Meet this Growing List of Finalists
2024 Annual ASTech Awards
Note: This web-page is under-construction weekly from September – November 2024
Finalists will be announced throughout September and October 2024. Stay tuned, and check this page regularly and follow us on LinkedIn for the most up-to-date information.
Initiative: Enhancing Aerospace Training with AI and Virtual Reality
CEO and Co-Founder:Alan Tay, Illumia Labs Inc
CTO and Co-Founder: Joseph Wang, Nimble Science
Company:Illumia Labs Inc
Initiative: Innovation in Uncrewed Vehicle solutions: military training and cleantech weather detection
CEO: Spencer Fraser
Company: Landing Zones Canada
Initiative: Pioneering high-resolution hyperspectral imaging from space
Company: Wyvern Inc
Wyvern provides high-quality hyperspectral satellite data, enabling industries to address global challenges by analyzing Earth’s geochemical conditions.
Initiative: QinetiQ Target Systems Rattler Team
Company: QinetiQ Target Systems Canada (QTSC)
Team:
Cody Evjen, Mechanical Engineering Manager; Sarunas Ilgevicius, Embedded Electronics Designer; Clayton, Penzes, Engineering Drafter; Vivek, Ram, Software Engineer; Geoffrey, Paulgaard, Mechanical Systems Project Lead; Sunayan Mullick, Vehicle Controls Engineer; Mike Mulder, Engineering Design & Drafting Technologist; Akarsh Mallya, Test & Qualification Engineer; Ikram Hussain, Software Engineer
Initiative: Regenerated Cellulosic Fibre from Hemp and Post-Consumer Textiles
Team Members: University of Alberta, Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences, TechFibre Industries, DaveyTextiles, Mark’s Work Wearhouse.
University of Alberta: Patricia Dolez, Associate Professor; David Bressler, Professor; Jane Batcheller, Faculty Service Officer
TechFibre Industries: Wade Chute, President
Davey Textile Solutions: Dan King, Vice-President, Production, R&D; Lelia Lawson, Research & Development Specialist
Mark’s Work Wearhouse: Iain Summers, Vice-President, Industrial, Footwear & Innovation
Initiative: AI-Driven Computer Vision: The Future of Livestock Assessment
Company: iClassifier
Reza Sabbagh, CEO
Ghader Manafiazar, CFO & CINO
Amir Reza Alizad-Rahvar, CTO
Initiative: Pioneering High-Resolution Hyperspectral Imaging from Space
Company: Wyvern Inc.
Kurtis Broda, Chief Operating Officer
Initiative: AI-Driven Sustainable Water Use Irrigation Control Technology for Agriculture
Company: InteliRain Inc.
Cam Cote, President
Saad Warraich, Project Lead
Delowar Hossain, AI Engineer
Initiative: A Dynamic Digital Food Safety Documentation and Analytics Platform
Company: Provision
Erik Westblom, CEO
Initiative: iGEM: Revolutionizing Agriculture with Nanobodies and Drones
Team: iGEM– Student Team at the University of Alberta:
Marina Lazic, Trust Research Academic Staff
Nina Deschner, undergraduate student/lab director
Neel Patel, undergraduate student/tech director
Rachael Rieberger, admin director
Preston Tran, undergraduate student/lab technician
Soren Skaret, undergraduate student/admin
David Stuart, principal investigator.
Initiative: Champion for Breast Cancer Awareness and Innovation
Founder: Tracy Persson
Company: My Breast Day
Initiative: Revolutionizing Industrial Automation with RIPA™ Technology
Founder and CEO: Vicki Knott
Company: CruxOCM
Initiative: Showcasing “Good Relations” and Disrupting Settler-Colonial Binaries and Hierarchies
Individual: Kim TallBear-Dauphine, Professor and Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience, and Environment, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta
Initiative: Sustainable Solutions: Agile’s IT as a Service for Non-profits and Small- and Medium-sized Businesses
CEO and Founder: Harlee Courtepatte
COO: Patrick Binns
Company: Agile Industries
