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

  • Conference Proceedings 2016

    Estimation of Vehicle Kilometers Travelled in Southern Province, Sri Lanka

    29. Weerasekera, T.D., Amarasingha, N., , (Transportation Research Forum)

  • Conference Proceedings 2016

    An Observational Study On Motorcycle Helmet Use in a Sri Lankan City

    28. Gunathilaka, O.H.D.C., Amarasingha, N., , (Transportation Research Forum)

  • Conference Proceedings 2016

    Effects of Traffic and Geometric Design Characteristics on Truck Crashes on Limited Access Highways

    27. Dissanayake, S., Amarasingha, N., (International Conference on Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) of ASCE)

  • Conference Proceedings 2016

    Risk Factors of Motorcycle Crashes in Sri Lanka

    26. Amarasingha N. , (the 1st International Conference on Research for Transport & Logistics Industry)

  • Conference Proceedings 2016

    Modeling the Severity of Three-Wheeler Crashes Using the Data from Sri Lanka

    25. Amarasingha N. , (95th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies)

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