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January 1, 2014 — Dr. Rami Abielmona, VP Research & Engineering at Larus Technologies was elected as the Chair of the IEEE Ottawa Section for the upcoming year.

July 14, 2012 — Dr. Rami Abielmona, VP Research & Engineering at Larus Technologies, was the General Chair of the IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Security and Defence Applications (CISDA 2012) July 11-13. Rami authored the Conference Report published in the IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine (CIM).

May 26, 2012 — Larus Technologies proudly supports the IEEE 10th Annual Ottawa Robotics Competition, as the program event Silver Sponsor. The Competition aims at bringing engineering awareness to students in grades 5 and 12 by presenting a fun and instructive approach to problem solving.

Using Robolab LEGO MINDSTORMS kits, the students have around 10 weeks to design and build an autonomous robot. In teams of five to ten, they learn engineering concepts with the help of a mentor and come together to produce a working prototype.

This year’s competition was held at Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School on Saturday, May 26th, 2012 and attracted over 200 students from 41 teams!

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January 1, 2011 — Dr. Rami Abielmona, VP Research & Engineering at Larus Technologies, has been elected to the position of Vice-Chair at the IEEE Ottawa Section for 2011, and appointed to the position of Chair at the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Industry Liaison Sub-Committee for 2011.

January 1, 2011 — Dr. Moufid Harb, Research Scientist at Larus, has been acclaimed to the position of Chair at the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Ottawa Chapter for 2011, and has been appointed to the position of Chair at the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Webinars Sub-Committee for 2011.

May 29, 2010 — Larus Technologies proudly supports the IEEE 8th Annual Ottawa Robotics Competition, as the program event Gold Sponsor. The Competition aims at bringing engineering awareness to students in grades 7 and 8 by presenting a fun and instructive approach to problem solving. Dr. Rami Abielmona, VP Research & Engineering at Larus, currently serves as the Sponsorship Chair of the IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition Committee.

December 13, 2009 — Dr. Rami Abielmona, VP Research & Engineering at Larus Technologies, has been appointed to the position of Chair at the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Chapters Sub-Committee for 2010.

December 11, 2009 — Dr. Moufid Harb, Research Scientist at Larus Technologies, has been acclaimed to the position of Vice-Chair at the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Ottawa Chapter for 2010, and has been appointed to the position of Chair at the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Summer Schools Sub-Committee for 2010.

December 5, 2008 — Larus Technologies helps to organize second IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Security and Defence Applications (CISDA) held in Ottawa, Canada July 8-10, 2009.

July 3, 2012 – Larus Technologies is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the Canadian Tracking and Fusion Group (CTFG) Workshop 2012.  The Workshop is used as a forum to present novel research developments on all aspects of multi-target tracking and multi-sensor/multi-source information fusion, both theory and application, revolving around both established and emerging topics. This year’s workshop is to be held on September 12-14, 2012 in Ottawa, Canada.Participation in the CTFG provides members from different sectors in Canada with a forum for discussing technologies that have a common relevance across many applications domains, including land, air, space, maritime, underwater, etc.  Specifically, the objectives of the workshop are as follows: 1) discussing current topics of interest in various application areas; 2) understanding the needs of government and industry groups and linking them with the capabilities of university groups; 3) establishing sub-groups and benchmark problems to evaluate new and established technologies; 4) identifying future directions for R&D in view of Canada’s priorities.

About CTFG

The CTFG is an independent and informal group dedicated to advancing the knowledge, theory and applications of tracking and information fusion activities in Canada. Through our web site, Google Group, workshops and other activities, it is our vision to encourage the exchange of information and the spawning of collaborations on problems of common interests, incorporating diversified applications, including those for land, air, space, maritime and underwater. More information about the group is available at: www.ctfg.ca

March 9-11, 2011 — Larus Technologies sponsors first Canadian Tracking and Fusion Group (CTFG) Workshop in Ottawa, Canada.March 10, 2011 — On Day 2 of the CTFG Workshop 2011, Dr. Rami Abielmona, VP Research & Engineering, presented a talk entitled “Intelligent Territorial Security Using Sensor Networking and Data Fusion” and sat on the panel discussing fusion challenges and future direction.March 11, 2011 —  On Day 3 of the CTFG Workshop 2011, Larus demonstrated the Nexus Fusion Engine as it is applied to maritime surveillance.

October 1, 2008 — Gail DiCintio, VP Operations, Larus Technologies and Dianne Wing, Publisher, Ottawa Magazine and Where Magazine are the volunteer Co-Chairs for the 15th Annual Y Women of Distinction Awards. The work these awards celebrate is directly linked to the core values of the National Capital Region YMCA-YWCA which is to build strong kids, strong families and strong communities. In our 15th year, these awards celebrate the visionaries of the past, the courageous women who change the way we live today, and the young women who will shape our tomorrow. Nominations are now open for the 15th Annual Y Women of Distinction Awards. Until noon on November 28, we encourage you to nominate a woman who inspires in one of our 10 categories: The Y Women of Distinction Awards will take place on June 1, 2009 at the National Arts Centre.