New Technology Development Program: Academic Challenge Statement - The Smart Factory

How to Apply: 

Dear members of the 5G Community,

RE: The Smart Factory

Intake is now open for a new Academic Challenge.

 

Challenge StatementProject PartnerLaunch DateDeadline
The Smart FactoryCiena CanadaJanuary 20, 2020February 28, 2020

5G is promising to enable new forms of wireless communications, namely internet-of-things (IoT) devices and new machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. Ciena is enabling this ecosystem with their networking equipment. To be competitive in this space, Ciena needs to modernize its manufacturing facilities and has a goal towards achieving a "smart factory" - a highly automated manufacturing facility, with AI processes used to continually monitor the manufacturing line and adjusting the processes to increase efficiencies.

With this in mind, this project aims to devise mathematical approaches to automate data analysis and optimize their manufacturing facilities. The first challenge is to understand what data is being collected by the manufacturing facilities and then understand what kind of AI techniques can be applied to increase efficiencies.

About the Technology Development Program
The ENCQOR 5G Technology Development Program (TDP) is delivered by OCE in partnership with Innovation ENCQOR on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade and the Federal Government through Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.

The TDP Academic Stream partners researchers at Ontario-based post secondary institutions with ENCQOR 5G Anchor Firms on 5G technology development projects. Areas of interest are defined by Challenge Statements submitted to OCE by the ENCQOR 5G Anchor Firms and posted to the OCE website on a rolling basis.

If you are interested in developing an Expression of Interest (EOI), please visit the program guidelines or contact Jennifer Moles, Program Manager, Jennifer.Moles@oce-ontario.org or contact an OCE Business Development and Commercialization Manager.
External Deadline: 
Friday, February 28, 2020
Funding Source: 
External
Funding Level: 
Research