Scholar
Samitha Samaranayake
Google Scholar ID: Ks1yyXYAAAAJ
Cornell University
Citations & Impact
Citations
2,492
H-index
21
i10-index
36
Publications
20
Co-authors
12
list available
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Open Postdoc Positions: Available in the area of network design and optimization with applications in emerging transportation systems and stochastic optimization for uncertainty-aware route planning. Looking for applicants with a very strong optimization and/or algorithms background.
- Prospective students: Highly motivated PhD students with strong quantitative and computational skills who are interested in urban mobility problems are encouraged to apply to the PhD programs in Civil Engineering, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, or Systems Engineering based on their background.
Research Experience
- Focuses on developing theoretical insights from data-driven and heuristic approaches, and vice versa. Works closely with public transit agencies and private shuttle operators to gain domain-specific practical insights, calibrate models using real data, and validate through simulation and real-world deployment of algorithms.
Background
- Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University, and a Graduate Field Faculty in Operations Research and Information Engineering, Center for Applied Math, and Systems Engineering Program. Primary research interest is in mathematical modeling and algorithm design for large-scale transportation network problems, with a current focus on hybrid transit systems that integrate public transit and ride-sharing.
Miscellany
- Contact: samitha@cornell.edu, Phone: 607-255-3438
