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Prof. Dias 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]]. 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>

'''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 ==

== Career History ==

Prof. Dias is a pioneer in the introduction of networking in Sri Lanka. He was the manager of the Lanka Education and Research Network from 1995 to 2003. He has also been the Founder Programmer Direcotor 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>

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>

== Education ==

== Education ==

Prof. Dias graduated in B.Sc Engineering 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>

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