{"id":2252,"date":"2025-05-24T21:31:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T21:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2025\/?page_id=2252"},"modified":"2026-05-27T08:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:44:13","slug":"icas2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ICAS2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2252\" class=\"elementor elementor-2252\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c45d61 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c45d61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=P1wsNe4Yl34&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-embed\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b8a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01b8a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to The 2<sup>nd<\/sup> International Conference on Applied Sciences - 2026<br>Faculty of Applied Science, University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f428c3d e-transform e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f428c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ICAS 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403f596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"403f596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">15<sup>th<\/sup> of October 2026<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab44b83 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-countdown-timer\" data-id=\"ab44b83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-countdown-timer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div data-date-ekit-day=\"Days\" data-date-ekit-hour=\"Hours\" data-date-ekit-minute=\"Minutes\" data-date-ekit-second=\"Seconds\" data-ekit-countdown=\"2026-10-15 00:00\" data-finish-title=\"Countdown is finished!\" data-finish-content=\"\" class=\"elementskit-countdown-timer-2 ekit-countdown text-center\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eae881 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0eae881\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d85a907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d85a907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are pleased to announce the <strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup> International Conference on Applied Sciences \u2013 2026 (ICAS 2026)<\/strong>. This year, <strong>ICAS 2026<\/strong> expands its scope to foster greater engagement with the international academic and research community. We warmly invite researchers and scholars to submit their contributions in the categories of <strong>Full Papers, Extended Abstracts, and Abstracts with Poster<\/strong>. All accepted submissions will be published in the Google Scholar\u2013indexed digital research repository of the University of Vavuniya, providing enhanced visibility and academic reach for contributors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c034e6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c034e6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5321608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5321608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conference Theme<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a457726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a457726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SCIENCE FOR a GREENER PLANET<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1590643 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1590643\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ef19e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9ef19e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conference Tracks<br><br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17-1-294x197.jpg 294w, https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4405110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4405110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3554\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20-1-294x197.jpg 294w, https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b18bd e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44b18bd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8c1a0f elementor-widget 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100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a719f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a719f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3590\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19-294x197.jpg 294w, 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style=\"line-height: 39px;text-transform: uppercase\"><font color=\"#002366\" face=\"Poppins, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 50px\">Keynote speaker<\/span><\/font><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif;font-size: 52px\"><\/span><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc7208 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7dc7208\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f49f07c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f49f07c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped_circle_image.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3617\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped_circle_image.png 512w, https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped_circle_image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped_circle_image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped_circle_image-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/fas.vau.ac.lk\/icas2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped_circle_image-90x90.png 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6fd069 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6fd069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Wolfgang Dittus<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ec728 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10ec728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br>National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb11b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"edb11b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"importantdates\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43fb6c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43fb6c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Important Dates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5125b1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5125b1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mark your calendars and stay on track with these key dates for ICAS 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c93d3 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54c93d3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b1e9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26b1e9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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