NSERC Alliance Advantage – Alberta Innovates Advance grants is sponsored by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Alberta Innovates. These grants invest in projects that align with Alberta's innovation and technology strategies, advancing discoveries to develop emerging technologies that can generate economic, environmental, health, and social benefits for Albertans and Canadians.

NSERC-Alberta Innovates Advance Grants | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada NSERC-Alberta Innovates Advance Grants Overview Overview Duration Up to 24 months Application deadline NSERC-Alberta Innovates Stream I: Intake Deadline: July 25, 2025 Full Application Deadline: September 8, 2025 NSERC Alliance Advantage – Alberta Innovates Stream II: Pre-Intake Deadline: July 23, 2025 Intake Deadline: August 22, 2025 Full Application Deadline: October 6, 2025 Form 100A – Personal data form Form 101 – Application for a grant For more information Contact the Prairies Regional Office or the Alberta Innovates Advance Program manager .

Equity, diversity and inclusion NSERC application details Context and objectives NSERC Alliance Advantage – Alberta Innovates Advance grants invest in projects that, in alignment with Alberta’s innovation and technology strategies, advance discoveries to develop emerging technologies that can generate economic, environmental, health and social benefits for Albertans and Canadians.

Please consult the Advance Program guide available on the Alberta Innovates website. The guide outlines the eligible emerging technology areas and topics for Stream I and Stream II. Research in these fields holds transformational potential to address challenges across multiple sectors in Alberta.

Funding will support projects that accelerate the development, global market entry, and adoption of technological solutions. These efforts lay the groundwork for job creation and economic diversification in the province and in Canada.

The NSERC– Alberta Innovates Advance Program has two grant award streams: Stream I: Alberta Innovates offers supplemental funding to researchers in Alberta who hold active NSERC Discovery grants (Individual) awarded in specific competition years ( see website for details ) and have R&D activities focusing on targeted emerging technology subject areas/topics.

Successful applicants will receive two-thirds of NSERC’s annual Discovery grants (Individual) award value from Alberta Innovates to a maximum of $20,000 per year per award for a maximum of two years. Funding is available to help NSERC-eligible researchers at NSERC-eligible universities in Alberta conduct the research needed to advance high-risk (and high-reward potential) ideas or concepts toward the development stage.

Stream II: This is the general stream of the NSERC Alliance Advantage - Alberta Innovates Advance Program. Projects must advance the readiness of technologies for future market opportunities in the emerging technology areas/topics (see the program guide available on the Alberta Innovates Advance Program website ).

As the primary applicant, the principal investigator must hold an active peer-reviewed grant from NSERC at the time of application. Individual proposals can request a maximum of $150,000 per year for a maximum of two years. Alberta Innovates will provide up to $100,000 per year, and NSERC will match their contribution at a ratio of 50%, up to a maximum of $50,000 per year.

For Stream II , project funding is intended to help bridge the gap between academic research and technology validation in technology readiness levels (TRL) 2 to 4 . Projects will advance an idea by developing a technological solution for a future market opportunity. Projects could lead to technology transfer activities and commercialization following the grant period.

Eligible technology development within this program can begin as early as the conceptual research stage (beginning from TRL 2), up to testing/validation of ad hoc component integration in a laboratory setting (TRL 4). Projects developing technologies at later TRL stages are not eligible for this program.

Industry partners are not permitted in this program; projects with industry partners should apply to the main NSERC Alliance Advantage program or other Alberta Innovates/NSERC support programs, if eligible. Funding can be used to engage and train undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research associates and technicians on projects, as well as for operational and equipment costs.

Intellectual property (IP) protection, market assessment, and technology transfer activities costs are not eligible expenses for this program.

Project funding will support activities such as: Scientific technology assessment Characterization of the invention Proof-of-concept experimentation Testing potential to work in a laboratory environment Data gathering and analysis Key goals of the NSERC Alliance Advantage – Alberta Innovates Advance grants are to improve the direction of research efforts that could lead to the proof of new ideas, the development of emerging technologies, the transfer and commercialization of such technologies and the use of these technologies in various industry sectors; and to develop an enhanced skill and knowledge base (highly qualified personnel [HQP]) for Alberta and Canada.

