Roshan Ragel

20/08/2026

𝗠𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗜𝗧

While getting ready to travel for the next YIT Festival (Yarl IT Hub) tomorrow, reflecting on its last 15 years of journey..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HDRhXU_1DE

Yarl IT Hub

18/08/2026

📢 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 | 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗦𝗘𝗖'𝟮𝟲 🔔

We are excited to announce the third annual international conference on cybersecurity and cyberspace resilience, now proudly co-sponsored by the IEEE Sri Lanka Section, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and industry leaders to build a secure and empowered cyberspace.

🎯 Topics of Interest:
🔹 Network & Systems Security
🔹 AI/ML Security & Safety
🔹 Cyber-Physical & IoT Security
🔹 Applied Cryptography & Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
🔹 Cloud & Edge Security
🔹 Critical Infrastructure

🗓️ Paper Submission Deadline: 08 September 2026 (Register your paper on 01 Sep 2026)
📆 Conference: 9 - 11 December 2026
🏛️ Location: University of Peradeniya

📚 Accepted papers will be submitted for possible inclusion in IEEE Xplore, subject to meeting IEEE Xplore's scope and quality requirements.

🔗 Submit here: buildsec26.edas.info
🌍 More info: https://buildsec.org

From the hills of Kandy to the frontlines of digital defence - help us build the secure, resilient cyberspace the next decade needs.

10/08/2026

"𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻"

A heartfelt thank you to the 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 team and 𝗦𝗟𝗧-𝗠𝗢𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗟 for the invitation, excellent organization, and commitment to fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

06/08/2026

It was a pleasure engaging with the students of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya on "AI Literacy as Personal Development: Learning, Working, and Living Responsibly in the Age of AI."

Inspiring to see the students' enthusiasm, curiosity, and thoughtful discussions on the future of AI. Thank you to LEARN and everyone who made this session possible!

AI literacy is not just about using AI-it's about using it responsibly.

05/08/2026

In the evening of a busy day, I delivered the webinar on “𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀” for a “zoom” full (350+) of enthusiastic participants..

30/07/2026

I was delighted to contribute to 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡’𝘀 (𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 - 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡) 𝗔𝗜𝟰𝗔𝗹𝗹 - 𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 for undergraduate students at the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘆𝗮.
It was a pleasure to engage with students from across the university on the theme:
𝗔𝗜 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 - 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜.

🎥 Full session:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMr9qQy58Yw

27/07/2026

I was delighted to deliver 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡'𝘀 𝗔𝗜𝟰𝗔𝗹𝗹 - 𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 for undergraduate students at the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘆𝗮, where we explored "𝗔𝗜 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 - 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜."

🎥 Watch the full session:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMr9qQy58Yw

25/07/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗘𝗿𝗮: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁
It was an honour to serve as a keynote speaker at the 𝗩𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, held at the 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁 & 𝗦𝗽𝗮, 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘆, where I had the opportunity to engage with an inspiring audience of business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, and industry professionals.
My keynote focused on "𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗘𝗿𝗮: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲." Rather than viewing Artificial Intelligence as just another technological advancement, I emphasized that AI represents a fundamental shift in how organizations create value, make decisions, and prepare for the future.

25/07/2026