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Dr. Georges Aoude

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Co-founder and CEO at Derq

United States

FoundedDerq

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About

Dr. Georges Aoude is the co-founder and CEO of Derq, an MIT spinoff that provides cities and fleets with an AI platform for road safety analytics and connected and autonomous vehicle applications. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from MIT, where his research included space satellite work tested aboard the International Space Station in collaboration with NASA. Aoude has advised governments, multinationals, and startups in transportation and aerospace across North America and the GCC, and speaks at conferences including CES and the World Economic Forum.

Co-founder and CEO at Derq

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Derq's investors · 6

Doon CapitalSilicon ValleyPhoenician VCAbu Dhabi · $50K – $8.4M checksPresightAbu Dhabi · $50K checksPropeller Inc.Amman · $50K – $3.5M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checks · since 2017Wamda CapitalDubai · $600K – $65M checks

Co-founders at Derq

KJKarl Jeanbart
Karl JeanbartCo-founder and COO
AAAmer Abufadel
Amer AbufadelCo-founder, Founding CTO, and Sr. Advisor

Experience

  1. Derq Inc.Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2016 — presentGreater Detroit Area
  2. Transportation Research Board: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicineBoard Member2014 — 2020
  3. Oliver WymanManagement Consultant2013 — 2016Greater New York City Area and Dubai
  4. The Boston Consulting GroupManagement Consultant2011 — 2013Dallas/Fort Worth Area
  5. MIT Aerospace Controls LaboratoryDoctoral Candidate and Researcher2007 — 2011

Skills & more

Autonomous Vehicles11Management Consulting33Algorithms21Aerospace23Machine Learning15Airline Management9Spacecraft9Corporate Development9Project Management12Business Development11Strategy47

Languages Arabic · English · French

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Who is Dr. Georges Aoude?
Dr. Georges Aoude is the co-founder and CEO of Derq, an MIT spinoff that provides cities and fleets with an AI platform for road safety analytics and connected and autonomous vehicle applications. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from MIT, where his research included space satellite work tested aboard the International Space Station in collaboration with NASA. Aoude has advised governments, multinationals, and startups in transportation and aerospace across North America and the GCC, and speaks at conferences including CES and the World Economic Forum.
Where does Dr. Georges Aoude work?
Dr. Georges Aoude is Co-founder and CEO of Derq.
What companies did Dr. Georges Aoude found?
Dr. Georges Aoude founded Derq.
Where did Dr. Georges Aoude go to school?
Dr. Georges Aoude studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics (Autonomous Systems)); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SM, Aeronautics and Astronautics); McGill University (B.Eng., Computer Engineering).

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