Thiranjaya Kandanaarachchi did his bachelor’s degree in Transport and Logistics Management at the University of Moratuwa. He is also a CIMA-qualified member. After graduation, he worked in the industry and then joined back to the University of Moratuwa as a Research Assistant where he was involved in projects related to planning and designing bus priority lanes and bus fare automation in Sri Lanka. He pursued his PhD at the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) in University of Sydney titled “How can we build trust and collaboration among the stakeholders in MaaS ecosystems?”. He also served as a research assistant at ITLS, participating in projects related to public transport and MaaS.