SLIIT-Innovate
Empowering Innovation and Entrepeneurship in Sri Lanka in the 21st Century
SLIIT Innovate is an Institute level overarching platform that synergizes the activities of SLIIT business linkage activities, SLIIT-Society Cell, SLIIT Incubator/Concept Nursery of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT). We facilitate and provide assistance with the following, for both our students and outside collaborators.
- Startup formation under our Incubator/Concept Nursery
- University Business Linkage and Industry Engagement
- IP, Patenting, Revenue Sharing Models, MoUs, etc.
If you are an undergraduate, postgraduate or research student, or member of staff at SLIIT or any state or private insitution in Sri Lanka, please contact us for assistance.
About Us
Our Mission
SLIIT Research Eco-system
Strengths
- Highly qualified staff (over 75 PhDs with overseas experience and high-performing administrative staff)
- Synergetic multi-disciplinary expertise
- Flexible institutional support for research and innovation
- Partnerships with global universities at the undergraduate and graduate levels
- Flexible and innovative program structure that is student-focused
- Free of traditional bureaucracy and support timely decision-making
- Proactive and efficient management model to fulfill aspirations of all stakeholders
Services
- Instilling and supporting research, innovation and entrepreneurship of students and staff
- Providing assistance to connect potential industry Partners with SLIIT academics and research groups
- Assisting transfer of developed technologies to the society and commercialization
- Promoting IP creation, facilitate IPR protection, Technology Licensing and IP management eco-system
- Facilitating "pitching" of developed products and services
- Connecting to Incubators/Concept Nursery/Industry Cells and facilitating Startups
Projects
Our Multi Disciplinary Research Groups
IT - Based
- Data Sciences
- E - society
- Cloud Computing
- Data Communication
- Robotics and Intelligent System
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software Engineering
- Image Processing
Engineering Based
- Sustainable Built Environment
- Computer Vision/Industrial Automation
- Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
- Structures and Geotechnical
- Automobile and Multi-body dynamics
Current Key Industry Research Projects - Examples
- World Bank funded 06 projects – LKR 62.5 million
- Financial data analytics research project – LKR 10 million
- Geotechnical analysis to MCC – LKR 10 million
- Bentley Motors Project – USD 0.33 million
- Partnering in EU-SL Renewable Energy capacity building – LKR 23 million
- Activity monitoring on a Factory floor
- Forex prediction model that considers the impact of new events
- Learning platform for visually impaired children
- A multi-modal approach to quantify the emotional state of a person
- A self-learning Gaming assistant
Bentley CAE Research Unit - Example from Faculty of Engineering
- Established in 2015, to provide analysis support for Bentley motors, UK.
- Focus on serving the needs of local and international industries and improving their manufacturing capabilities
- So far completed more than 20 projects and have received USD 0.33 Mn+ in research funding
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