Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
My research focuses on:
Travel behaviour analysis, Travel demand modelling and forecasting, Electric and Autonomus Vehicles, Investigating travel behaviour change, Value of travel time (VOTT) and its relationship with ICT use, Investigation of transport policies (transit subsidy, congestion pricing, telecommuting, land use planning), Infrastructure engineering and planning, Traffic incident management, Transport safety (valuation, child pedestrians, Willingness to pay), Transport and the environment, Transport and land use, Vehicle ownership modelling and forecasting, Developing country research (both safety, travel behaviour and tourism)
Methods and Models that I applied in my research:
- Discrete choice techniques
- Hazard-based duration models
- Statistical analysis (Data factoring, clustering, and multiple corresponding analysis, Generalised linear models, multiple regression)
- Theory of Planning Behaviour
- Theory of Diffusion of Innovation
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Data mining and Machine learning
Funded Projects (Current and previous):
- CLEETS (2023-2028) – Funded by NSF (USA) and UKRI (UK); Co Investigator (from University of Birmingham) – £10m; consortium covers the UK (University of Birmingham and Cardiff University), and the Discovery Partners Institute, part of the University of Illinois System. I lead Transport Demand Management theme. Home - CLEETS Global Center (cleets-global-center.org)
- Capitalisation (2021-23) – Funded by INTERREG North West Europe; Principal Investigator (from Newcastle University) – €392k; consortium covers the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and Belgium. I lead Transport Modelling Work Package. www.nweurope.eu/media/13359/list-of-approved-projects-2nd-call-for-cap.pdf
- eHUBS (2019-2022) – Funded by INTERREG North West Europe; Principal Investigator (from Newcastle University) – €412k ; eHUBS is focusing on Travel Behaviour Change with 92 physical eHUBS infrastructure in Europe - consortium covers Netherland (consortia lead), Germany, UK, Belgium, France. https://www.nweurope.eu/projects/project-search/ehubs-smart-shared-green-mobility-hubs/
- EPSRC DTC funding (2019-2023) – £57k – PhD studentship started in September 2019. The focus on the urban transport infrastructure focuses most conducive to electric Micro-mobility. This project is giving attention to COVID 19 impacts on cycling and how cycle flows changing before and during COVID-19 with particular attention to the UK government initiatives of introducing pop-up lanes. https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2281091
- Duo India Professor Fellowship to research with Professor Indrajit Ghosh at IIT Roorkee (2020-22) – Funded by DUO-India Fellowship Programme. This fellowship will explore the road user behaviour of pedestrians and cyclists with a particular focus to road safety. https://ir.iitr.ac.in/blog/posts/56/
- SPARC Project (2020-2022) – Road Tolling - Funded by SPARC Scheme (India); the consortia consist of BITS Pilani, Cardiff University and Newcastle University. https://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/hyderabad/prasantasahu/ProjectsandGrants
- Teaching Funding (2017) – Teaching and computer workshops for Stage 4 students at Durham University - £6k
- JSPS Bridge Fellowship (2013) – Funded by JSPS to carry out research with 4 Japanese Universities - £12k
- Research fund from Gateshead Council (2007-2008) – for a student project – £500
- Catherine Cookson Foundation (2005-2006) – £2.5K
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Engineering, Travel Behaviour Analysis, Nagoya University, Japan
Master of Engineering, Infrastructure Planning and Management, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
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Analysing Traffic Accidents in Terms of Driver Violation Behaviour Types: Machine Learning and Sensitivity Analysis Approaches
Kuşkapan, E., Çodur, M. Y. & Dissanayake, D., 4 Jul 2025, In: IET Intelligent Transport Systems. 19, 1, 12 p., e70057.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deep Charge-Fusion Model: Advanced Hybrid Modelling for Predicting Electric Vehicle Charging Patterns with Socio-Demographic Considerations
Cavus, M., Ayan, H., Bell, M. C., Oyebamiji, O. & Dissanayake, D., 7 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deep-Fuzzy Logic Control for Optimal Energy Management: A Predictive and Adaptive Framework for Grid-Connected Microgrids
Cavus, M., Dissanayake, D. & Bell, M. C., 19 Feb 2025, In: Energies. 18, 4, 25 p., 995.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing Intersection Safety at Uncontrolled Three‐Legged Intersections Through Assessment of Risk
Bhatt, K., Shah, J., Bell, M. C. & Dissanayake, D., 10 Jul 2025, In: IET Intelligent Transport Systems. 19, 1, e70062.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing Uncertainty Estimation with Deep Gaussian Processes
Oyebamiji, O., Dissanayake, D. & Cavus, M., 5 Aug 2025, UK AI Conference, 22 November 2024, The Exchange, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Benford, A., Cabrera, C., Kiden, S., Salili-James, A. & Zakka, V. G. (eds.). UK: Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, p. 26-42 17 p. 295. (Proceedings of Machine Learning Research; vol. 295).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Global Centers Track 1: CLEETS - CLean Energy and Equitable Transportation Solutions
Jones, P. (Co-Investigator), Abeyakone Dissanayake, D. (Co-Investigator), Quinn, A. (Co-Investigator), Mehta, N. (Co-Investigator), Reardon, L. (Co-Investigator), Bartington, S. (Co-Investigator), Radcliffe, J. (Principal Investigator), Bloss, W. (Co-Investigator), Anderson, P. (Co-Investigator) & Chapman, L. (Co-Investigator)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
1/12/23 → 30/09/28
Project: Research Councils
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A feasibility of a universal battery swapping/charging infrastructure/hub for electric motorcycles in Uganda and United Kingdom (UK)
Abeyakone Dissanayake, D. (Principal Investigator)
1/08/24 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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eHUBS - Smart Shared Green Mobility Hubs
Abeyakone Dissanayake, D. (Principal Investigator)
1/11/22 → 31/10/23
Project: EU
Activities
- 1 Guest lecture or Invited talk
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Panel Discussion on Sustainable Travel
Fu, Q. (Invited speaker), Abeyakone Dissanayake, D. (Invited speaker) & Shelley, E. (Host)
8 Oct 2024Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Guest lecture or Invited talk