Online Talk | Q&A: Predicting Elections: An Introduction to Data Science

The Advocata Institute and Echelon hosted a live talk| Q&A on “Predicting Elections: An Introduction to Data Science” via Zoom on the 4th of November 2020. 

The talk featured Nuwan Senaratna (Computer Scientist/Founder, ColomboLabs) and was moderated by Aneetha Warusavitarana (Research Manager, Advocata Institute). The talk covered how data science can improve the way we approach social science research. The session also explored the role played by data science in predicting electoral outcomes.

Click here to access the presentation by Nuwan Seneratna

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Online discussion on Sri Lanka's Economy Post Election? ඡන්දෙන් පසුව ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ආර්ථිකය?

The Advocata Institute hosted an online discussion on Zoom with Prof. Ranjith Bandara, (SLPP), Prof. Ashu Marasinghe (UNP), Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando ( NPP), Dr. Harsha de Silva (SJB) moderated by Dhananath Fernando (COO, Advocata Institute) and Sathya Karunarathne (Research Executive, Advocata Institute) on their take on the economy and their proposed economic policies for a prosperous Sri Lanka post-General Election 2020.

Click here to access the opening presentation by Dhananath Fernando and Sathya Karunarathne

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