Nuhamin Gezehagne Assefa (PhD)

Nuhamin is a transportation engineer and road safety professional with a PhD in Mobility and Transportation Engineering from the University of Brescia, Italy. Her expertise covers road safety data analysis, crash risk assessment, road safety audits and sustainable urban mobility planning, with a focus on reducing road traffic injuries and deaths in low- and middle-income countries. She has experience conducting road safety audits and design safety reviews for urban and inter-urban road projects, analyzing road safety trends across African countries through the EU-funded Safer Africa project, and preparing sustainable urban mobility and corridor development plans in Ethiopia. Her professional background combines technical safety analysis, research and practical planning to identify risks and develop strategies that protect all road users. As Road Safety Expert at Save The Nation, Nuhamin contributes to the design and implementation of programmes to reduce road traffic fatalities and serious injuries in Ethiopia, supporting evidence-based approaches to safer roads, vulnerable road user protection and sustainable transport.