Technologies that successfully demonstrate a proof of concept and the potential to work in a laboratory environment in this program may be further advanced to market through other support programs, such as Agriculture & Environment , and Clean Energy programs or Entrepreneurial Investments programs (see Alberta Innovates website), or federal programs such as NSERC I2I grants .

Researchers are encouraged to discuss their project with the industry liaison office (ILO) at their institution early in the project to begin interactions with industry and identify potential partners and business advisors.

NSERC Alliance Advantage – Alberta Innovates Advance grants project objectives: Gather strong scientific evidence and advance discoveries and concepts in/or using emerging technologies in TRL 2 to 4 range (Stream II), where a potential local/global market application has been identified Augment the Alberta academic researcher’s capacity to accelerate and advance research excellence in Alberta’s emerging technology areas Train HQP in emerging technologies responding to identified market needs Move research from idea to proof of concept/feasibility/prototype validation (in controlled setting) Explore future commercialization paths by engaging with ILOs Alberta Innovates will support projects aligned with this program’s emerging technology areas/topics (see details in the Advance Program guide available on the Alberta Innovates Advance Program website ).

Projects must represent a credible Alberta-developed idea and basic concept exploration (Stream I) or concept formulation and proof (Stream II) to advance the readiness of technologies for future market opportunities.

Equity, diversity and inclusion NSERC is acting on the evidence that achieving a more equitable, diverse and inclusive Canadian research enterprise is essential to creating the excellent, innovative and impactful research necessary to advance knowledge and understanding, and to respond to local, national and global challenges.

This principle informs the commitments described in the Tri-agency Statement on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and is aligned with the objectives of the Tri-agency EDI Action Plan . Considering equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the research process promotes research excellence by making research outcomes more ethically sound, rigorous, reproducible, and useful.

It is important to consider EDI through each stage of the research process including, but not limited to, the research questions, design, methodology, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of results,and integrate these considerations where relevant. Consult Equity, diversity and inclusion considerations at each stage of the research process for more information.

Excellent research considers EDI both in the research environment (forming a research team, student training) and in the research process. For Alliance grants, EDI considerations are currently evaluated in the training, mentorship and professional development opportunities for students and trainees.

The aim is to remove barriers to the recruitment and promote full participation of individuals from underrepresented groups, including women, Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis), persons with disabilities, members of visible minority/racialized groups and members of 2SLGBTQI+ communities.

Applicants are encouraged to increase the inclusion and advancement of underrepresented groups as one way to enhance the excellence in research and training. For more information, see the NSERC guide on integrating equity, diversity and inclusion considerations in research . Explaining how you have considered equity, diversity and inclusion in your training plan is mandatory.

Please consult the Equity, diversity and inclusion in your training plan web page for guidance. Research security To ensure that the Canadian research ecosystem is as open as possible and as safeguarded as necessary, the Government of Canada has introduced the Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC Policy) and the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships (NSGRP).

For more information about research security at the granting agencies, refer to the Tri-agency guidance on research security . Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern The STRAC Policy addresses risks related to Sensitive Technology Research Areas performed with research organizations and institutions that pose the highest risk to Canada’s national security.

The STRAC Policy applies to this funding opportunity. Applicants must identify whether the grant application aims to advance a Sensitive Technology Research Area.

If so, the submission of attestation forms will be required from researchers with named roles (for this funding opportunity, these are the applicants and co-applicants) to certify that they are not currently affiliated with, nor are in receipt of funding or in-kind support from, a Named Research Organization (NRO) .

The Tri-agency guidance on the STRAC Policy provides more information on applicable procedures and requirements, including new responsibilities of researchers and the responsibilities of institutions .

For Advance Stream I (NSERC Discovery grant Alberta Innovates supplement stream) As the principal investigator (PI), you must hold an active NSERC Discovery Grants (Individual) at a post-secondary institution in Alberta for competition year 2024 with research focusing on the key emerging technology area/topic, as available in the Advance Program guide (see Alberta Innovates Advance Program website ).

You may submit only one application as a PI in each fiscal year (April 1 to March 31). You cannot hold more than one Advance Stream I (Supplement stream) grant simultaneously. For Advance Stream II (General stream) As the principal investigator (PI), you must hold an active NSERC peer-reviewed grant when you apply.

