- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Transport Management & Logistics Engineering
- Senior Lecturer Grade I
Contact information
Univerity of Moratuwa
Katubadda
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Demand Analysis and Modelling -Undergraduate -2015
Transport Planning -Undergraduate -2015
Head of the Dept. TLM -Leading the department activities (2011 To 2017)
Committee Member -福利在线看 Emergency Committee ( To date)
Committee Member -Pparking policy and procedure for UoM ( To date)
Committee Member -Establishment of the proposed Business Faculty ( To date)
Research Coordinator (Dpet. of TMLE/ Eng.) - (2021 To 2023)
Member of Faculty Student Emergency Management Committee - Manage the student conflicts, when arises (2016 To 2024)
Member of the Faculty Quality Assurance Cells - Quality Assurance (2024 To date)
Research Activities
Public Transportation and Advance Transit Systems
Transport Modeling
Optimization
User Behaviors and Behavioral Analysis
Transport Survey
Study on Intermodal Public Transportation between Bus and Rail in Colombo -Aluthgama Section of Southern Corridor to Provide an Improved Service - Bhadrajith Prasanna (061416R)
Analyze RFID system adoption in logistic related companies to improve import/export container supply chains - Pramithodha Chiranthaka Halpe (061418B)
Fleet Management Study of Sri Lanka Transport Board - W.M. Damith Ishara Jayawaradhana (061424N)
Study on oil distribution in Ceylon petroleum corporation and develop optimal distribution network for better performance - M.D.S. Madhubashini (061451T)
A safety study in Jaffna city urged by recent increase in vehicle use - S.Nimalan (061437G)
Evaluation of Affects of Operation cost efficiency Trucks usage - P.A. Nuwan Dhammika Senevirathna (061446H)
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, 福利在线看 of Peradeniya ,2001 BSc (Hons) Engineering
Masters, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) ,2004 M.Eng
PhD, Yokohama National 福利在线看 ,2007 D.Eng
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)(2011 To date)
Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka(2004 To date)
Sri Lanka Society of Transport & Logistics (SLSTL)(2014 To date)
Sri Lanka Association for Improving Higher Education Effectiveness(2011 To date)
Career
Honours and Awards
Teaching Learning and Assessment award from Staff and Educational Development Association, (SEDA) UK, (Received 2010)
Mombu(kagaku)sho Scholarship, Government of Japan (Received 2007)
AIT Scholarship, Government of Japan (Student Fellowship) (Received 2004)
Mahapola Scholarship, Sri Lanka (Received 2000)
Outstanding Research Performances (Received 2021)
Publications*
Manthi Dileka Kolambage, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Amal S Kumarage, Sampath Chandrasena, Mavin De Silva,".Vehicle Emission Test Big Data to Infer Active Vehicle Ownership as an Input to Trip Generation Model.",Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 1st International Conference,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2024,72-74
Wanasooriya Buddini, Karunarathna Sachintha, Jayasinghe Thenuwan, Sivakumar Thillaiampalam,".Microscopic Traffic Simulation of Bus Priority Lane Using SUMO.",International Conferences on Transport and Logistics(T-LOG2024),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2024,
Nampiyaruran Apiramee, Sivakumar Thillaiampalam, Chandrasena Sampath,".Calibrating the Transit Route Parameters in CUBE using Real Time Data.",International Conferences on Transport and Logistics(T-LOG2024),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2024,
Thenuwan Jayasinghe, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Amal S Kumarage,".Microscopic Traffic Simulation Model for Bus Transport Operations under Heterogeneous Traffic Conditions.",MODELING, SIMULATION AND APPLIED OPTIMIZATION,Marrakesh, Morocco,2024,
Navoda Fernando, Sachintha Karunarathna, Buddini Wanasooriya, Pavithra Baddewela, T. Sivakumar, , Tissa Liyanage,".BUS TRANSPORT SERVICE IN SRI LANKA: A PERCEPTION OF USERS.",Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 1st International Conference,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2023,116-118
Anjana Wijesinghe; Thanuja D. Ambegoda; Amal Shehan Perera; Thillaiampalam Sivakumar,".Siamese Networks for RF-Based Vehicle Trajectory Prediction.",International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems, ICIIS,Peradeniya, Sri Lanka,2023,495-500
