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 Restraint Usage Characteristics and Risk Factors Associated with Children Involved in Crashes
9. Amarasingha, N., Dissanayake, S., (Research and State, Kansas State University)
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Characteristics and Contributory Causes of Young Unlicensed Driver Involved Crashes in Kansas.
8. Amarasingha, N., (Midwestern Institute of Transportation Engineers (MWITE) Annual meeting and Transportation Research Board of the National Academies (TRB) 4th Urban Street Symposium)
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Modeling the Injury Severity of Young Drivers Using Highway Crash Data from Kansas
7. Amarasingha, N., Dissanayake, S., (The 53th Annual Transportation Research Forum)
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Analytic Network Process for Travel Mode-Choice Modeling
6. Amarasingha, N., (MWITE)
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Young Driver Involved Crashes in Kansas: Characteristics and Contributory Factors.
5. Amarasingha, N., (Transportation Research Board of the National Academies)