Verification - Rashmi Sandamini, Haritha Hasathcharu, Sagini Navaratnam, Gamage Upeksha Ganegoda & Shalini Upeksha Paper 35: Enhancing Sign Language Recognition with Video Swin Transformer and Keypoint-Based Frame Selection - Nont Arayarungsarit, Ninlawat Phuangchoke & Chantri Polprasert Paper 91: Advanced Data Preprocessing Pipeline for Pulmonary Embolism Detection: RSNA Challenge Dataset with Deep Learning-Based Lung Localization and Image Registration - Sandaruwan Herath, Roshan Ragel & Prabhath Gunathilake
15.00 - 15.30	Tea
15.30 - 17.00	Paper Session: Optimization, Efficiency, and Edge Computing Paper 11: Enhanced Adaptive Smell Agent Optimization: Leveraging Fusion Besiege Attack and Probabilistic Switching Mechanism for Constrained Optimization Tasks - Poomin Duankhan, Khamron Sunat & Chitsutha Soomlek Paper 54: Decentor-V: Lightweight ML Training on Low-Power RISC-V Edge Devices - Marcelo Ribeiro, Diogo Costa, Gonçalo Moreira, Sandro Pinto & Tiago Gomes Paper 71: Task-Specific Knowledge Distillation for Scalable Sentiment Classification in Low-Resource Settings - Vadivel Abishethvarman, Gobihanath Balasubramaniam, B.T.G.S Kumara, Senthan Prasanth & Banujan Kuhaneshwaran

Time	Session
9.00 - 9.45	Keynote: "Towards Verifiable and Trustable AI from Multiple Perspectives" - Prof. Teeradaj Racharak
9.45 - 10.15	Tea
10.45 - 12.15	Paper Session: Large Language Models and Advanced NLP Paper 5: Enhancing Large Language Model Collaboration Using Multi-Agent Framework with Uncertainty Quantification - Diluka Vithanage & Suvetha Suvendran Paper 63: Introducing a Scale for AI's Artistic Autonomy - Maarten Lamers Paper 93: Steering LLMs Towards Safer Shores - Victor Batenburg, Gijs Wijnholds & Olga Gadyatskaya Paper 79: Find a Contrary in Hotel Reviews Booking.com: A Corpus Creation for Contrary Mining Task of Assumption-based Argument Mining - Watanee Jearanaiwongkul, Teeradaj Racharak & Jiraporn Pooksook
12.15 - 13.15	Lunch
13.30 - 14.30	Keynote: "Machine Learning in Bio-Medical Problem" - Prof. Mahesan Niranjan
14.30 - 15.30	Paper Session: Explainable AI and Bias Detection Paper 29: Explainable AI for Chronic Kidney Disease Progression: Integrating Domain-Specific Cox Survival Analysis with Clinical Decision Thresholds - Malithi Abayadeera, Shamly Shanawaz, Nethmi Kavindya, Upeksha Ganegoda & Thanuja Sandanayake Paper 59: Enhancing Isolation Forest with Rule Based Knowledge from Association Rule Mining - Dinusha Dissanayake, Rajitha Navarathna, Shanika Karunasekara & Sameera Viswakula
15.30 - 16.00	Tea
16.00 -	Excursion and Conference Dinner

Time

Session

9.00 - 9.45

Keynote: "Towards Verifiable and Trustable AI from Multiple Perspectives" - Prof. Teeradaj Racharak

9.45 - 10.15

Tea

10.45 - 12.15

Paper Session: Large Language Models and Advanced NLP

Paper 5: Enhancing Large Language Model Collaboration Using Multi-Agent Framework with Uncertainty Quantification - Diluka Vithanage & Suvetha Suvendran
Paper 63: Introducing a Scale for AI's Artistic Autonomy - Maarten Lamers
Paper 93: Steering LLMs Towards Safer Shores - Victor Batenburg, Gijs Wijnholds & Olga Gadyatskaya
Paper 79: Find a Contrary in Hotel Reviews Booking.com: A Corpus Creation for Contrary Mining Task of Assumption-based Argument Mining - Watanee Jearanaiwongkul, Teeradaj Racharak & Jiraporn Pooksook

12.15 - 13.15

Lunch

13.30 - 14.30

Keynote: "Machine Learning in Bio-Medical Problem" - Prof. Mahesan Niranjan

14.30 - 15.30

Paper Session: Explainable AI and Bias Detection

Paper 29: Explainable AI for Chronic Kidney Disease Progression: Integrating Domain-Specific Cox Survival Analysis with Clinical Decision Thresholds - Malithi Abayadeera, Shamly Shanawaz, Nethmi Kavindya, Upeksha Ganegoda & Thanuja Sandanayake
Paper 59: Enhancing Isolation Forest with Rule Based Knowledge from Association Rule Mining - Dinusha Dissanayake, Rajitha Navarathna, Shanika Karunasekara & Sameera Viswakula

