Grant: CCI Applied Research and Development Grants

Mission-critical Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications require exceptional reliability and the highest level of Quality of Experience (QoE) received by connected people, machines and services. Cheetah Networks deliver novel technology capable of comprehensive, real-time network monitoring and performance analysis to telecom providers and network operators. Their PulseView™ solution uses intelligent, adaptive software agents and advanced data analytics to assure edge-to-cloud QoE for IIoT services over various networks protocols. The objective of this grant application is to evolve a mobile agent application - PulseDroid - based on trial feedback from testers and potential customers. The evolution will allow expansion into adjacent use cases and markets. The mobile agent application’s obvious advantages are inherent mobility, availability, flat learning curve and low cost. Evolving and enhancing the platform will allow for many use cases to be addressed ranging from first deployment to constant monitoring. Allowing users to visualize QoE greatly speeds up network troubleshooting. The collaborators anticipate numerous non-trivial technical challenges that will be solved during this project. As a result, the company expects to gain significant technical and business advantages, such as increased reliability, improved customer experience and new sales. Cheetah Networks will be the ideal recipient of this ARD funding. The company already has advanced engineering capabilities, a highly skilled technical team and management with considerable experience in commercialization, business development and sales. Cheetah Networks have a credible plan to penetrate industrial sectors beyond telecom - mining, utilities, healthcare, etc. – which will bring real economic, social, health or environmental benefits for Canadians. In collaboration with Algonquin, the company has excellent chances to deliver the planned outcomes for maximum economic impact. This collaboration will also result in world-class experiential learning opportunities for student researchers. The trainees will develop in-demand, job-ready professional skills by interacting regularly with the company’s management, engineering staff and Algonquin College faculty. The recruitment and mentorship practices will take equity into account and will create an inclusive training environment.