Where Ideas Meet Technology
Connect with us for:
- Custom tech solutions for your unique needs.
- Smart systems and automation that save time, reduce costs and improve safety.
- Expertise you can trust, powered by researchers and students.
Turning Ideas into Innovation
We transform complex challenges into tailored technology solutions. From AI-driven workflows and IoT systems to reverse-engineering legacy tech, our faculty and student interns deliver the tools, infrastructure and insight you need to succeed.
We work with businesses of all sizes to streamline processes, boost efficiency and create smarter systems. Whether you need cutting-edge automation, advanced data analysis or a fresh approach to a stubborn tech problem, we make innovation happen.
Are you a student interested in earning while you learn? Check out our opportunities.
Custom Solutions with New Technologies
Our Advanced Computing team brings together diverse technical expertise and hands-on student talent to solve problems and bring ideas to market.
Whether it’s developing new software, collecting and analyzing data, reverse-engineering existing systems or improving workflows with artificial intelligence, we create solutions tailored for your needs.
We work with a diverse group of industry partners and businesses, including large lumber mills and mines, architectural and engineering consultancies, and small- and medium-sized businesses. No matter the sector, we’re here to help you harness technology for innovation and impact.
The Digital Infrastructure You Need
Our multidisciplinary team of physicists, computer scientists and other specialists delivers solutions for highly specialized challenges, including machine learning, computational modelling and advanced scientific analysis.
We design, build and integrate digital infrastructure, including Internet of Things (IoT) installations and upgrades, to gather and interpret real-time data for informed decision-making.
Through software and hardware automation, we help streamline or eliminate repetitive tasks, including data collection and analysis, lab automation and cloud integration, industrial control systems and robotic assistance in situations too dangerous or inaccessible for workers.
Reverse Engineering, Diagnostics and Repair
We solve problems for old, abandoned or unknown digital systems (software or hardware) that are not behaving as expected. We can reverse engineer the intended behaviour, diagnose and repair malfunction, and increase functionality.
With our extensive knowledge of various technologies and deep understanding of electronic and software building blocks, we can respond to almost any issue you have in the tech sphere.
Building Community and Future Talent
Beyond technical solutions, Selkirk Innovates supports the growth of the local technology and information sector while offering students valuable opportunities to contribute to real-world projects.
Research Spotlight
Localized Climate Analysis and Projection
Together with Climatic Resources Consulting, we have been developing a machine learning methodology to improve the performance of statistical downscaling of climate and weather data within our Localized Climate Analysis and Projection (LCAP) software. Initial research included localization for the City of Edmonton.
We are now working to apply the technique to other municipalities, regions and industrial sites, expanding the tool to other clients with an interest in data-derived asset management.
Columbia Basin Climate Source
The Columbia Basin Climate Source provides projections of regional climate indices. Projections are provided until the 2080s, with scenarios for how population, education, technology, etc. may change over the next century, influencing greenhouse gas emissions.
We are working to make a BC-wide version of this online tool to serve as the base level of a “freemium” SAAS product, with more granular localized data available as the paid option and adding “bite-sized” localizations.
Kalesnikoff: A Mass Timber Products & Lumber Company
At Kalesnikoff, a combination of operators and a sophisticated computer vision ensure the high quality of lumber they produce. Some tasks performed by the operators have no industry standard for automation.
Selkirk Innovates helped Kalesnikoff integrate a custom computer vision and quality detection system into the pre-existing process line, alleviating some burden from the operators who are in charge of the final quality check.
Steer Environmental Associates
Steer Environmental Associates provide clients with dependable expertise in environmental risk assessment, contaminated site investigation, and hazardous building materials assessment (among many other services).
Selkirk Innovates helped them develop an app to standardize their data collection process and harden the chain of custody for samples sent off for analysis. The app also keeps the data safe and backed up in the cloud which is available company-wide, in real-time, wherever they are.