NatDave

PhD Candidate · Transportation Engineering

Nathan David
Obeng-Amoako

At Northeastern University, I work on transit signal priority, traffic simulation and digital twins, public transit operations, and low-stress bicycle networks.

  • Appointed by Gov. Maura Healey to the Massachusetts Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board
  • Research funded by USDOT, MassDOT, and StreetIQ
  • Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T.), Massachusetts
View CV Selected publications
Portrait of Nathan David Obeng-Amoako
Boston, MA, USA

About

I’m a transportation engineering PhD candidate at Northeastern University with past/current research funded by USDOT, MassDOT, and StreetIQ LLC (an AI-powered infrastructure intelligence platform). I also serve as a policy advisor to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure (appointed by Governor Maura Healey).

I’ve been riding, mapping, building digital twins/simulations, and pushing to redesign transportation systems. I want cities to be safer, more efficient, and more livable than they currently are.

I’ve logged thousands of miles cycling and riding public transportation across the US and through Canada, much of Western Europe, and beyond. Less for sport, more because the infrastructure tells you things a dataset can’t.

I like to play the piano for leisure.

Research areas

Traffic Signal Optimization & Smart Transit Priority

Enhancing traffic flow and public transit reliability with smart signal control strategies.

AI & ML/DL in Transportation

Applying machine learning and AI to real-time traffic management and mobility solutions.

Active Transportation & Sustainability

Promoting cycling and sustainable mobility to create healthier, eco-friendly communities.

Transit Operations & Management

Improving transit efficiency, reliability, and service planning for better urban mobility.

Selected publications

All publications and talks
  1. Under review2026

    Intersections as Barriers to Low-Stress Cycling: Intersection Level of Traffic Stress and Dual-Graph Network Modeling

    Peter G. Furth, Nathan David Obeng-Amoako (corresponding author), Armin Akhavan, Bita Sadeghinasr, Ray Saeidi, Luis Miranda-Moreno, Christine Théberge-Barrette, Paul Moser, Nick Ferenchak

    Journal of Transport Geography

    Manuscript
  2. Journal article2025

    TSP-Friendly Underlying Traffic Signal Control: An Essential Complement of Transit Signal Priority

    Peter G. Furth, Ray Saeidi-Razavi, Nathan David Obeng-Amoako, Milad Tahmasebi

    Future Transportation

    DOI
  3. Journal article2025

    Sign-Aware Attention-Based Multitasking Framework for Integrated Traffic Sign Detection and Retroreflectivity Estimation

    Joshua Kofi Asamoah, Blessing Agyei Kyem, Nathan David Obeng-Amoako, Armstrong Aboah

    Expert Systems with Applications

    DOI
  4. Research report2024

    Accessible Bus Stop Design in the Presence of Bike Lanes

    Eleni Christofa, Chengbo Ai, Peter Furth, Yu-Min Yang, Dewan Tanvir Ahammed, Nathan David Obeng-Amoako

    Office of Transportation Planning, Massachusetts Department of Transportation

    Report Slides

Education

  1. 2023 – present

    Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Transportation)

    Northeastern University, Boston, MA

    Advisor: Prof. Peter Furth · Expected 2028

  2. 2023 – 2025

    M.S., Civil Engineering (Transportation)

    Northeastern University, Boston, MA

  3. 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 September 2026

Research, publications, teaching, service, and awards.

View CV PDF

Certification

Engineer-in-Training (EIT) · FE Civil

Massachusetts Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors

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Get in touch

Research collaborations, talks, or questions about my work.

natdave545@gmail.com