{"id":2629,"date":"2026-05-14T14:52:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itscanadaevents.ca\/2026\/05\/amir-ghods\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:54:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T20:54:22","slug":"amir-ghods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itscanadaevents.ca\/fr\/2026\/05\/amir-ghods\/","title":{"rendered":"Amir Ghods"},"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\/1778791624097-7257aee1-e716-4ca7-ba1b-6f6865e2ed0d.jpg\" alt=\"Amir Ghods\" 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\/1778791786396-e2f9eb94-a2e9-4853-908a-2d83a8bae947.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;\">Amir Ghods<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;color:#555555;\">CEO \u2014 SMATS Traffic Solutions<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:12px;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;\">Amir Ghods is a transportation engineer and entrepreneur based in Ottawa. He holds a Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering from the University of Waterloo and has spent over 15 years working in traffic data analytics, control, and optimization.<br \/>He is the founder and CEO of SMATS Traffic Solutions, where he develops IoT and big data solutions for traffic monitoring and AI-powered analytics. His academic research has been widely cited in the fields of transportation systems and intelligent transportation. He has received awards from the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC), the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineering (CITE), and the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators.<\/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-0e193fae-5f7a-4440-8574-fd116cfce464\" 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-0e193fae-5f7a-4440-8574-fd116cfce464');if(d){d.style.display=d.style.display==='none'?'block':'none';}return false;\">T51 AI &amp; Signals<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-session-meta\" style=\"margin-top:4px;font-size:14px;color:#2e2e2e;\"><span class=\"speaker-session-date\">Thu, May 21, 2026<\/span> &middot; <span class=\"speaker-session-time\">4:00\u202fPM \u2013 5:30\u202fPM<\/span> &middot; <span class=\"speaker-session-location\">Calgary Room<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"spk-session-desc-0e193fae-5f7a-4440-8574-fd116cfce464\" 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><strong>Moderator <\/strong>Dr. Suliman Gargoum, Co-founder and Advisor, Reflektar<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Traffic Signal Forensics with AI by Nader Ayoub, Iteris<\/li>\n<li>Supercharge your team with an AI-powered Virtual Traffic Operations Agent by Brent Rogerson, Miovision<\/li>\n<li>Scalable Signal Operations Optimization with AI and Floating Car Data: Experience from a Toronto OVIN project by Amir Ghods, SMATS Traffic Solutions<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"2629\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amir Ghods CEO \u2014 SMATS Traffic Solutions Amir Ghods is a transportation engineer and entrepreneur based in Ottawa. 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