{"id":1900,"date":"2026-04-14T13:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itscanadaevents.ca\/?p=1900"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:07:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:07:37","slug":"ali-mortazavi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itscanadaevents.ca\/fr\/2026\/04\/ali-mortazavi\/","title":{"rendered":"Ali Mortazavi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;line-height:1.6;max-width:700px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdutztdprujdmvcxcufy.supabase.co\/storage\/v1\/object\/public\/speaker-images\/picture\/1776094921583-7807ef3f-fd82-42db-8d6a-e8b3ee70e8ed.jpg\" alt=\"Ali Mortazavi\" style=\"max-width:250px;height:auto;border-radius:50%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdutztdprujdmvcxcufy.supabase.co\/storage\/v1\/object\/public\/speaker-images\/logo\/1776133624199-5cef0ba7-1a4c-47b3-9c32-017cd0b5dbce.jpg\" alt=\"Company logo\" style=\"max-width:180px;height:auto;border-radius:0px;\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;\">Ali Mortazavi<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;color:#555555;\">Founder \u2014 DAVTEQ INC<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:12px;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;\">Ali Mortazavi brings over 19 years of experience advancing transportation and mobility technologies, with a focus on autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, and data-driven decision making. His career spans industry and applied research, bridging advanced technology development with real-world deployment and operational insight.<\/p>\n<p>Ali has contributed to autonomous mobility initiatives across the ecosystem, including work spanning vehicle autonomy, delivery robotics, and large-scale mobility platforms, with programs and teams associated with Zoox, Amazon Scout, and Nissan. His experience includes building data and analytics frameworks that transform complex transportation data into actionable insights for safety, performance, and operations.<\/p>\n<p>He holds a Ph.D. in Transportation Safety from The George Washington University and is a named inventor on more than ten patents related to autonomous mobility, data platforms, and intelligent transportation systems.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<div class=\"speaker-sessions\" style=\"margin-top:32px;padding-top:16px;border-top:2px solid #e2e8f0;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;color:#1e293b;\">I am speaking at:<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px;\">\n<div class=\"speaker-session-item\" style=\"padding:12px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:6px;background:#fff;\"><a href=\"#spk-session-desc-cb8d5bc5-7a2c-4237-bf4e-8858c52207b3\" class=\"speaker-session-title\" style=\"font-weight:600;font-size:16px;color:#1e293b;text-decoration:underline;cursor:pointer;\" onclick=\"var d=document.getElementById('spk-session-desc-cb8d5bc5-7a2c-4237-bf4e-8858c52207b3');if(d){d.style.display=d.style.display==='none'?'block':'none';}return false;\">W21 PANEL: Data Doesn\u2019t Speak for Itself: The Myths and Realities of AI-Driven Decision-Making in Transportation<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-session-meta\" style=\"margin-top:4px;font-size:14px;color:#2e2e2e;\"><span class=\"speaker-session-date\">Wed, May 20, 2026<\/span> &middot; <span class=\"speaker-session-time\">3:00\u202fPM \u2013 4:00\u202fPM<\/span> &middot; <span class=\"speaker-session-location\">Calgary Room<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"spk-session-desc-cb8d5bc5-7a2c-4237-bf4e-8858c52207b3\" class=\"speaker-session-description\" style=\"display:none;margin-top:8px;padding:10px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #cbd5e1;border-radius:4px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:#334155;\">\n<p>Organized by Ali Mortazavi, CEO, Davteq<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Moderator: Randy Iwasaki, CEO, Iwasaki Consulting Services<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Panelists:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ali Mortazavi, CEO, Davteq<\/li>\n<li>Tony Abuta, Director and Technologist &#8211; Global Smart Cities and Intelligent Transportation, Intel Corporation<\/li>\n<li>Dr Tamara Djukic, Head of Green &amp; Urban Mobility, ERTICO, CEO &amp; Co-Founder <span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(30, 41, 59);\">MLsquared<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Artificial Intelligence has become the new frontier in transportation innovation \u2014 but also one of its biggest misconceptions. Agencies are collecting unprecedented volumes of data, yet decision-makers often face the same challenge: too much information, too little insight.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This session cuts through the noise to examine the myths and realities of applying AI in real transportation environments. It challenges assumptions like \u201cmore data equals better insight,\u201d \u201cAI will replace everything,\u201d and \u201cdashboards tell the full story.\u201d Through real examples from field operations, data integration programs, and predictive mobility studies, the panel will reveal what it actually takes to make AI outputs meaningful, explainable, and trusted.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Structured as an interactive \u201cReality Lab\u201d, the discussion blends rapid myth-busting, scenario challenges, and candid dialogue across public, private, and research perspectives. Participants will explore how to balance AI innovation with human expertise, bridge fragmented data silos, and build decision systems that are transparent, context-aware, and ethically grounded. The session goes beyond hype to envision a future where transportation AI systems don\u2019t just automate \u2014 they reason, collaborate, and learn alongside the people who manage them.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>By the end of this session, participants will:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the most common misconceptions about AI and data in transportation decision-making.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the technical and organizational realities of deploying AI for real-world mobility applications.<\/li>\n<li>Explore practical frameworks for building hybrid human-AI decision systems that are transparent and trustworthy.<\/li>\n<li>Recognize data quality, governance, and explainability as essential foundations for AI success.<\/li>\n<li>Envision how reasoning-based AI could shape the next decade of intelligent mobility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"1900\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ali Mortazavi Founder \u2014 DAVTEQ INC Ali Mortazavi brings over 19 years of experience advancing transportation and mobility technologies, with a focus on autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, and data-driven decision [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speakers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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