You must meet NSERC eligibility criteria when you apply and for the duration of the grant. You must be a faculty member from one of the NSERC-eligible universities based in Alberta . You may submit only one application as a PI in each fiscal year (April 1 to March 31).

You may submit as many applications as you wish as a co-applicant. You cannot hold more than one Advance Stream II (General stream) grant simultaneously. However, current Advance Stream II (General stream) grant holders may be eligible to apply for Stream I funding if they meet eligibility requirements.

Partners Partner organizations that are recognized for cost-sharing with NSERC are not permitted for proposals under this program. However, potential end-users for the technology being proposed should be identified in the proposal.

Please ensure that you add Alberta Innovates as a joint funding partner to this application and provide the name and email of the Alberta Innovates Advance Program Manager as the contact for Alberta Innovates. Apply Stream I: Submit the Post-Secondary Investments & Emerging Technologies (PSIET) Intake Form on the Alberta Innovates SmartSimple Application Portal.

If the PSIET Intake Form is approved, you will be invited to submit a full application. Stream II: To start the application process for an NSERC Alliance Advantage – Alberta Innovates Advance grant, you (the applicant) must contact the Alberta Innovates Advance Program Manager to determine initial alignment with the program requirements, including one of the emerging technology research topics.

Upon receiving confirmation from Alberta Innovates on preliminary alignment with the program requirements, you must complete and submit the Post-Secondary Investments & Emerging Technologies (PSIET) Intake Form on the Alberta Innovates SmartSimple Application Portal. Alberta Innovates will review intake forms to determine whether you will be invited to submit a full application.

If invited to apply, you must complete the NSERC application (without submitting it) and generate a PDF version with the preview function in NSERC’s online system. Then, complete the Alberta Innovates application form using the Alberta Innovates SmartSimple Application Portal. You must attach the NSERC application PDF as part of the Alberta Innovates application.

Alberta Innovates will complete the partner organization form once it has reviewed and assessed the details submitted through the Alberta Innovates SmartSimple Application Portal. Once Alberta Innovates has completed the partner form, you may submit the application to NSERC through NSERC’s online system.

NSERC application details To start the NSERC application for Stream II (General stream): Go to the NSERC’s online system and create a new Form 101. Select Research partnerships , then Alliance. For the Proposal type field, select Full proposal.

For the Type of call field, select Alberta Innovates - Advance from the drop-down menu. The proposed cost-sharing ratio for this application is 100%.

There are four components to this NSERC Alliance Advantage – Alberta Innovates Advance grants application: proposal, applicant information, partner organization information (Alberta Innovates, in this case), and a Technology Transfer Office Review Form, completed by the technology transfer office of your university. All four components need to be completed and submitted.

Guidance on this page takes precedence over other NSERC Alliance descriptions and instructions. Proposal: Complete an application for a grant (Form 101) using the Proposal template . Provide responses in place of INSERT YOUR TEXT HERE using a maximum of seven pages.

Figures and tables are welcome. The funding requested in this proposal cannot represent a budgetary or conceptual overlap with any other funding support currently held or applied for. The instructions for completing an Alliance grant application provide additional guidance for questions not addressed on this page.

Applicant information: Submit a Personal data form with Common CV attachment for yourself and all co-applicants. Following the Tri-agency guidance on the Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC Policy ), if your application aims to advance a listed sensitive technology research area , you, your co-applicant(s) and your collaborator(s) must each complete the STRAC Attestation form .

Partner organization information: Please ensure that you add Alberta Innovates as a joint funding partner to this application and provide the name and email of the Alberta Innovates Advance Program Manager as the contact for Alberta Innovates. Your contact person will be invited through the online system to provide information about the partner organization following the Partner organization instructions.

Technology transfer office (TTO) Review Form: The TTO of your university must complete this form . Contact your TTO as early as possible (at least two weeks before you intend to submit to the program) to allow time for the TTO to review and prepare the form. TTOs can also provide assistance in preparing the overall application.

Attach the completed form in the Other documents section in the NSERC online system. Evaluation criteria Applications are evaluated using the following four equally weighted criteria. The proposal must address all the criteria and sub-criteria to be considered for funding.

