Professor

CAREER SUMMARY

Dr. Niranga Amarasingha specializes in Transportation Engineering, boasting over 20 years of training and experience across Sri Lanka, the U.S.A., the Netherlands, India, and Thailand. Beginning her professional journey as a civil engineer in the industry, she later transitioned into academia. A recipient of an Asian Development Bank scholarship, she pursued a master's degree spanning two years, subsequently embarking on her academic career. Holding roles as a lecturer at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, and a post-doctoral associate at Kansas State University, U.S.A., she joined SLIIT in 2013.

At present, she teaches transportation engineering modules, with her research centering on a range of areas including traffic engineering and operations, transportation system modeling, planning and simulation, safety and human factors, highway/street design, railroad engineering, and multi-criteria decision making.

Throughout her tenure, she has made significant contributions to various national-level transportation projects. Currently, she serves transportation sector as the president of the Sri Lanka Society of Transport and Logistics.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

- PhD in Civil /Transportation Engineering: Kansas State University, USA 

- MSc in Civil /Transportation Engineering: Thammasat University, Thailand 

- BSc (Honours) in Civil Engineering: University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP

Research Interests

  • Traffic Engineering and Operations
  • Transportation System Modeling, Planning and Simulation
  • Safety and Human Factors
  • Highway/Street Design
  • Railroad Engineering
  • Multi-criteria Decision Making

Memberships

  • The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT)
  • The Highway Engineering Society, Sri Lanka (HES)
  • The Sri Lanka Society of Transport and Logistics (SLSTL)
  • The Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL)
  • The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

PUBLICATIONS

  • Journal Publications 2023

    Traffic Signal Controller Optimization Through VISSIM to Minimize Traffic Congestion, CO and NOx Emissions, and Fuel Consumption

    25. Gunarathne, D., Amarasingha, N. and Wickramasighe, V, “Science, Engineering and Technology” , pp. 9-21

  • Journal Publications 2023

    Evaluating the Effectiveness of Speed Humps Related to Speed Profile and Noise Profile

    24. Gamlath, K.G. D.; Amarasingha N., Wickramasinghe, V. , “the Journal of Advances in Engineering and Technology” , pp. 1-13

  • Journal Publications 2023

    Optimization of VISSIM Driver Behavior Parameter Values Using Genetic Algorithm

    23. Gunarathne, D., Amarasingha, N., Kulathunga, A. and Wicramasighe, V., , “Periodica Polytechnica Transportation Engineering” , pp. 117-125

  • Journal Publications 2023

    Modelling of vehicle lane changing behaviours in the perception of a queue at signalized intersections

    22. Jayatilleke S., Wickramasinghe, V., Amarasingha, N. , “Transp. in Dev. Econ. ”

  • Journal Publications 2023

    Introduction of a Simple Estimation Method for Lane-Based Queue Lengths with Lane Changing Movements

    21. Jayatilleke S., V. Wickramasinghe, N. Amarasingha. , “Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, ” , pp. 143-153

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