2022 Priannka Kumar
RTSA Rail Scholarship Award 2022
THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2022 RTSA RAIL SCHOLARSHIP IS MS. PRIANNKA KUMAR
RTSA is pleased to announce that the 2022 Annual Rail Scholarship has been awarded to Ms. Priannka Kumar. Priannka is a senior signaling engineer with more than 10 years experience in signaling and control systems across Australia and New Zealand. Priannka has a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Melbourne.
Priannka has been involved in a range of detailed and high-level tasks utilizing her specialized knowledge in railway signaling in rail projects accommodating high-capacity trains and signaling upgrades. Some of her notable projects include Inland Rail (railway operated by Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC)), Regional Rail Revival (railway operated by V/Line), the Rail Infrastructure Alliance as part of the Metro Tunnel Project (railway operated by Metropolitan Trains Melbourne (MTM)), Pakenham East Depot (railway operated by MTM), and the Auckland Metropolitan Re-signaling Project (railway operated by KiwiRail).
Priannka is planning to attend an online professional development program offered by the Oxford University’s Transport Studies Unit (TSU). The TSU’s Global Challenges in Transport program covers two courses: 1) Global challenges in transport infrastructures, and 2) Smart technologies. The expected benefits for Priannka would be:
- Applying lessons learnt from global transport infrastructure case studies
- Utilizing a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches for transport infrastructure planning, financing, and management
- Understanding and evaluating the relationships between transport infrastructure and sustainable development
