The Ceylon Computer Science Institute (C2SI) conducts research in various domains, including security, artificial intelligence, mobile applications, cloud computing, and software tools. Our research aims to create computing solutions by identifying low-cost methodologies and strategies that promote sustainability. Currently, C2SI is at a pivotal stage in its evolution, having secured high donor confidence, as evidenced by multiple foreign-funded projects. The institute focuses on developing sustainable computing solutions that leverage low-cost computing and communication technologies, particularly for developing and emerging regions worldwide. We have developed several affordable and sustainable ICT solutions, with a special focus on the needs of the developing world. These solutions are briefly described in the projects section.
The Debian Project is an association of Free Software developers who
volunteer their time and effort in order to produce and maintain a completely free
operating system Debian. Since its launch, the Debian project has grown to comprise more than 1,000 members with official developer status, alongside many more volunteers and contributors. Today, Debian encompasses over 50,000 packages of free, open source applications and documentation.
The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) was formed to help accelerate the potential of genomic medicine to advance human health. It brings together over 400 leading genome institutes and centers with IT industry leaders to create global standards and tools for the secure, privacy respecting and interoperable sharing of Genomic data.
Joplin is a note-taking app designed with strong security and privacy in mind. It features end-to-end encryption (E2EE), ensuring the notes remain protected during synchronization. Users can store notes locally or sync them via trusted services like Nextcloud, Dropbox, or self-hosted servers, retaining full data ownership.
The Metasploit Framework is both a penetration testing system and a development platform for creating security tools and exploits. The framework is used by network security professionals to perform penetration tests, system administrators to verify patch installations, product vendors to perform regression testing, and security researchers world-wide. The framework is written in the Ruby programming language and includes components written in C, many flavors of Assembly, Python, Powershell, PHP, and other languages.
OpenAFS is a distributed filesystem originally developed at Carnegie Mellon University and IBM. It offers a client-server architecture for federated file sharing and replicated read-only content distribution, providing location independence, scalability, security, and transparent migration capabilities. OpenAFS is available for a broad range of systems including UNIX, Linux, MacOS X, and Microsoft Windows.
The QEMU Project includes the QEMU open source machine emulator and virtualizer and also acts as an umbrella organization for the KVM Linux kernel module and rust-vmm community.
Qubes OS is a security- and privacy-focused free-and-open-source operating system that provides a safer platform for communications, information management, and general computing.
RTEMS (Real-Time Executive for Multiprocessor Systems) is a free real-time operating system (RTOS) designed for deeply embedded systems such as automobile electronics, robotic controllers, and on-board satellite instruments.
The Ruby organization collects mentors and students working on the Ruby language (MRI), the Ruby packaging system (Bundler, RubyGems, and RubyGems.org), and other Ruby projects. Any Ruby OSS project is eligible to be included in the Ruby GSOC organization.
