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Line 1: − + − + − + − + − + − + − Gihan Das is a the head of Faculty of Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the University of Moratuwa.<ref>[http://www.itpro.lk/node/6830 itpro.lk]</ref><ref>[http://mrt.academia.edu/GihanDias mrt.academia.edu]</ref> He has been working at the University of Moratuwa sine 1985.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/gihandias facebook.com]</ref> − Prof. Das is also a Domain [[Registrar]] and CEO at [[.LK]] Domain [[Registry]]. He is a member of the [[IETF]] [[IDNA Working Group]] and the [[Unicode Consortium]].<ref>[http://meetings.apnic.net/29/program/speakers/gihan-v.-dias meetings.apnic.net]</ref>+ + + + + + + + − At [[LAcNet]]:+ Line 22:
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|email = gihan [at] nic.lk
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'''Dr. Gihan Dias''' is a professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the University of Moratuwa.<ref>[http://www.itpro.lk/node/6830 itpro.lk]</ref><ref>[http://mrt.academia.edu/GihanDias mrt.academia.edu]</ref> He has been working at the University of Moratuwa since 1985,<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/gihandias facebook.com]</ref> and is currently the Director of its Centre on Localised Applications.
Prof. Dias is also Domain Registrar, CEO, and Founder of the [[.lk]] Domain [[Registry]]. He has been at the fore of the country's [[ccTLD]] management since 1990; Dr. Dias is currently involved in Sri Lanka's [[IDN]] deployment.<ref>[[ICANN 41]] Interview</ref>
He is also a Trustee of The [[Internet Society]], a member of the [[IETF]], [[IDNA Working Group]], and the [[Unicode Consortium]]. Prof. Dias is an advisor to [[TechCERT]], which is the first computer security readiness team in Sri Lanka.<ref>[http://meetings.apnic.net/29/program/speakers/gihan-v.-dias meetings.apnic.net]</ref>
== Career History ==
Prof. Dias is a pioneer in Sri Lankan networking. He was the manager of the Lanka Education and Research Network from 1995 to 2003. He was the Founding Programme Director of the [[ICTA|Information and Communication Technology Agency]] of Sri Lanka.<ref>[http://meetings.apnic.net/29/program/speakers/gihan-v.-dias meetings.apnic.net]</ref>
He has edited several CSE Staff Research Publications.<ref>[http://www.cse.mrt.ac.lk/index.php/research/cse-staff-research cse.mrt.ac.lj]</ref>
He has edited several CSE Staff Research Publications.<ref>[http://www.cse.mrt.ac.lk/index.php/research/cse-staff-research cse.mrt.ac.lj]</ref>
He has held different positions at [[LAcNet]]:
*President (1991-1992)
*President (1991-1992)
*Director (2000-2001)
*Director (2000-2001)
== Education ==
== Education ==
Prof. Das graduated from the University of Moratuwa in 1985 and then completed doctorate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from University of California in 1992.<ref>[http://meetings.apnic.net/29/program/speakers/gihan-v.-dias meetings.apnic.net]</ref>
Prof. Dias graduated in B.Sc Engineering from the University of Moratuwa in 1985 and then completed a doctorate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California in 1992.<ref>[http://meetings.apnic.net/29/program/speakers/gihan-v.-dias meetings.apnic.net]</ref>
He can speak English and Sinhala.<ref>[http://community.telecentre.org/profile/GihanDias community.telecentre.org]</ref>
He can speak English and Sinhala.<ref>[http://community.telecentre.org/profile/GihanDias community.telecentre.org]</ref>
[http://www.localisation.ie/resources/conferences/2007/presentations/GDias/keyboard-indic-slides.pdf Keyboards for Indic Languages]
[http://www.localisation.ie/resources/conferences/2007/presentations/GDias/keyboard-indic-slides.pdf Keyboards for Indic Languages]
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