Future market opportunity Clarity of the proposal presenting the technology solution, who would need it, in what form and how it could be brought to the end-users/market (future product) Positioning of the proposed technology compared to other potential solutions; description of the state of the art in the current research and market; why and how the proposed technology could compete Positioning of the strengths and potential advantages that favour an Alberta-developed solution Clarity of the research objectives and expected results, appropriateness of the research plan, and suitability of the budget Appropriateness of academic researchers’ expertise and, where applicable, expertise of co-applicants, both for carrying out the planned research activities, and for mentoring trainees and collaborating with fellow researchers Opportunities for enriched learning experiences for research trainees (undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows) to develop relevant research skills, as well as professional skills (e.g., leadership, communication, collaboration and entrepreneurship) Consideration of equity, diversity and inclusion in the training plan Impact and benefits to Canada and Alberta Need for original research to address the topic, its potential to lead to advancing new technologies in a priority emerging technology target area and how the strategy will achieve the intended results Significance of the intended outcomes and the economic, environmental and/or other societal benefits for Canada and Alberta Please consult the merit indicators for further details.

Funding All project expenditures are subject to the principles and directives governing the appropriate use of grant funds as outlined in the Tri-agency Guide on Financial Administration . The agreement must be aligned with NSERC’s Policy on Intellectual Property , which promotes the use and/or exploitation of knowledge and open access to results of research funded by NSERC.

Extension of grants NSERC automatically provides an extension period of one year for using the grant funds. This extension period allows you to complete your planned research activities within the specified term of your grant. The extension is applicable only to the NSERC portion of the grant.

To benefit from an extension toward the portion of funding from Alberta Innovates, you must seek their approval before the end date of the project. Intellectual property See the Alliance Advantage Award webpage for information on NSERC’s Policy on Intellectual Property , research agreements, and how these pertain to this funding opportunity.

Reporting You will be informed of reporting requirements and the corresponding schedule when you are notified of your award. NSERC and Alberta Innovates will strive to streamline their reporting requirements to lessen the burden on participants. Alberta Innovates requires an annual presentation to demonstrate progress.

The table below shows the last 5 years of funding recipients by the year they applied. You can find older results by searching NSERC’s Awards Database . For more detailed breakdowns and data visualizations, visit the Alliance dashboard .

