Mahesha Jayawardhena

Name: Mahesha Jayawardhena

Title: PhD research student

Affiliation: Monash University

Mahesha Jayawardhena is a PhD candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Monash University. Her research focuses on the interaction between shared e-scooters and public transport systems, exploring how, when, and where micromobility influences public transport systems. She specialises in spatial analysis, statistical modelling, and data-driven research, with programming experience in Python.

BSc (Hons) in Transport and Logistics Management, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2014 – 2018)

  1. Jayawardhena, M., Delbosc, A., Currie, G., & Rose, G. (2025). When do shared e-scooters complement or compete with public transport? A mixed-method review and comparison with bike sharing. Journal of Cycling and Micromobility Research, 3, 100057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmr.2025.100057
  2. Currie G, Delbosc A, Cox R, Jayawardhena M and Reynolds R (2025) Exploring shared e-scooter trip patterns and links to public transport service level in Inner Melbourne, Multimodal Transportation, Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2025, 100205
  3. Pimenta, Allan, Ulfah Rahmah, Mahesha Jayawardhena, and Liton Kamruzzaman. 2024. Site Selection for Future Mobility Hubs in Melbourne: A Multicriteria Location Allocation Analysis. Findings, March 2024. https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.94389.