K. Eswaranathan, T. Sivakumar,".Modelling the factors influencing carbon efficiency of customer choice to promote energy-efficient vehicles .",Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 8th International Conference,福利在线看 of Moratuwa,2023,
L. Samarawickrama, T. Sivakumar,".Strategies for the deployment of electric buses in Sri Lanka.",Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 8 th International Conference,福利在线看 of Moratuwa,2023,
W. D. Hansamala, T. Sivakumar,".Gender perception of active mobility: insights from South Asian countries.",Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 8 th International Conference,福利在线看 of Moratuwa,2023,
D.D. Dhananjaya; T. Sivakumar,".Enhancing the POI data for trip purpose inference using machine learning techniques.",2022 IEEE 25th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC),Macau, China,2022,3496-3501
D.D. Dhananjaya; Dimuth Indeewara; T. Sivakumar,".Extracting large-scale POI data for a defined land area through APIs.",2022 International Conference on Data Analytics for Business and Industry (ICDABI),Virtual via MS-Team from Sakhir, Bahrain,2022,660-664
Thenuwan Jayasinghe, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Amal S. Kumarage ,".DEVELOPMENT OF A MICROSCOPIC TRAFFIC SIMULATION MODEL FOR GALLE ROAD, COLOMBO.",Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 7 th International Conference,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2022,29~31
Gayasha Sathsarani Samarakoon, T. Sivakumar ,".MICROSCOPIC SIMULATION OF PARKING VIOLATIONS IN CURBSIDE WITH- FLOW BUS PRIORITY LANES USING SUMO TRAFFIC CONTROL INTERFACE (TraCI).",Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 7 th International Conference,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2022,35~37
Dineth Dhananjaya, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar ,".A TRIP PURPOSE INFERENCE FRAMEWORK USING SPATIAL CLUSTERING AND BAYESIAN PROBABILITY.",Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 7 th International Conference,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2022,111~113
Erandi Herath, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar ,".DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE OF BUS TRANSPORTATION IN SRI LANKAN CONTEXT.",Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 7 th International Conference,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2022,114~117
Amani Karunathilake, Praveen Perera, Oshadhi Herath, T. Sivakumar, Amal Kumarage,".A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TRAFFIC FLOW MODELS: A CASE STUDY IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.",Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 1st International Conference,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2021,23-25
Thenuwan JAYASINGHE, Thillaiampalam SIVAKUMAR, Amal S. KUMARAGE,".Calibration of SUMO Microscopic Simulator for Sri Lankan Traffic Conditions.",International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies,Hiroshima, Japan,2021,
Gayasha S. SAMARAKOON, Thillaiampalam SIVAKUMAR,".Investigating the Effect of Pedestrian Characteristics, Land Use and Level of Vehicle Traffic on Crosswalk Speed of Pedestrians.",International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies,Hiroshima, Japan,2021,
H.M.O.K. HERATH, R.A.P.U.S. PERERA, Buddhi AYESHA, T. SIVAKUMAR, Amal S. KUMARAGE, A.S. PERERA,".A Comparison of Speed Data by Different Speed Detection Techniques.",International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies,Hiroshima, Japan,2021,
Pubudu R.L. UBAYASEKARA, Thillaiampalam SIVAKUMAR,".Deep Learning as an Alternative Tool to Analyze Video Footage for Classified Turning Movement Vehicle Counting at a 3-way Intersection.",International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies,Hiroshima, Japan,2021,
R.A.P.U.S. PERERA, H.M.O.K. HERATH, Buddhi AYESHA, T. SIVAKUMAR, Amal S. Kumarage, A.S. PERERA ,".Evaluation of Manual and Video-Based Automated Classified Vehicle Counting Methods for Heterogeneous Traffic Flow .",International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies,Hiroshima, Japan,2021,
W.W.P.M. FERNANDO, J.A MUNASINGHE, D. D. DHANANJA, Amal S. KUMARAGE, T. SIVAKUMAR,".Assessing the Performance of Bus Priority Lane on Galle Road, Sri Lanka.",International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies,Hiroshima, Japan,2021,
Julius KEERTHIKA, Thillaiampalam SIVAKUMAR,".User opinion on Bus Priority Lane: Case study from Sri Lanka.",International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies,Hiroshima, Japan,2021,
