Colombo Uni. to host program on "Embodied Intelligence, Buddhist Meditation Practice, and Al Tech Entrepreneurship"

THE Centre for Meditation Research (CMR), Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, in collaboration with the Centre for Research Development and Innovation (CRDI), will host a groundbreaking program titled “Embodied Intelligence, Buddhist Meditation Practice, and AI Tech Entrepreneurship” on 10 September, at the Main Auditorium, UCFM Tower, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, from 4 p.m.

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The keynote address will be delivered by Imperial College London Professor of Robotics and Morph Lab Director Prof. Thrishantha Nanayakkara. An internationally acclaimed scholar, Prof. Nanayakkara's pioneering research bridges robotics, neuroscience, and human motor control. His keynote will highlight how embodied intelligence—integrating mind, body, and environment can inform the design of ethical, human-cantered intelligent systems, drawing parallels between Buddhist meditation and robotics.