One of my best decisions was to apply for the APAN fellowship. I confirm that APAN61 was a wonderfull event, and I gained a lot of experience and knowledge. I mainly participated in the following sessions, gained a great deal of knowledge across different domains, and provided on-the-ground support for a few sessions as well. Moreover, I presented two presentations. One is the Starlink in Sri Lanka Implications for the Internet & NREN Ecosystem-LEARN Perspective. 2nd one is related to Security and Gen AI-related research presented in the HPC/AI Working Group.

1-APAN Introduction & Fellowship Program
2-AP-GAINED: Asia Pacific – Generative AI for NREN Empowerment and Development
3-Securing the Digital Campus Workshop (By BDREN & HEAT)
4-Emerging NRENs: Opportunities, Challenges and South-South & North-South Collaboration
5-HPC/AI Working Group
6-APAN/Asi@Connect Leaders Forum

In the future, I plan to share this APAN meeting with my colleagues and students during my sessions and motivate them to take advantage of this valuable event and to pursue opportunities to collaborate internationally. Thank you, APAN, for giving me this memorable and valuable opportunity.