Dr. Georges Aoude

CEO and Co-founder at Derq

Speaker

Dr. Georges Aoude is CEO and co-founder of Derq, an AI-powered intelligent transportation company helping cities prevent crashes and improve traffic flow. Dr. Aoude holds a PhD and MS in Aerospace Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he worked with the United States Navy, Ford Motor Company, and NASA—where his space satellite research was tested by astronauts on the International Space Station.

Dr. Aoude is renowned for his work in autonomous and connected technologies and AI-powered intelligent transportation systems. His groundbreaking work has contributed to 17 patents and has been published in leading academic journals and featured in global press outlets. Driven by a passion for safer, smarter transportation, he established Derq and commercialized it from an idea to a revolutionary traffic safety solution that is now deployed across 17 U.S. states, Canada, and the GCC region. He is a frequent speaker at AI, mobility, and smart city conferences, including CES and the World Economic Forum.