Carleton Intellectual Property (IP) Impact Award Celebration 2026
May 14 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Join Carleton University for the Carleton IP Impact Award Celebration, recognizing the achievements of Carleton researchers whose innovative work is creating meaningful real-world impact.
Hosted by the Carleton Innovation Transfer Office (CITO) within Industry and Partnership Services (IPS), this event brings together the research community, partners, and supporters to honour excellence in innovation and impact. The celebration will showcase Carleton innovators and their pathways to impact, highlight emerging intellectual property developed at the university, and provide insight into how collaboration between researchers, industry, investors, and the broader ecosystem accelerates the journey from research to market.
The agenda includes presentations from award recipients, live technology demonstrations from nominees, and dedicated networking time, offering opportunities to connect with researchers, innovators, industry professionals, and investors.
Refreshments will be provided.
Agenda
9:30 – 10:15 AM
Networking, refreshments, and innovation demos
10:15 – 10:25 AM
Welcome from the Office of the Vice-President (Research, Innovation and International)
Dr. Shoma Sinha – Director, Industry and Partnership Services
10:25 – 11:00 AM
Award distribution and presentations:
Sensor System to Determine Force and Direction for Push Handles on Patient Transport System – Dr. Bruce Wallace
Application of Machine Learning to Autonomous Network Management – Dr. Babak Esfandiari & Dr. Thomas Kunz
Darwin AI Peptide Discovery Platform – Dr. Kyle Biggar
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Closing remarks and networking
We invite you to celebrate the creativity, collaboration, and impact that define Carleton’s research and innovation community.
