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Technical Sessions – R4TLI 2020
Technical Session 01 (Duration:10:10 – 11:25)
Track No.	A1 (Room A)		B1  (Room B)		C1 (Room C)
Session Name	Transport Externalities and Policy Interventions_1		Transport Planning_1		Transport Operations_1
10:10-10:35	A1.1	Service quality management of freight forwarding industry by using Information Technology in an epidemic situation	B1.1	An investigation of the effects of new bypass roads on build form in small towns in Sri Lanka	C1.1	Application of Dynamic Traffic Assignment and Determine Model Parameters for Urban Traffic Conditions in Sri Lanka
		Kavindu Delpachitra, Chamath Ekanayake and Sandun Matharage		Sakunika Sewwandi		Pandige Ramesh Dimuthu Fernando and Handun Neththige Prasanga
10:35-11:00	A1.2	Self-reported Habitual Practices and Perceptions of Young Drivers in Sri Lanka	B1.2	Development of the VISSIM model for traffic simulations of the compound junction at Peradeniya	C1.2	Vehicle Kilometers Travelled Estimates Using Household Travel Survey in Sri Lanka
		H.M.M. Firdhaws and Niranga Amarasingha		Kasun Thalgaskotuwa, Pulasthi Ranasinghe, W.R.S.S. Dharmarathna and I.M.S. Sathyaprasad		Sarala Gunathilaka and Niranga Amarasingha
11:00-11:25	A1.3	Network Centrality Assessment (NCA): Assessing the Transport Networks’ Resilience to Urban Flooding	B1.3	A citizen volunteered application for rural commuters to manage traffic congestion – Potentials for a GIS based mobile application	C1.3	Factors of Improving Bus Transferability as the Choice Mode of Passengers at the Bambalapitiya Railway Station
		Hasintha Nawod Kalpana, Amila Jayasinghe, Chethika Abenayake and Naduni Wijayawaardana		Granie R Jayalath		Harini Adithya Welarathna and Chamila Tharangani Danthanarayana
Technical Session 02 (Duration: 11:25 – 12:40)
Track No.	A2 (Room A)		B2  (Room B)		C2 (Room C)
Session Name	Transport Externalities and Policy Interventions_2		Transport Planning_2		Transport Externalities and Transport Planning
11:25-11:50	A2.1	Improvements to an Unsafe Ferry Crossing of the Kalu Ganga	C2.1	Analysis of vehicle ownership attributes in Western Province	B2.1	An Analysis of Customer Satisfaction about Green Cars
		Prince A. Fernando, Pavithra K. Baddewala, Dimashi R. Thabrew, Chapa Wijekoon, Navoda S. Fernando, Nikeshala H. Gunarathne, Albert Janujan, Heshan Dayarathna and Dilini Pathirana		K.P Dilini, Thivya Amalan and Amal S. Kumarage		Saumya Dilrukshi
11:50-12:15	A2.2	Develop a Framework to Evaluate the Land based Value Capturing for financing infrastructure Development in Sri Lankan Cities	C2.2	Trip-in-Motion Time Matrix for Deriving Temporal Windows of Time-of-Day Modeling	B2.2	Use of Deep Learning as an Alternative to Manual Traffic Counts
		Tharanee Perera		Sampath Chandrasena and Thillaiampalam Sivakumar		Oshadhi Herath and T. Sivakumar
12:15-12:40	A2.3	Impact of Innovations through Information Communication Technology and Green Energy in the Logistics Industry	C2.3	A Comparative Study of ADT Estimation Models Developed For Sri Lankan Road Network
		Hirushan Dewanarayana and Shashithanganee Weerawansa		Prasad Jayarathna, Dulmini Kumari, Chathuri Sewwandi ,Shiran Madusanka, W.R.S.S. Dharmarathna, A.M.R.G. Athapaththu and I.M.S. Sathyaprasad
12.40 -13.40	Lunch Break
Technical Session 03 and Award Ceremony (Duration: 13:40 – 15:40)
13:40-13:45	Introduction of Afternoon Session Chief Guest: Mr Monty Ranatunghe, Secretary, Ministry of Transport
Track No.	A3 (Room A)		B3  (Room B)		C3 (Room C)
Session Name	Logistics and Supply Chain Management		Transport Operations_2		Post Graduate Presentations
13:45-14:10	A3.1	Estimating the catchment area of a supermarket in Sri Lanka	B3.1	Improving the efficiency of existing office transport services – A connectivity-based case study	C3.1	A Generalized Process for Transport Project Evaluation
		A.L.A.C. Pathiraja, P.C.P. De Silva and A.B. Jayasinghe		Mindi Karunaratna, Tharushan Nirupadhi, Pramodika Madushani, Kusal Silwa, Akesh Malshan, Tharinda Gunasekara, Nafly Rafaideen, Kasun Waduge and Banusha Aruchunarasa		Janaka Weerawardana
14:10-14:35	A3.2	Critical hurdles in using blockchain to improve supply chain information sharing	B3.2	Solutions to reduce Queue Length for tickets in railway stations: A case study of Kollupitiya Railway Station	C3.2	Analysis of Constraints for Developing Rail Freight
		Kavith Balachandra and Dineth Dhananjaya		Dumindu A. Kandamby, Sachintha Karunarathna, Seyani Y. Navodya, Kalpani Madhavika, Yasiru S. Geevinda, Masha D. Jayasuriya, Rawindu P. Wijayarathna, Rewaideen M. Fahim and Dilini K.P.		Lakna Warnapura
14:35-15:00	A3.3	A Simulation Model for Evaluation Warehouse Layout Design Parameters based on Process Strategy	B3.3	Develop A Suitable Method to Evaluate Mobility Levels In Urban Areas Of Sri Lanka”	C3.3	Optimizing Information Flow to Enhance Demand Planning In Sri Lankan Apparel Supply Chains: A Statistical Approach
		Sadna Dissanayake, Thashika Rupasinghe and Hiruni Niwunhella		Chameli Kavindya		Uthpalee Hewage
15:00-15:25	A3.4	Sri Lankan Vegetable Supply Chain Mapping and Comparison with International Best Practices	B3.4	Assessing the Public Transit Service Performance of an Intra-city Bus Route of a Medium-Sized City in Malaysia”	C3.4	Home Based Trip Identification from CDR data
		Vishwajith Rajapakse and Amal Kumarage		Nur Syazwani Rosli and Abdul Azeez Kadar Hamsa		N.K.Bhagya

