Nicholas Caros

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Transportation 2019 – 2023 Pursuing an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Transportation with research interests in using optimization methods to improve public transit operations and to improve our understanding of travel behavior.
• NYU Tandon School of Engineering Master of Science - MS Transportation Planning & Engineering 2017 – 2018
• The University of British Columbia Bachelor of Applied Science with DistinctionIntegrated Engineering 2009 – 2014

Nick Caros is a 2nd year MST student at MIT interested in using operations research to understand and improve public transit, land use and transportation policy. His academic research partnership is with the MBTA, where he works on bus performance analysis and visualization. He holds degrees in engineering from UBC and NYU, and has work experience in heavy civil construction and transportation planning consulting. Outside of school, he enjoys hiking around New England, eating dim sum and reading classic literature.