IDEaS 2b Project Recipients

The following projects have been awarded funding under the second component of the Competitive Projects element (2b). The objective of this Component is to continue the S&T efforts of Component 1a solutions for the purpose of progressing the solution to a higher Solution Readiness Level (SRL).

Please note that submission titles appear in the language in which they were originally submitted. Also, awarded amounts listed on the Government of Canada’s Proactive Disclosure and Buy and Sell websites will take precedence.

Challenge Project Title
(submission titles appear in the language in which they were originally published)
Innovator Awarded Amount
Respiratory protection for DND/CAF members with facial hair Respirator Hood Over Pressure System Humansystems Incorporated  $1,146,573.00
An integrated human resources data management solution Federated Cloud HR Service Fuseforward Solutions Group Ltd.  $1,149,701.00
An integrated Human Resourse data management solution Tehama Group  $1,139,357.90
Full spectrum communications in the Arctic Arctic Critical Communications Engineered for full Spectrum Solutions (ACCESS) MDA Systems Ltd.  $1,150,000.00
Laser-Guide-Stars for Optical Communication in the Canadian Arctic MDA Systems Ltd.  $1,149,998.21
All weather power supply for high arctic Dunedin Energy Systems Limited  $1,139,322.00
Detection of concealed explosives Combining AI with SWIR Camera for Automatic Detection of Explosives (CASCADE) MDA Systems Ltd.  $1,150,000.00
Ultra-Sensitive Photo Acoustic Spectroscopy for Real-Time Explosive Detection NxtSens Microsystems  $1,118,760.00
Detection of Concealed Explosives by Extraction and Classification of Micro-Doppler Signatures Arising from Induced Acoustic Vi C-Core $1,149,985.64
Understanding Cyber Intent Honeybird: A low-cost gateway to an AI-powered honeypot to lure and capture covert attackers Thales Canada $1,146,506.20
EET: Electromechanical Emissions Tripwires University of Waterloo $1,149,086.80
Persistent maritime surface sensor system Ionosphere characterization for maritime HF environments University of Calgary $1,150,000.00
MWIR active imaging through fog maritime surveillance ABB Inc. $765,661.80
Maerospace Persistent Multi Sensor Predictive Platform Maerospace Corporation $1,132,994.00
Optimized Sensor Mixes for Persistent Maritime Sensing MDA Systems Ltd $1,149,982.00
Verification of full motion video integrity Deepfake-Resistant Video Forensic Analysis Platform MDA Systems Ltd $1,149,899.87
Ares Full Motion Video Integrity Beyond Aerospace Ltd. $1,148,160.00
Information Security and Integrity for FMV C-CORE $1,149,971.00
Detecting and responding to hostile information activities The Dark Crawler: Combating Disinformation Warfare with Artificial Intelligence Mercur IT Solutions, Inc. $1,005,295.50

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