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5th International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry (R4TLI 2020) – Call for Papers

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

The International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry (R4TLI) 2020 is the 5th International Conference organised by Sri Lanka Society of Transport and Logistics (SLSTL). R4TLI was initiated to promote research and development in the transport & logistics sector in Sri Lanka and the Asian region. It mainly aims to create a platform to diagnose the current issues in the Transport and Logistics (T&L) sector and to identify potential improvements based on scientific evidence with the participation of both academia and practitioners in the T&L sector. For further details, please visit the conference website at: http://www.slstl.lk
The 4th R4TLI conference held in last year was a jointly organised event with the Eastern Asian Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS) which is the mother society in Japan. It was attended by over 500 participants from over 36 countries in the world.
Similar to previous years, practitioners and academics are cordially invited to share their knowledge, experience and insights on developing innovative solutions for solving transport and logistics-related problems in the region. The technical program includes plenary sessions, paper presentations, interactive sessions and innovative industry showcases.
Authors are invited to submit their abstracts (300 words) and author details on or June 30th 2020 to EasyChair. Full Paper should be submitted to the EasyChair by the deadline of On or before July 15th 2020. Full paper submission instructions are attached below. Authors will be notified of the decision pertaining to the acceptance of full papers by August 30th, 2020.
The conference will include peer-reviewed presentations of research work, from international and local researchers as well as from research students, on topics of relevance under the following areas:

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