Projects

In 2026, Saiwa continues its collaboration with Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) to advance drone-based monitoring of invasive aquatic vegetation. Building on previous phases focused on segmentation accuracy and geospatial localization, this phase introduces enhanced pixel-level semantic segmentation of European Water Chestnut (EWC) to enable detailed mapping of both individual plants and dense colonies across diverse aquatic environments.

In 2026, Saiwa continues its collaboration with Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) to further enhance drone-based monitoring of invasive aquatic vegetation. Building on last year’s high-accuracy RGB-based Water Soldier detection pipeline, this new phase focuses specifically on determining whether each detected plant is located above or below the water surface.

This article introduces a computer vision–based bat monitoring solution developed by Saiwa in collaboration with Sam Watson Ecology. The system analyzes images and videos captured from residential and building environments to detect bats and their nests. The goal is to deliver one of the first commercial ecological monitoring solutions that is accurate, cost-effective, and easy to deploy for environmental agencies, researchers, and industry partners.

Saiwa Inc. built and delivered an AI-driven scholarship matching system for SAIGE, helping Indigenous students across Canada find and apply for scholarships tailored to their identity, education, and region. The platform automates bursary collection from government databases, uses AI for matching and ranking, and supports pre-filled applications with admin validation — significantly improving accessibility, accuracy, and efficiency.