Speakers

ITSC 2026

Mahmoud Abdelaty

Mahmoud Abdelaty

Graduate Research Assistant • University of Alberta

University of Alberta
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Tony Abuta

Tony Abuta

Global Director & Technologist, Smart Cities & Intelligent Transportation • Intel Corporation

Intel Corporation
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Ali Alou

Senior Traffic Engineer • City of Edmonton

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Amin Ashena

PhD, Transportation Engineering • University of Calgary

Muhammad Arslan Asim

Muhammad Arslan Asim

Senior Transportation Engineer • City of Calgary

City of Calgary
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Nader Ayoub

VP Solutions Engineering • Iteris

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Olivia Babcock

Olivia Babcock

Senior Field Solutions Engineer • Miovision

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James Barker

WSP

Khaled Belhedi

Khaled Belhedi

VP – Canada Area Leader • GFT

GFT
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Mary Ann Bent

CNIB

Jiehao Bi

Jiehao Bi

Ph.D. Student & Research Fellow • University of Alberta

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Shawna Boakes

Shawna Boakes

Infrastructure Lead, Eastern Canada • PBX Engineering

PBX Engineering
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Roger Browne

Roger Browne

Director, Congestion and Network Management • City of Toronto

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Gregg Brunner

Gregg Brunner

COO and Chief Engineer • Michigan Department of Transportation

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Mara Bullock

Mara Bullock

Director, Smart Sustainable Mobility • WSP

WSP
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Fei Chen

Ph.D. Student • University of Alberta

Omar Choudhry

Omar Choudhry

Sr. Specialist – ITS • City of Ottawa

City of Ottawa
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Janis Chow

City of Edmonton

Huiyi Chu

Huiyi Chu

Graduate Research Assistant • University of Alberta

University of Alberta
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Monique Collins

Monique Collins

Cree Knowledge Keeper and Indigenous Wellness Director • Dragonfly Spirit CreeAtions

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Brenda Columbus

Brenda Columbus

Senior Product Manager • Fleetworthy

Fleetworthy
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Mark Conrad

Mark Conrad

Senior Engineering Manager/Director Software Engineering • Parsons

Parsons
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Juan Esteban Lamilla Cuellar

Juan Esteban Lamilla Cuellar

Graduate Research Assistant • University of Alberta

University of Alberta
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Jason Deglint

Jason Deglint

Director of Computer Vision • Miovision

Miovision
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Karamjeet Deogan

Karamjeet Deogan

Deputy Director, Transportation Systems and Road Safety Engineering • BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit

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Tamara Djukic

Tamara Djukic

CEO • MLsquared

MLsquared
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Zihao Dong

University of Alberta

Raphael Dumas

Raphael Dumas

Team Lead, Data Operations (Emerging Mobility) • City of Toronto

City of Toronto
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Farah El-Moghrabi

Farah El-Moghrabi

ITS Lead • GFT Inc.

GFT Inc.
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Usha Elyatamby

Global Director, Digital Transportation • Arcadis

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Melissa Erkic

Melissa Erkic

Sales Director, Canada • Ouster

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Huiying (Fizzy) Fan

Huiying (Fizzy) Fan

Assistant Professor • University of Alberta

University of Alberta
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Ghazal Farhani

Ghazal Farhani

Associate Research Officer • National Research Council of Canada

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Simon Foo

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder • Transnomis Solutions Inc.

Alona Fyshe

Alona Fyshe

Associate Professor • University of Alberta

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Amar Gandhi

Amar Gandhi

Manager – Product & Services, Connected Fleet & Assets • TELUS

TELUS
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Suliman Gargoum

Suliman Gargoum

Cofounder and Advisor • Reflektar Tech

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Cole Gawenda

Cole Gawenda

Sales Manager • Vizzion

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Douglas Gettman

Douglas Gettman

Director of Smart Cities Software Solutions • Kimley-Horn

Kimley-Horn
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Amir Ghods

Amir Ghods

CEO • SMATS Traffic Solutions

SMATS Traffic Solutions
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Josh Gilman

Josh Gilman

Account Executive • TomTom

TomTom
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Alexander Godfrey

Alexander Godfrey

National Sales Manager • GGI Road & Traffic

GGI Road & Traffic
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Dave Greenfield

Dave Greenfield

CIO • Halifax Harbour Bridges

Halifax Harbour Bridges
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Shadi Hagag

Shadi Hagag

Co-Founder & CEO • Transplan Global

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Jonathan Hamel-Nunes

Jonathan Hamel-Nunes

Head of Traffic Management • City of Montreal

City of Montreal
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Todd Hartnett

Todd Hartnett

Director – Business Development • Ver-Mac

Ver-Mac
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Brian Heath

Brian Heath

Senior Advisor • Inovia Capital

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Steve Henderson

Steve Henderson

Director ITS • ATS Traffic

ATS Traffic
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William Huang

William Huang

Solutions Engineer • NoTraffic

NoTraffic
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Yunping Huang

Yunping Huang

Postdoctoral Researcher • University of Calgary

University of Calgary
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Randy Iwasaki

Randy Iwasaki

President & CEO • Iwaski Consulting Services, Inc.