D. D. Dhananjaya, T. Sivakumar,".Inferring the purposes of taxi trips using GPS and POI data considering the destination context.",2021 International Conference on Data Analytics for Business and Industry (ICDABI),Sakheer, Bahrain,2021,
Herath H M O K, Sivakumar T,".Use of Deep Learning as an Alternative to Manual Counts in Sri Lanka.",Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 1st International Conference,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2020,22
Chandrasena S, Sivakumar T,".Trips-in-Motion Time Matrix to Identify Time Windows as an Input for Time-of-Day Modelling.",Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 1st International Conference,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2020,27-28
Thilina Rathnayake, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar,".Use of Stated Preference Survey to Determine Design Parameters of a Rideshare System: A Case Study from Sri Lanka.",Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 1st International Conference,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2016,7-10
Upeka Rangala, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar,".Effects on Passengers due to Long Dwelling Time at Bus Halt: A Case Study from Sri Lanka.",Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 1st International Conference,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2016,45-47
Chamath Nalaka, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar,".Development of Relationships between Traffic Volume, Number of Accidents and Road Infrastructure Improvements.",Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 1st International Conference,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2016,71-73
Dinusha Amarathung,".Development of Traffic Accident Prediction Models Using Traffic and Road Characteristics: A Case Study from Sri Lanka.",The 11th EASTS Conference in Cebu, Philippines held in September 11-14, 2015 with theme "Resilient and Inclusive Transportation Systems through Smarte,,2015,
Abeyrathne, H.M.A.G.H.C. and Sivakumar, T.,".Real-Time Vehicle Classification and Directional Counting at Urban Roads Using YOLOv11 Under Heterogeneous Traffic Conditions.",Journal of South Asian Logistics and Transport,Volume: 6 Issue: 1,2026
Gunaruwan, T.L. and Sivakumar, T.,".Towards a National Land Transport Policy for Sri Lanka's Socioeconomic Development and Sustenance: Revelations Through Recent Policy Statements and Propositions.",Journal of South Asian Logistics and Transport,Volume: 6 Issue: 1,2026
Sawani Madumali, Amila Thibbotuwawa, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Peter Nielsen,".Analyzing Barriers to Circular Economy Implementation in Textile Supply Chains: A Fuzzy Delphi and ISM Approach for Developing Economies.",IFAC-PapersOnLine,59(10),2025
Keerthika Eswaranathan, T. Sivakumar, M. Mavin De Silva, Amal S. Kumarage,".Modelling the factors influencing carbon efficiency of consumer choice to promote energy-efficient vehicles.",Transport Economics and Management,2,2024
Dhananjaya D.D., Madushan Fernando W., de Silva M.M., Sivakumar T.,".PASSENGER CAR UNITS FOR DIFFERENT MIDBLOCK SECTIONS IN SRI LANKA UNDER MIXED TRAFFIC CONDITION.",Journal of Applied Engineering Science,21(2),2023
Thenuwan Jayasinghe, Anuradha Munasinghe, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar,".A MICROSCOPIC TRAFFIC SIMULATION FRAMEWORK TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF BUS PRIORITY LANES.",Journal of South Asian Logistics and Transport,3/1,2023
G. N. Samarasekera, T. Sivakumar, S. Nanayakkara, A. Jayasinghe, T. Liyanage,".Policy-driven strategic transport planning for the Western Province, Sri Lanka.",Journal of South Asian Logistics and Transport,Volume: 3 Issue: 2,2023
Yovianto, M. D., Ahyudanari, E., Sivakumar, T. ,".Exploring the Cargo Potential: A Comprehensive Analysis of Kertajati Airport.",The Journal of Transportation and Logistics Technology (JurnalTeknologi Transportasi dan Logistik),Volume 4 Issue 2,2023
T Sivakumar, S Chandrasena,".TRIPS-IN-MOTION TIME MATRIX TO IDENTIFY TIME WINDOWS AS AN INPUT FOR TIME-OF-DAY MODELLING.",Journal of South Asian Logistics and Transport,V1, Issue1,2021
W.W.P.M. FERNANDO, D. D. DHANANJAYA, J.A MUNASINGHE, Amal S. KUMARAGE, T. SIVAKUMAR, A.S. PERERA,".Post-Processing of GPS Data for Bus Link Speed Determination based on GIS.",Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies,14,2021
Thillaiampalam SIVAKUMAR, Toshiyuki OKAMURA, Tsutomu YABE, Fumihiko NAKAMURA,".SURVEY DESIGN TO GRASP AND COMPARE USER'S ATTITUDES ON BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.",IATSS Research,Volume 30, Issue 2,2006