Call for Extended Abstracts and Full Papers

15^th YSF Research Symposium 2027

Theme: “Bridging innovation and sustainability: Unlocking the value of national resources”

Date: 29^th January 2027

Venue: Colombo

About the Symposium

The Young Scientists Forum (YSF), under the National Science and Technology Commission (NASTEC), is proud to announce the 15^th YSF Research Symposium. Since its inception in 2012, the YSF Symposium has served as a dynamic platform for young scientists to:

Share research findings across disciplines
Promote collaborative and interdisciplinary research
Foster networking and support innovations & commercialization

Submission Categories

YSF invites submissions of both Extended Abstracts (EA) and Full Papers (FP). Accepted papers will be published in the official E-Proceedings of the symposium.

While the symposium welcomes a wide range of research topics under the tracks listed below, submissions demonstrating research projects with potential for commercialization or those nearing market readiness may be considered for recommendation to relevant government agencies for further support.

Submission Tracks:

Trends in Agriculture, Fisheries, and Livestock
Food and Nutrition Security
Advances in Health Sciences
Green Technology and Environmental Strategies
Innovations in Information Technology
Multidisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Insights

Important Dates

Deadline for EA/FP submission: 30^th September 2026
Notification of acceptance of papers: 1^st November 2026
Revised paper submission: 15^th November 2026
Camera ready copy submission: 1^st December 2026

We Invite You to Participate

Join us at the 15^th YSF Research Symposium 2027 to showcase your research, connect with peers and experts, and explore opportunities for collaboration and commercialization.

The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.

For registration and submission of papers please visit: #

Please refer the flyer & below guidelines for more information:

15^th YSF Symposium Extended Abstract (EA) guidelines
15^th YSF Symposium Full Paper (FP) guidelines
15^th YSF Symposium EA Template
15^th YSF Symposium Full paper Template
15^th YSF Symposium Declaration Form

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