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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Characteristics and Contributory Factors of Young Driver Involved Crashes in Kansas.
4. Amarasingha, N., (MWITE)
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Travel Mode-Choice Modeling Using Fuzzy Extension of the Analytic Network Process
3. Amarasingha, N., Piantankulchai, M., (The 4th National Transportation Conference)
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Fuzzy Extension of the Analytic Network Process for Travel Mode-Choice Modeling
2. Amarasingha, N., Piantankulchai, M., (The 7th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies)
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Fuzzy Extension of the Analytic Network Process for Mode-Choice Modeling
1. Amarasingha, N., Piantankulchai, M., (The International Joint Seminar on New Technologies for Infrastructure Development and Protection)
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An Observational Study on Motorcycle Helmet Use in a Sri Lankan City
8. Amarasingha N, Gunathilaka O.H.D.C., “Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Applied Sciences” , pp. 1-6