Title:
AI Assist: Leveraging Large Language Models to increase productivity of border security
Agreement Number:
1025757
Agreement Value:
$75,000.00
Agreement Date:
Dec 15, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
Description:
This exploratory project focuses on leveraging large language models (LLMs) to enhance productivity and awareness in edge locations, such as border security, warehouses, and retail. The Firm will investigate methods to derive insights from large datasets while ensuring security and privacy. The project will explore the potential of LLMs for vision analysis, testing their capabilities to interpret images, videos, and scenes. Use cases under consideration include border control, health and safety in warehouses, and shop analytics in retail. Market research and customer discussions will guide the identification of viable applications.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
The NRC Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assist Program aims to equip and support SMEs to incorporate AI into their core products and services and/or undertake scientific research, product development, testing, and validation. AI Assist aims to increase the number, the quality, and the competitiveness of Generative AI (Gen AI), Deep Neural Nets (DNN), and Deep Learning (DL) products created and delivered by SMEs
Location:
Kanata, Ontario, CA K2K 0G7
Reference Number:
172-2024-2025-Q3-1025757
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
756658746
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Operating Name:
Edge Signal
Recipient's Legal Name:
Edge Signal Corporation
Federal Riding Name:
Kanata--Carleton
Federal Riding Number:
35041
Program:
Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI Assist
Program Purpose:
The NRC Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assist Program aims to equip and support SMEs to incorporate AI into their core products and services and/or undertake scientific research, product development, testing, and validation. AI Assist aims to increase the number, the quality, and the competitiveness of Generative AI (Gen AI), Deep Neural Nets (DNN), and Deep Learning (DL) products created and delivered by SMEs.
Coverage:
The AI Assist program is designed to help innovative SMEs navigate the challenges of developing and adapting generative AI (GenAI) and deep learning (DL) solutions and to assist SMEs with awareness, planning and execution in order to develop these technologies safely and ethically