Multifunctional 3D printing: machine that changes itself Manufacturing processes and products; Instrumentation technology Alberta Innovates - Advance New technology to communicate biological information to artificial intelligence agents: development of digital homecage system for biomedical and pharmaceutical research Biomedical engineering; Information, computer and communication technologies Alberta Innovates - Advance UAV navigation and path planning in GPS-denied environments Information systems and technology; Instrumentation technology Alberta Innovates - Advance Smart robotic system for advanced manufacturing Manufacturing processes and products; Mechanical machinery, heavy equipment (including farm, forestry, and construction equipment) Alberta Innovates - Advance Additive manufacturing of composite lattice and shell structures for lightweight applications Manufacturing processes and products; Aerospace Alberta Innovates - Advance Long-lasting solid-state Na-ion batteries for low-cost energy storage Energy storage and conversion; Materials performance Alberta Innovates - Advance Autonomous portable larger-scale additive manufacturing technology for recycled plastics and standard thermoplastics (Lava3D) Manufacturing processes and products; Polymers, rubber and plastics Alberta Innovates - Advance Sensor fusion enabled machine learning for quality and material optimization in robotic additive manufacturing Manufacturing processes and products; Materials performance Alberta Innovates - Advance Brain-machine interfaces for effortless interactions with virtual/augmented environments Information, computer and communication technologies; Advancement of knowledge Alberta Innovates - Advance Integration of few layer graphene (FLG) composites into high-sensitive dynamic photodetectors and sensors exploiting fluctuational transport Physical sciences; Materials sciences Alberta Innovates - Advance Novel MEA for enhanced durability and high performance polymer electrolyte fuel cell Materials sciences; Alternative energy resources Alberta Innovates - Advance Graphene-based hybrid aerogel for carbon dioxide capture and storage Manufacturing processes and products; Materials sciences Alberta Innovates - Advance Ramirez-Serrano, Alejandro Locomotion versatility robotics for hazardous industrial confined spaces operation Engineering; Advancement of knowledge Alberta Innovates - Advance Microwave-to-optical quantum link Alberta Innovates - Advance Integrating sensing systems for ongoing monitoring of individual and population health Biomedical engineering; Agriculture Alberta Innovates - Advance Development of a hybrid quantum-classical reservoir simulator and evaluation of quantum computing hardware Modelling and mathematical simulation of natural processes; Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use) Alberta Innovates - Advance Quantum random number generator Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.); Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware) Alberta Innovates - Advance Mirzavand Boroujeni, Rashid Smart radio environment development using reconfigurable intelligent surfaces Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.); Communications equipment Alberta Innovates - Advance Innovative methods for road infrastructure digitization Alberta Innovates - Advance Diversity in multi-agent systems for successful real-world deployments Construction, transportation and communications; Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use) Alberta Innovates - Advance Intelligent monitoring and data analytics for construction safety and productivity improvement Information systems and technology; Engineering Alberta Innovates - Advance Advanced water technology using nanofluids Alberta Innovates - Advance Advanced surfaces for next generation hemodialysis technology Biomedical engineering; Medical equipment and apparatus Alberta Innovates - Advance Multi-layer I/O chip architecture enabled by back end of line compatible switch for increased data handling density Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware) Alberta Innovates - Advance All-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery design via graphene-based materials Energy storage and conversion Alberta Innovates - Advance Growth and integration of phase change metal-chalcogenide semiconductors into optical fiber and waveguide integrated nanophotonic metamaterial modulators Information, computer and communication technologies; Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware) Alberta Innovates - Advance Autonomous microfluidic electrochemical nano-biosensors for highly sensitive and selective detection and monitoring of biomarkers Biomedical engineering; Engineering Alberta Innovates - Advance Scalable energy management and power supply solutions for next generation 5G ICT systems Communications equipment; Energy efficiency Alberta Innovates - Advance Additive manufacturing of metamaterial templates for IR tunable materials Manufacturing processes and products; Polymers, rubber and plastics Alberta Innovates - Advance Surface nanodroplets for reproducible extraction and nanomaterial synthesis Alberta Innovates - Advance Development of an energy harvesting circuit and system-on-chip implementation Energy storage and conversion Alberta Innovates - Advance Computational design - development of advanced low-cost multi-element lightweight alloys Materials performance; Transportation systems and services Alberta Innovates - Advance Low-power and high-performance circuit modules for digital signal processing, wireless communications and deep learning Information, computer and communication technologies; Information systems and technology Alberta Innovates - Advance Development of an energy-efficient nanobubble generator Other manufactured products and processes; Water Alberta Innovates - Advance Quantum magnomechanical thermometry Physical sciences; Instrumentation technology Alberta Innovates - Advance Designing solid-state quantum sensors for brain imaging Human health (including medically-related psychological research); Health, education and social services Alberta Innovates - Advance TrustBuilder.

