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
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Safety Experience of Young Drivers in Comparison to Experienced Drivers
19. Dissanayake, S., Amarasingha, N., (Second T & DI Congress of ASCE)
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Investigation of differences between male and female young drivers using injury severity models
18. Amarasingha, N., Dissanayake, S., (Road Safety and Simulation International Conference)
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Age Factor in Road Safety: Young Drivers versus Experienced Drivers
17. Amarasingha, N., Dissanayake, S., (Road Safety and Simulation International Conference)
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Effect of Traffic and Geometric Design Characteristics on Large Truck Crashes
16. Amarasingha, N., Dissanayake, S., , (the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Highway Engineering and Transportation Systems)
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Risk Factors Associated with Crashes Involving Unlicensed Young Drivers
15. Amarasingha, N., (the 54th Annual Transportation Research Forum)