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kethaka.g@sliit.lk
Mr. Kethaka Galappaththi
Lecturer
Faculty of Business | Information Management
Career Summary
- Kethaka Galappaththi is a Lecturer at the Department of Information Management, SLIIT Business School, SLIIT. Before joining SLIIT, he worked at IFS, as a Business Systems Analyst and a Consultant in Supply Chain Management and Sales. Moreover, he completed the undergraduate internship at GAC Marine Ltd, which is a subsidiary of McLarens Group of Companies.
- He attended C-Blue Training Program in Shenzhen, China organized by CMPort and Transport Management Institute, Ministry of Transport, China. He was also a member of 6-month 'Supply Chain Lead' programme held by Unilever Sri Lanka.
- Mr. Galappaththi obtained a BSc. (Honours) degree from Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, with a First Class. Having completed three stages in CIMA, he possesses an Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting (Adv Dip in MA).
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- First Class Honours, Bachelor of Science (Transport and Logistics Management) Degree - Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa
- Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting (Adv Dip in MA) - CIMA
HONOURS AND AWARDS
- Best Undergraduate Research Award at the Research for Transport and Logistics Industry (R4TLI) 2018 conference
- Dean Listed for 5 Semesters out of 8 Semesters during Bachelor's degree
Research Interests and Memberships
Research Interests
- Transport Psychology
- Air Traffic Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Transport Planning
Memberships
- Member (MILT) of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
Ongoing Research
- A research on Air Traffic Route Planning
My Publications
Journal Publications
- K Galappaththi, OK Herath, YM Bandara, MMM Shaja " "Psychological Responses of Motorcar Drivers to Flashing Amber Lights at Signalised T-Intersections" " Journal of South Asian Logistics and Transport, vol.1, Issue 2, 2021, pp.19-33, http://doi.org/10.4038/jsalt.v1i2.32,
Conference Proceedings
- K Galappaththi, OK Herath, YM Bandara Assessing the Psychological Responses of Drivers to Flashing Amber Lights in 3rd International Conference on Research For Transport and Logistics Industry (R4TLI 2018), year 2018, Colombo, pp.81-86, Sri Lanka Society for Transport & Logistics (SLSTL), 7th July 2018,
- K Galappaththi, V Adikariwattage Multi Criteria Decision Support Tool for Planning Intermediate Waypoints for En-Route Air Traffic Routes in 24th ATRS World Conference, year 2021, Sydney, Australia, Air Transport Research Society (ATRS), 29th August 2021,