Department of Civil Engineering



DR. W.M.V.S.K. WICKRAMASINGHE

Senior Lecturer


Office Address:

Department of Civil Engineering,

University of Peradeniya,

Peradeniya,20400,

Sri Lanka.

Email: vskw@pdn.ac.lk

Telephone : +94-81-2393517

  • PhD : Hokkaido University, Japan (2008), Transportation Engineering
  • MEng: Hokkaido University, Japan (2005), Transportation Engineering
  • BScEng(Hons) : University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2002), Civil Engineering
  • Travel Behavior Analysis
  • Transport Safety Studies
  • Public Transportation System Planning and Route Network Efficiency Analysis
  • Multi-Criteria Decision Support System Modeling for Traffic Issues
  • Highway Asset Management
  • Disaster Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Measures
  • June 2009 - To date : Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
  • Oct 2008 – June 2009: Temporary Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
  • Dec 2001-Aug 2003 Temporary Instructor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
  • Associate Member, Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL)
  • Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLASS)
  • Member, Institute of Transport Engineers (ITE)
  • Member, Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS)
  • Member, World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS)
  • Wickramasinghe, V., (2010). Multi-Criteria Decision making for Public Transportation Development Projects using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), 12th World Conference in Transport Research (WCTR), Lisbon, Portugal, 11-15 July, 2010 (accepted)
  • Ariyawansha, S.D.N., Bandara, R.M.A.R., Jayawardena S.P.G.L., and Wickramasinghe, V., (2009) Multi-Criteria Decision Making for bus terminal analysis using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Proc. of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions (PURSE-2009), Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 3rd December, 2009, Vol.
  • Bandara, P.G.A.J., Rajarathne K.K.T.B., Sumanasekara K.K.D.A.B., and Wickramasinghe, V., (2009) Identification of the most effective factors affecting average seat belt usage rates in Sri Lanka, Proc. of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions (PURSE-2009), Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 3rd December, 2009, Vol.
  • Wickramasinghe, V., (2009) Application of Combined SWOT and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for Tourism Revival Strategic Marketing Planning: A Case of Sri Lanka Tourism, Journal of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS), Vol. 8, pp. XXXX
  • Wickramasinghe, V. and Takano, S. (2008). Analytical Tourism Disaster Management Framework for Sustainable Tourism Following a Sudden Calamity, Ph.D. Abstract, European Journal of Tourism Research (EJTR), Vol. 32, No. 2 (November, 2008), pp. 132-136.
  • Wickramasinghe, V. and Takano, S. (2008). An Inventive approach with Conjoint Analysis to evaluate travel motivations and state of disaster risk acceptance in visiting tourist destinations, Journal of Society for Tourism Informatics, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp.15-26.
  • Wickramasinghe, V. and Takano, S. (2007). A visualization of the impact of disasters to international tourism using tourist destination branding index, Journal of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS), Vol. 7, pp. 1206-1221.
  • Wickramasinghe, V. and Takano, S. (2007). Revival of Tourism in Sri Lanka following the December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, Journal of Natural Disaster Science, Vol. 29 No.2, 83-95.



Department of Civil Engineering