AI: fast, robust, and explainable deep learning Alberta Innovates - Advance Hybrid electrolyte membranes for the next-generation printable all-solid lithium batteries Energy storage and conversion; Materials sciences Alberta Innovates - Advance Development of self-powered wireless sensor nodes for internet of things applications and beyond Information, computer and communication technologies; Instrumentation technology Alberta Innovates - Advance Quantum information processing via photonically connected, modular neutral-atom processors Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.); Information, computer and communication technologies Alberta Innovates - Advance Combined quantum transducer and memory on a hybrid solid-state platform Information, computer and communication technologies; Physical sciences Alberta Innovates - Advance High-quality large area growth of 2D materials for device applications Materials performance; Materials sciences Alberta Innovates - Advance Development of eco-friendly silicate-based nanoparticles for sustainable concrete infrastructure Materials performance; Structural engineering Alberta Innovates - Advance Designing 3D porous nanocomposite electrode structure of fuel cell and related energy devices - guided by science-based modeling Energy storage and conversion; Materials sciences Alberta Innovates - Advance Anti-fouling coatings for surfaces of hard and soft sensors Engineering; Materials performance Alberta Innovates - Advance Advanced Analytics for Operationalization of Textual Data Information and communication services; Information, computer and communication technologies Alberta Innovates - Advance Sensor-integrated high-volume direct pellet continuous fiber-reinforced supportless robotic 3D printing Manufacturing processes and products; Polymers, rubber and plastics Alberta Innovates - Advance Mechanical and lubrication properties enabled through mixed 2D materials Materials sciences; Transportation systems and services Alberta Innovates - Advance Additive manufacturing of 2D nanomaterials Manufacturing processes and products; Materials sciences Alberta Innovates - Advance High entropy alloy design for dissolvable tools using machine learning Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use); Manufacturing processes and products Alberta Innovates - Advance Multi-phase 3D printing of wax-based systems for large-scale casting pattern and mold development Manufacturing processes and products; Materials performance Alberta Innovates - Advance A novel room temperature quantum sensor for magnetic fields Physical sciences; Instrumentation technology Alberta Innovates - Advance Smart in-situ X-ray-based probing system for novel additively manufactured products and materials Materials sciences; Materials performance Alberta Innovates - Advance Fapojuwo, Abraham Olatunji Software defined networking-enabled beyond 5G network slicing for smart cities applications Information and communication services; Information, computer and communication technologies Alberta Innovates - Advance Efficient and reliable coded distributed computing Information systems and technology; Information, computer and communication technologies Alberta Innovates - Advance Nanoscale materials for increasing the performance of cooling systems Energy efficiency; Mechanical machinery, heavy equipment (including farm, forestry, and construction equipment) Alberta Innovates - Advance Development of antimicrobial coatings with transparent, universal, and UV-crosslinkable polymers Medical equipment and apparatus; Materials sciences Alberta Innovates - Advance Autonomous-controlled fabrication of hybrid cold spray-friction stir processed next-generation high-entropy alloy surfaces and structural repair Oil, gas and coal; Aerospace Alberta Innovates - Advance Tavakoli Afshari, Seyed Mahdi Enhanced tumour localization, visualization, resection and radiotherapy in computer-aided surgery: Assisting surgeons via robotics and augmented-reality image-overlay technologies Human health (including medically-related psychological research); Biomedical engineering Alberta Innovates - Advance Metal 3D printing with freeze casting Manufacturing processes and products; Biomedical engineering Alberta Innovates - Advance Scalable preparation of g-C3N4 nanosheets and quantum dots for metal anode protection and nitrogen reduction Energy storage and conversion; Materials sciences Alberta Innovates - Advance Manufacturing advanced nanocomposite membranes for selective lithium extraction Alberta Innovates - Advance High yield production of phase-pure mono- or few-layer two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets of graphene like materials by electrochemical exfoliation Materials sciences; Manufacturing processes and products Alberta Innovates - Advance AR/MR software for improving communication and education outcomes of minimally verbal autistic people Computer software; Social development and community services Alberta Innovates - Advance Towards building digital twins for prognostics and health management (PHM) of industrial assets Advancement of knowledge; Engineering Alberta Innovates - Advance Hybrid 3D printing systems for soft robotics Manufacturing processes and products; Materials sciences Alberta Innovates - Advance A cost-effective mapping platform for digitizing the world: from autonomous vehicles to digital twins and the metaverse Surveying and photogrammetry; Information systems and technology Alberta Innovates - Advance Non-linear material modelling and control of piezoelectric actuators and sensors Instrumentation technology; Manufacturing processes and products Alberta Innovates - Advance A platform for high accuracy real-time tracking of dynamic multi-objects using auto-positioning and artificial intelligence to increase safety in construction sites Construction, transportation and communications Alberta Innovates - Advance Stretch and Twist to Shed'em Off: Self-Cleaning Shields for