Prof. Niranga Amarasingha

Principal Investgator (Ahead)/ Course Leader-First Year Division | Department of Civil Engineering | Faculty of Engineering

CAREER SUMMARY

Dr. Niranga Amarasingha specializes in Transportation Engineering, bringing over 20 years of training and experience across Sri Lanka, the U.S.A., the Netherlands, India, and Thailand. She began her professional career as a civil engineer in the industry before transitioning into academia. As a recipient of an Asian Development Bank scholarship, she pursued a two-year master's degree, which paved the way for her academic journey. She has served as a lecturer at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, a post-doctoral associate at Kansas State University, U.S.A., and was a Fulbright Fellow, further enhancing her international academic exposure. She joined SLIIT in 2013.

At present, Dr. Amarasingha teaches transportation engineering modules, and her research spans a wide range of areas including traffic engineering and operations, transportation system modeling, planning and simulation, safety and human factors, highway and street design, railroad engineering, and multi-criteria decision making.

Throughout her career, she has made significant contributions to numerous national-level transportation projects. She currently serves the transportation sector as the Immediate Past 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

HONOURS AND AWARDS

HONOURS AND AWARDS

  • Fulbright Fellow, Kennesaw State University, USA.
  • Principal Investigator of a AHEAD Research Grant, World Bank
  • Best paper award recipient at at the 6th International Conference on Research for Transport & Logistics Industry
  • Best paper award recipient at at the 5th International Conference on Research for Transport & Logistics Industry
  • Research excellence award recipient, SLIIT
  • Teaching excellence award recipient, SLIIT
  • Outstanding Civil Engineering Ph.D. student award recipient, KSU 
  • Best paper award recipient at the 6th National Conference on Technology & Management
  • Poster award recipient at MWITE and TRB 4th Urban Street Symposium, Chicago 
  • Poster award recipient at MWITE, Annapolis
  • Nominee for the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
  • Nominee for Golden Key International Honor Society
  • Missouri valley Section of ITE Thomas J. Seburn Award at Student Paper Competition

SCHOLARSHIPS

  • For masters studies from ADB
  • For doctoral studies from KSU Transportation Center
  • For training on transportation planning and safety from INRETS
  • For training on road safety from DRSC
  • Several travel scholarships from diffrent institutes

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)

ONGOING RESEARCH

Integrated Traffic Management System for Safe and Sustainable Mobility

PUBLICATIONS

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Contact

niranga.a@sliit.lk
+94 11 754 4313
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