Their smart flow meter is designed to help industry professionals make better decisions MLCan is on a mission to revolutionize the oil and gas industry with their flow measurement solution. Dr. Mohammad Abbaspour (PhD’23, Schulich School of Engineering) and Dr. Mohammad Mansouri (PhD’22) first developed their smart flow meter back in 2020. Powered by AI, […]
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CraftXR Brings Emotional Intelligence into the Future of Workforce Training
CraftXR is equipping future healthcare workers with the emotional intelligence skills they’ll need to thrive in complex, people-first environments. Emotional intelligence might be the critical skill most professionals never formally learn—CraftXR is here to change that. Founded by Farzana Aktar and Hamza Afzaal, CraftXR Technologies is a Calgary-based startup that blends extended reality (XR) and artificial […]
How Dev Search Is Transforming Component Selection with AI
CEO Mahdi Ansari and his team are tackling one of the biggest pain points in software development—choosing the right components Mahdi Ansari is on a mission to revolutionize modern software development. “I sought to solve a problem I experienced in my past projects,” says Ansari, a Ph.D. candidate in Software Engineering at the University of […]
Campus Buddy Connects Students to a Richer Campus Life
James Mtendamema is helping students tap into a more immersive campus experience. James Mtendamema saw a gap in campus life—and set out to close it. “I wanted to create a platform that makes it easier for students to stay connected, engaged, and informed,” he says. His app, Campus Buddy, is a direct channel for students […]
Maple Scan Helps Canadians Shop Smarter — and More Locally
University of Calgary alum Sasha Ivanov is helping Canadian rethink the way they shop Sasha Ivanov created Maple Scan to help Canadians learn more about the everyday products they buy — all with the snap of a phone camera. “Consumers can take a photo of a product and through the app, understand its Canadian ties,” […]
Bondr Bridges the Gap Between Online and Real-Life Connections
University student’s startup helps people meet through shared activities As the founder of Bondr, Leon Pluns is on a mission to help students and young professionals build real-world connections through shared activities. “I wanted to give people a tool that makes it easier to connect during a social restart, like starting university,” he says. Unlike […]
Hunter Hub Encourages ‘Entrepreneurial Thinking’ Throughout University of Calgary
In late June, the venerable Collision Conference descended for one last time into Toronto. Next year, the iconic event for tech startups swings westward to Vancouver—which is good news for the fifty-plus Alberta-based companies who make the annual trek. Supporting the province’s strong presence at Collision was a University of Calgary booth powered by Innovate […]