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 2015

    Characteristics of Motorcycle Crashes

    24. Amarasingha N. , (KDU International Research Conference)

  • Conference Proceedings 2015

    Identifying the Predominance Factors of Three Wheeler Crashes

    23. Amarasingha N. , (the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Highway Engineering & Transportation Systems)

  • Conference Proceedings 2015

    Characteristics of Three Wheeler Crashes

    22. Amarasingha N. , (the 5th International Research Symposium on Engineering Advancements)

  • Conference Proceedings 2014

    A Comparison of Factors Associated with Run-off-road and Non Run-off-road Crashes

    21.Amarasingha, N., Dissanayake, S., (KDU International Research Conference)

  • Journal Publications 2021

    Risk Factors of Crashes Involving Motorcycles in Sri Lanka

    18. Amarasingha N. , “Journal of South Asian Logistics and Transport” , pp. 33-48

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