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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Cost Effective Method for Pavement Roughness Computation for a Developing Country
44. Galagoda D.Y., Amarasingha N., , (International Research Conference of Uva Wellassa University)
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Crash Frequency Models for Identifying the Hazardous Railway-Roadway Level Crossings
43. Fernando W.S.H.R., Amarasingha, N. , (Wayamba International Conference)
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Mobile Phone Distracted Pedestrians: A Study at Street Crossings
42. Amarasingha, N., Egodawatta H.M.H. , (Wayamba International Conference)
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Empirical Study of Parking Problem on Malabe Campus, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
41. Bombuwala B.G.A., Amarasingha, N. , (Wayamba International Conference)
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Evaluation of Roadway-Railway Level Crossings in Main Line from Colombo to Polgahawela
40. Ragulan K., Amarasingha N. , (Transportation Research Forum)