15.30 - 16.00

Tea

16.00 -

Excursion and Conference Dinner

Time	Session
9.00 - 9.45	Keynote: "Human-Centered Pathways for AI and Machine Learning" - Dr. Dilrukshi Gamage
9.45 - 10.15	Tea
10.45 - 12.15	Paper Session: Healthcare, Medicine, and Survival Analysis Paper 48: A Comparative Study on the Use of the Machine Learning Models and Traditional Survival Models for the Analysis of Pediatric Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Data - Ravindi Perera, Abesingha Sunethra & Sanjeewa Gunasekara Paper 65: Advanced Analysis On The Application Of Artificial Intelligence Via Machine Learning In Predicting Preterm Human Births - Shyamali Karunadasa, Sudesh Bandara & Gimhani Dissanayake Paper 68: Smart Diagnosis of Anemia Subtypes Using CBC and Deep Learning - Akila Premathilaka & Chamila Walgampaya Paper 69: Predictive Modeling of ICU Mortality Using Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms - Malithi Upeksha & Sulanie Perera
12.15 - 13.15	Lunch
13.30 - 15.00	Paper Session: Domain-Specific Applications and Case Studies Paper 30: Analyzing Online User Feedback on Digital Wallets & Buy-Now-Pay-Later Services: Assessing Customer Sentiments of FinTech Solutions in Sri Lanka - Anali Fernando, Kasundi Sudusinghe & Sulanie Perera Paper 39: Cultural-Contextual Soulmate Prediction using a Multi Task Neural Network Approach for South Asian Com patibility Modeling - Kalindu Dissanayake, Prabodha Wishwanayana, Chamika Marasinghe & Madushika Gunawardana Paper 50: Extending a Geodatabase Framework for AI-Based Analysis of Digital Elevation Models to Support Earth Observation Applications - Ruiqi Liu, Paul Vincent Kuper, Berk Kıvılcım & Martin Breunig
15.00 - 15.30	Tea
15.30 - 17.00	Workshop 1: Collaborative Learning in Computer Science Higher Education: Tips, Tricks, and Tools - Prof. Alexandra Blank Steering Committee meeting
17.00 - 17.30	Best Paper Award and Closing Remarks

Time

Session

9.00 - 9.45

Keynote: "Human-Centered Pathways for AI and Machine Learning" - Dr. Dilrukshi Gamage

9.45 - 10.15

Tea

10.45 - 12.15

Paper Session: Healthcare, Medicine, and Survival Analysis

Paper 48: A Comparative Study on the Use of the Machine Learning Models and Traditional Survival Models for the Analysis of Pediatric Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Data - Ravindi Perera, Abesingha Sunethra & Sanjeewa Gunasekara
Paper 65: Advanced Analysis On The Application Of Artificial Intelligence Via Machine Learning In Predicting Preterm Human Births - Shyamali Karunadasa, Sudesh Bandara & Gimhani Dissanayake
Paper 68: Smart Diagnosis of Anemia Subtypes Using CBC and Deep Learning - Akila Premathilaka & Chamila Walgampaya
Paper 69: Predictive Modeling of ICU Mortality Using Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms - Malithi Upeksha & Sulanie Perera

12.15 - 13.15

Lunch

13.30 - 15.00

Paper Session: Domain-Specific Applications and Case Studies

Paper 30: Analyzing Online User Feedback on Digital Wallets & Buy-Now-Pay-Later Services: Assessing Customer Sentiments of FinTech Solutions in Sri Lanka - Anali Fernando, Kasundi Sudusinghe & Sulanie Perera
Paper 39: Cultural-Contextual Soulmate Prediction using a Multi Task Neural Network Approach for South Asian Com patibility Modeling - Kalindu Dissanayake, Prabodha Wishwanayana, Chamika Marasinghe & Madushika Gunawardana
Paper 50: Extending a Geodatabase Framework for AI-Based Analysis of Digital Elevation Models to Support Earth Observation Applications - Ruiqi Liu, Paul Vincent Kuper, Berk Kıvılcım & Martin Breunig

15.00 - 15.30

Tea

15.30 - 17.00

Workshop 1: Collaborative Learning in Computer Science Higher Education: Tips, Tricks, and Tools - Prof. Alexandra Blank
Steering Committee meeting

17.00 - 17.30

Best Paper Award and Closing Remarks

Time	Session
9.00 - 16.00	Workshop 2: Computational Biology: Predicting Structure and Function of Proteins - Prof. Mahesan Niranjan and Dr. Rupika Wijesinghe

Time

Session

9.00 - 16.00

Workshop 2: Computational Biology: Predicting Structure and Function of Proteins - Prof. Mahesan Niranjan and Dr. Rupika Wijesinghe