On December 8, 2023, the Transportation Engineering Division of the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, hosted the 16th Transport Research Forum (TRF), which was a notable assembly of scholars, business leaders, and foreign specialists. With the goal of promoting cooperation and exchange of knowledge, the forum included three keynote addresses: Dr. Merkebe Demissie, Assistant Professor, University of Calgary, on "Modelling the Demand for Dockless Electric Scooter Sharing Services", Dr. Ankit Gupta, Associate Professor and MoRTH Chair Professor, IIT (BHU), on "Performance Specifications for Balance Mix Design: Marshall Mix Design Approach", and Dr. Chaminda Basnayake, Principal Engineer, Locata Corporation, on "GNSS in Industrial Automation: Vulnerabilities and Search for Alternatives".
In front of more than 100 participants, a total of 30 research papers and posters were presented in four thematic sessions: public transportation systems; traffic management and intelligent transport systems (ITS); highway design, construction, and maintenance; and transport planning and sustainable planning systems.
TRF 2023 has become an essential forum for cooperation and information exchange amongst various transportation industry players. The success of the event highlights how important it is to the advancement of innovation and research in the sector.
