Artificial Intelligence
for Professionals
“Building Own Trustworthy AI Solutions”
A short-term training programme by the Department of Computational Mathematics, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Moratuwa — designed for working professionals across every domain.
Applications close 18ᵗʰ June 2026
From everyday professional to AI solution builder
The Department of Computational Mathematics proudly introduces the short-term Training Programme on Artificial Intelligence for Professionals to address the growing demand for AI expertise across industries.
This programme is designed for professionals from diverse domains who wish to gain practical knowledge and hands-on experience in Artificial Intelligence, intelligent automation, predictive analytics, generative AI, and trustworthy AI systems.
Participants will learn how to conceptualize, design, and implement AI-based solutions for real-world applications — enabling data-driven innovation and informed decision-making within their own professional environments.
What you will achieve
Three guiding goals shape every session of the programme.
Build practical competency
Gain a comprehensive understanding of AI and the practical skills to design, develop, and deploy trustworthy AI solutions within your own domain.
Bridge theory & practice
Critically appraise a broad spectrum of data- and knowledge-driven AI techniques — Machine Learning, Gen AI, LLM Transformers, RAG, and Agentic AI.
Champion Responsible AI
Cultivate critical awareness of ethical, legal, accountability, fairness, and social considerations when deploying AI solutions at scale.
Four modules, from foundations to frontier AI
Click any module to expand the topics covered. Each combines conceptual grounding with hands-on application development.
Comprehensive Introduction to AI
- Future challenges & the question of singularity
- Hallucination & trustworthiness of AI systems
- Principles of Responsible AI
Major Paradigms for Building AI Solutions
- Knowledge engineering, representation & knowledge graphs
- Large Language Models (LLMs) in context
- The emergence of large datasets & data-driven Machine Learning
- Issues with each paradigm and how they complement one another
Machine Learning & Deep Learning
- Regression & classification techniques
- Clustering methods
- Deep learning architectures — CNNs & RNNs (conceptual)
- Hands-on application development
LLMs & Generative AI
- NLP, LLMs & the Transformer architecture
- Generative AI, hallucination & explainability
- Trustworthiness, RAG & Agentic AI
- Hands-on application development
Key milestones
Sessions, assessment & certification
Session Times
All sessions delivered live, online.
Assessment
Continuous assessment is conducted online through:
- Online quizzes & MCQ examinations
- Assignments
- Mini-projects
Certificate
Upon successfully completing the training programme, participants will be awarded a Certificate from the University of Moratuwa.
Investment in your AI future
Payment at any Bank of Ceylon branch or via online banking.
Bank Payment Details
- Bank
- Bank of Ceylon
- Branch
- Katubedda
- Account No
- 70993353
- Account Name
- Bursar, University of Moratuwa
- Clearly indicate your name and telephone number.
- Use “AI for Professionals” as the reason / memo.
- Ask the teller to print these details on the deposit slip.
- For online banking, set the reason as “AI for Professionals”.
Ready to build your own trustworthy AI?
Secure your place in the next cohort. Complete the online application form and follow the payment instructions to confirm your registration.
Questions about the programme?
Reach out to the programme coordinator or the contact person for further information.