Iwaski Consulting Services, Inc.
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Karl Jeanbart

Karl Jeanbart

Co-Founder & COO • Derq

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Elena Abu Khuzam

AECOM

Keenan Kitasaka

Keenan Kitasaka

ITS Technical Lead, Transportation • AECOM Canada ULC

AECOM Canada ULC
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Daniel Kligerman

Daniel Kligerman

Director, Intelligent Transportation Solutions • Esri Canada

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Tae Kwon

Tae Kwon

Associate Professor • University of Alberta

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Lucy Lai

Smats Traffic Solutions

Syed Latifi

Syed Latifi

Lead Traffic Signals & Infrastructure Lighting • GFT

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Linda Lee

Linda Lee

Senior Engineer, Congestion Management Planning • City of Toronto

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Asad Lesani

Ouster

Elizabeth Loder

Elizabeth Loder

Weather Consulting Lead • WSP

WSP
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Robert MacGregor

Director of Partnerships • GeoMate

Marco Maréchal

Marco Maréchal

CEO / Innovation manager • Connected

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Gil Marques

President • Tacel, Ltd

Phil Masters

Phil Masters

Vice President • Masters & Associates

Masters & Associates
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Don Maxey

Don Maxey

Solutions Engineering • IQ Insight

IQ Insight
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Michelle McCarthy

Director of Supplier Engagement • Kinetic GPO

Michelle McCarthy

Michelle McCarthy

Director of Supplier Engagement • Kinetic GPO

Kinetic GPO
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Michael McGuire

Michael McGuire

Managing Director • Ramudden Digital

Ramudden Digital
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Nelson Melendez

City of Toronto

Sam Metari

Sam Metari

Research Officer • National Research Council of Canada

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David Michelson

David Michelson

Professor • University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia
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Dave Miller

Principal Systems Engineer • Yunex Traffic

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Brian Mofford

Brian Mofford

SVP, Fleetworthy Infrastructure Solutions • Fleetworthy

Fleetworthy
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Ali Mortazavi

Ali Mortazavi

Founder • DAVTEQ INC

DAVTEQ INC
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Michele Mueller

Manager Connected, Automated and Electrification • Michigan Department of Transportation

Michigan Department of Transportation
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Tim Murphy

Tim Murphy

Senior Project Manager • Parsons

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Tasneem Naheyan

Tasneem Naheyan

Engineer Associate, ITS • Parsons

Parsons
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Sharath Mysore Narasimhamurthy

University of Calgary

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Carol Ogilvie

Manager Business Systems • City of Brampton

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Abhinav Parbhakar

Graduate Student Researcher • University of Alberta

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Nahyeon Park

Undergraduate Student Researcher • University of Alberta

University of Alberta
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Doug Parker

Doug Parker

Urban Mobility Technology, Market Lead • Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald
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Sameer Patil

Sameer Patil

Leader of Traffic Management Centre • City of Calgary

City of Calgary
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Ying Peng

Ying Peng

Graduate Student Researcher • University of Alberta

University of Alberta
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Sunny Petrujkic

Sunny Petrujkic

Senior Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives • City of Toronto

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Phil Pierce

Principal, Senior Systems Lead, Integrated Systems Lead • PBX Engineering

Ben Pisch

Ben Pisch

VP Clients and Markets • Sensen

Sensen
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Tony Qiu

University of Alberta

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Arif Rafiq

Industry Manager, Transportation • Esri Canada

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Taufiq Rahman

National Research Council of Canada

Brent Rogerson

Brent Rogerson

Director, Solutions Engineering • Miovision

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Rajeev Roy

Rajeev Roy

Director, Digital and Process Transformation • Regional Municipality of York

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Brandon Sams

Brandon Sams

Signal Optimization Engineer • NoTraffic

NoTraffic

Brandon Sams is a Signal Optimization Engineer at NoTraffic, specializing in the application of AI-driven mobility technologies to improve traffic operations and roadway efficiency. Before joining NoTraffic, he was a Lead Data Scientist at Traffic Technology Services, where he developed predictive traffic signal technologies that provided real-time signal information to approaching road users. Brandon’s expertise spans artificial intelligence, geospatial machine learning, V2X communications, IoT, and big data analytics. He partners with transportation agencies to deploy innovative solutions that reduce delay, improve safety, and create smarter intersections for all modes of travel.

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Peter Short

Velociti-Innovations

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Craig Smith

Craig Smith

Director Public Sector • TomTom

TomTom
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Ian Steele

Jack Stickel

Jack Stickel

Retired • Alaska DOT

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Ed Stubbing

Ed Stubbing

Department Manager, ITS & Emerging Transportation Technology • AECOM

AECOM
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Chris Teolis

Chris Teolis

Americas Region Data and AI Leader • Arup

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Michael Urbiztondo

Michael Urbiztondo

Graduate Research Assistant • University of Alberta

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Homayoun Vahidi

Division General Manager, Canada West Vice President • Mott MacDonald

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Michael Vaudan

Senior Operations Engineer • City of Edmonton

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Alicia Wallis

Alicia Wallis

Senior Consultant • Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald
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Daobin Wang

Daobin Wang

Visiting Scholar • University of Alberta

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Xu Wang

Xu Wang

Associate Professor • School of Qilu Transportation, Shandong University

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Brad Wieferich

Brad Wieferich

Director • Michigan Department of Transportation

Michigan Department of Transportation
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Yeatland Wong

Yeatland Wong

Director of Smart Mobility Projects • Transnomis

Transnomis
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Xinru Yang

Xinru Yang

University of Alberta

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Judy Yu

Associated Engineering

Zhenyu Zhao

Zhenyu Zhao

Ph.D. Candidate • University of Alberta

University of Alberta
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Brian Zupancic

Brian Zupancic

Program Manager, Alternative Energy Vehicles • CSA Group

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