Sensors by Soft but Tough Materials Mechanical machinery, heavy equipment (including farm, forestry, and construction equipment); Polymers, rubber and plastics Alberta Innovates - Advance AI-augmented intelligent RFICs for transmitter predistortion for 5G and 6G wireless and space communication applications Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.) Alberta Innovates - Advance Developing a cost effective Advanced Microneedle Manufacturing Process (AMMP) Biomedical engineering; Manufacturing processes and products Alberta Innovates - Advance Developing a Cloud-based Remote Inspection System for Construction Sites Using Robotics and Mixed Reality Technology Construction, transportation and communications; Structural engineering Alberta Innovates - Advance Learning deep neural network architectures for novel data domains Information and communication services; Information systems and technology Alberta Innovates - Advance Asphaltene derived carbon fibre reinforced lightweight composites via additive manufacturing Manufacturing processes and products; Engineering Alberta Innovates - Advance A one-step advanced manufacturing process for developing bulk stable nanocrystalline-lightweight alloy: A new weight reduction approach to combating global climate change Energy efficiency; Oil, gas and coal Alberta Innovates - Advance Monitoring and controlling 3D printing process Manufacturing processes and products; Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware) Alberta Innovates - Advance Increasing the scanning time efficiency of magnetic resonance imaging systems through data integration and deep learning Biomedical engineering; Medical and health sciences Alberta Innovates - Advance Towards building advanced machine learning image translation models to estimate Amyloid-Beta and Tau PET images from structural MRI Biomedical engineering; Medical and health sciences Alberta Innovates - Advance Building a machine learning-based platform to analyze skeletal muscles using ultrasound and force sensor Human health (including medically-related psychological research); Information, computer and communication technologies Alberta Innovates - Advance Additive manufactured fully renewable lignin-based biopolymer nanocomposites Industrial chemicals (solvents, resins); Polymers, rubber and plastics Alberta Innovates - Advance Novel Data-Driven Analytic Techniques for Active Combustion Instabilities Control in Next-Generation Methane/Hydrogen Power Systems Modelling and mathematical simulation of natural processes; Alternative energy resources Alberta Innovates - Advance An intelligent, multi-sensory accessibility system for the neurodivergent population Information and communication services; Social development and community services Alberta Innovates - Advance Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare Applications Medical and health sciences; Biomedical engineering Alberta Innovates - Advance Tiny, Robust, and Self-Supervised Artificial Intelligence for Low-Power Sensing in 6G IoT Applications Information systems and technology; Information, computer and communication technologies Alberta Innovates - Advance Development of a cloud-based data-driven modelling, optimization, and decision-making system for subsurface energy development (GeoCloud) Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use); Climate and atmosphere Alberta Innovates - Advance EMOGENT: Developing emotionally communicative mixed reality agent for empathic social interaction Information and communication services; Computer software Alberta Innovates - Advance An end-to-end machine learning development and deployment platform for digital health researchers and innovators Human health (including medically-related psychological research); Computer software Alberta Innovates - Advance AI-powered Zero Touch Network (ZTN)-based solution for IoT security Information systems and technology; Information, computer and communication technologies Alberta Innovates - Advance An integrated sensing system for safe operation and closure of tailings infrastructure Instrumentation technology Alberta Innovates - Advance Optimizing machine learning for rotary wing vehicles: Advancing toward digital twin technology Alberta Innovates - Advance Machine Learning Assisted Optimization of Catalytic Chemical Process and its Applications in Low-cost Carbon Resources Valorization Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use); Information systems and technology Alberta Innovates - Advance RF/Microwave wireless sensors for real-time assessment and monitoring of biofouling and contamination Biomedical engineering; Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware) Alberta Innovates - Advance Fostering fairness testing in software engineering Computer software; Information systems and technology Alberta Innovates - Advance Transforming Indoor Navigation and Support through Language and Spatial Intelligence Information, computer and communication technologies Alberta Innovates - Advance Enhancing cybersecurity through advanced reasoning in large language models Alberta Innovates - Advance Edge intelligence for next-generation industrial Internet of Things Communication systems and services (planning, organization, services); Information and communication services Alberta Innovates - Advance Mirzavand Boroujeni, Rashid Advanced, self-powered RFID-based sensing technology for smart applications Information, computer and communication technologies; Construction, transportation and communications Alberta Innovates - Advance Wearable armband and AI planning for enhanced human-robot collaboration (HRC) Manufacturing processes and products Alberta Innovates - Advance Internet of Things (IoT), Mixed Reality (MR), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration for improved human-machine collaboration in off-site construction Information systems and technology; Production and operations management Alberta Innovates - Advance Scalable