March 10–11, 2026
St. John’s Convention Centre, St. John’s, NL
Student Engagement
Thank you to our DO26 student engagement exhibitors. You and your projects were a great addition to the DO26 exhibit area!
As well, a huge thank you to techNL and the student volunteers who helped keep Digital Offshore ’26 running smoothly. From managing banner placement and registration at the conference, and many other tasks, you played a key role in helping with the delivery of the conference.
At DO26, we were thrilled to feature a student showcase at the St. John’s Convention Centre throughout the two days of the conference featuring student exhibits from Memorial University and the Marine Institute.
Centre for Analytics, Informatics and Research (CAIR)
CAIR is MUN's AI-Enabled HPC Teaching Data Centre. It is an on-premises, high-performance computing data centre, delivering AI and digital solutions for both research and industry.
CAIR helps organizations tackle complex data challenges using enterprise-scale infrastructure combined with local, student technical expertise. With powerful CPU and GPU resources, large-volume data storage, a high-security environment, and dedicated solutions support, CAIR works as an extension of your team, helping to design, build, and scale solutions through our public helpdesk at the Co. Innovation Centre.
Through their Talent Opportunity Hub, CAIR connects industry partners with highly skilled Memorial University students supporting development at reduced costs. If you have data, computer, or AI challenges, CAIR can help you solve them securely, efficiently, and locally.
CAIR has been working in partnership with IBM Canada since 2014. It is proudly supported by funding from ACOA - APECA,the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore energy sector, with a shared commitment to cultivating local talent and strengthening academic-industry partnerships that drive regional innovation.
Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship (MCE)
The Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship (MCE) helps Memorial University students discover and develop their entrepreneurial potential by inspiring them to solve real-world local and global problems through innovative business ideas.
MCE provides programs, mentorship, co‑working space, events, and funding to cultivate Newfoundland and Labrador’s next generation of entrepreneurial leaders.
Thavier Technologies Inc. is an R&D company advancing intelligent autonomous systems. Its activities include developing AI-based perception, sensor fusion, and decision-making algorithms, and integrating custom hardware payloads for air and ground vehicles.
RespAI develops AI-powered wearables providing real-time, personalized monitoring of firefighters’ exposure to cancer-causing substances. It is built by firefighters, for firefighters.
Research Innovation Office (RIO)
Research Innovation Office (RIO) supports faculty, students and staff with their research industrial liaison, technology transfer and commercialization activities.
RIO is committed to foster a progressive culture of technology transfer and commercialization that will promote social and economic benefits for Newfoundland and Labrador. They encourage an environment in which Memorial students, faculty and staff work with the business community to bring research ideas to market.
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows exhibited their work in a research poster display and discussed their research with other conference participants. The projects are listed below.
A Digital Predictive Framework for Verifying Marine Coating Performance Under Icing Conditions: Multiphysics Simulation and High-Speed Thermal Imaging
Offshore Digital Twin: Off-D’Twin
AI-Enhanced Digital Decision Intelligence for Offshore Environmental Emergency Responses
Comparative Analysis of Security Requirements of Cybersecurity Standards in the Maritime Industry
AI-Enhanced All-Weather Wave Height Estimation Using X-Band Marine Radar for Offshore Decision Support
AI-Driven Prediction of Wind Turbine Structural Vibrations Using SCADA Data for Offshore Energy Applications
Satellite-Based Ice Detection and Digital Decision-Support for Offshore Operations
Comprehensive Characterization of Sea Ice Morphology Using Ice Profiling Sonar for Offshore Risk Assessment
Student Design Hub (SDH)
Student Design Hub (SDH) is a critical incubator for the next generation of highly qualified professionals (HQP)—engineers, designers, entrepreneurs, and technical leaders. The SDH is a complementary program to Memorial's Centre for Entrepreneurship (MCE), providing a pipeline for students participating in technical programming to work through a product development cycle. By providing students with access to inspiration, expert guidance, advanced equipment, and vital connections, the SDH empowers them to transform ambitious ideas into tangible projects and successful business ventures.
MUN Concrete Canoe Design Team, with over 15 engineering students, represents Memorial University at the Canadian National Concrete Canoe Competition (CNCCC).
Eastern Edge Robotics will compete in the MATE ROV World being held in June 2026 in St. John’s, NL, leveraging the momentum from their impressive third-place overall finish in the 2025 competition.
Paradigm Engineering is a team of over 30 students designing and building a fully autonomous electric go-kart to compete in the Autonomous Karting Series (AKS) in West Lafayette, Indiana.
IcebergASV (Autonomous Surface Vehicle) is a student-led design team at Memorial University founded in 2022. The team exists to design, build, and program autonomous vessels to compete in international competitions such as the RoboBoat Competition in Sarasota, Florida.
MUN Phoenix Aerospace is a team of 12 engineering students designing, testing, and building an autonomous fixed-wing UAV aircraft.
Underwater Vehicles & Naval Architecture Programs
The Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland showcased their Underwater Vehicles & Naval Architecture programs and Eastern Edge Robotics. Eastern Edge Robotics is a multidisciplinary student design team from Memorial University and the Marine Institute focused on developing an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) for the MATE ROV World Championship. The team’s mission is to create a collaborative learning environment that combines various engineering disciplines with ocean science and business. The ROV will be designed to do specific activities/complete specific tasks using specially designed armatures/tooling.
