Traffic Simulation & Digital Twins
Building microsimulation models and digital twins to test signal control and transit priority strategies before they reach the street.
PhD Candidate · Transportation Engineering
Nathan David
Obeng-Amoako
Making transportation systems work better!
- Appointed to the Massachusetts Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board
- Research funded by USDOT, MassDOT, and StreetIQ
- Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T.), Massachusetts
Education
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2023 – present
Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Transportation)
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Advisor: Prof. Peter Furth · Expected 2028
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2023 – 2025
M.S., Civil Engineering (Transportation)
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
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2018 – 2022
B.Sc., Civil Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
Best Graduating Student, Class of 2022
Curriculum vitae
Full CV, updated October 2026
Research, publications, teaching, service, and awards.
Certification
Engineer-in-Training (EIT) · FE Civil
Massachusetts Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
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- PhD candidate in Transportation Engineering at Northeastern University, with hands-on consulting experience in transit signal priority, traffic microsimulation, network analysis, complete streets, and transportation planning.
- Builds data-driven tools for transportation, like digital twins for adaptive signal control.
- Proficient in Python, PTV Vissim, Synchro, and ArcGIS. Holds an Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T.) credential.
- Appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts to the state Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board.
- Contributor to USDOT- and MassDOT-funded research, with peer-reviewed publications.
- Since 2023, has traveled across the US, Canada, and much of Western Europe to see how other places move: riding their transit, biking their streets, and seeing what works.
- Plays the piano for fun.
Research areas
AI & Computer Vision for Infrastructure
Using deep learning with camera and LiDAR data to monitor roadway assets at scale.
Transit Signal Priority
Designing signal timing and intersection layouts that cut bus delay without making things worse for people walking or driving.
Bicycle Network Analysis
Measuring traffic stress on streets and crossings to find the gaps that break up low-stress bike networks.
Selected publications
All publications and talks-
Intersections as Barriers to Low-Stress Cycling: Intersection Level of Traffic Stress and Dual-Graph Network Modeling
Journal of Transport Geography
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Sign-Aware Attention-Based Multitasking Framework for Integrated Traffic Sign Detection and Retroreflectivity Estimation
Expert Systems with Applications
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Accessible Bus Stop Design in the Presence of Bike Lanes
Office of Transportation Planning, Massachusetts Department of Transportation