Grants and Contributions:

Title:

Improving the performance of Adaptive Optics systems using machine learning in combination with pyramid wavefront sensing.

Agreement Number:

1015369

Agreement Value:

$25,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 25, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025

Description:

Advances exploratory research under the New Beginnings Initiative

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators.

Location:

Victoria, British Columbia, CA V8P 5C2

Reference Number:

172-2023-2024-Q4-1015369

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

108162470

Recipient Type:

Academia

Recipient's Legal Name:

University of Victoria

Federal Riding Name:

Victoria

Federal Riding Number:

59041

Program:

Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund

Program Purpose:

The Ideation Fund is intended to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by teams of NRC scientific personnel and external collaborators with complementary capabilities, acting as a demonstration phase for a continually-evolving suite of research and development (R&D) deliverables at the NRC. The fund supports exploratory research through two mechanisms: the New Beginnings Initiative and the Small Teams Initiative.

NAICS Code:

541710 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences