SLIIT Co-Hosts Third International Conference on Data Mining and Information Security

SLIIT co-hosted the 3rd International Conference on Data Mining and Information Security (ICDMIS 2026) on 7–8 October 2026, bringing together academics, researchers and industry professionals from Sri Lanka, India, Serbia, the United States and other countries to explore developments in data mining and information security.

Organised by the International Knowledge Research Foundation in collaboration with Eminent College of Management and Technology (ECMT), West Bengal, India, and SLIIT, the conference opened at SLIIT premises on 7 October, followed by online technical sessions on 8 October.

The conference received 881 paper submissions, with 217 selected for presentation. According to the organisers, all selected papers will be published in Springer Nature’s Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS) series. A poster presentation session enabled undergraduate researchers to present their work alongside international academics and researchers.

Keynote speakers included Prof. Milan Tuba, Vice Rector for International Relations at Singidunum University, Serbia; Dr. Eva Tuba of Trinity University, Texas, USA; and Dr. Amit Joshi, Director of the Knowledge Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India. Participants also included Dr. Surajit Goon, Academic Director of Eminent Group of Colleges, India; Dr. Prasanna Sumathipala, Dean, Department of IT, SLIIT Matara Centre; and Dr. Abhishek Bhattacharya of Sister Nivedita University, India.

Prof. Nuwan Kodagoda, Deputy Vice Chancellor of SLIIT Faculty of Computing, said: “Data mining and information security once sat in different corridors of a computing faculty. Today they are two sides of the same coin.”

He added: “Knowing how to build an AI system is no longer enough; our graduates must also know how to secure it, govern it and explain it. Conferences like this one bring that research frontier into our classrooms.”

Representing the organising team from India, Dr. Abhishek Bhattacharya said: “Governments and industries can sign agreements; however, it is often universities and researchers that build international collaboration. ICDMIS is a strong illustration of two institutions, two countries, coming together because the research itself demanded a wider lens. That is the role academia plays in a connected world, and it is one that ICDMIS will continue to foster.”

Through its technical sessions, keynote addresses and student research presentations, ICDMIS 2026 provided opportunities for knowledge exchange and research collaboration. SLIIT’s co-hosting role reflects its commitment to strengthening international academic partnerships and connecting computing education with research addressing practical challenges in data mining and information security.