Grants and Contributions:
Title:
AI-Driven Situational-Aware Security and Performance Assurance for 5G-Enabled Critical Infrastructures
Agreement Number:
-
Agreement Value:
$1,495,062.00
Agreement Date:
Jul 6, 2022 - Jun 27, 2025
Description:
Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Faster, Stronger, More Secure: Advancing 5G capabilities and concepts for defence and security. The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) in collaboration with Canada’s academic and defence & security communities are seeking to stimulate the application of advances in technologies for 5G and beyond to defence and security problems focusing on: Architectures for Defence and Security Operations, Assured Performance and Security, and Applications and Sensors.
Organization:
National Defence
Expected Results:
The Department of National Defence solicited proposals to support the creation of small Innovation Networks, called micro-nets, to stimulate collaboration and innovation. The expected results are the development of a critical mass of researchers, highly qualified personnel, and expertise within the Canadian innovation community dedicated to advance research on 5G technologies and beyond applicable to the defence and security of Canada.
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1N 6N5
Reference Number:
180-2022-2023-Q2-MN3-030
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Academia
Additional Information:
Revised report timeline.
Amendment Date
Sep 11, 2025
Recipient's Legal Name:
University of Ottawa
Program:
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
Program Purpose:
Collaborate with academic and private sector partners to build a network of expertise to support Canada’s current and future defence and security needs.
Amendments: