February 17, 2026
Ensuring Canada's sovereignty in an unstable world requires strategies to strengthen our ability to defend our territory, and also to guarantee the security of our telecommunications and critical infrastructure. With this in mind, ÉTS research teams are developing specific solutions: securing telecommunications networks, promoting physical accessibility to strategic locations, and protecting us from cyberattacks that threaten our critical infrastructure.
More Autonomous and Sustainable Satellites
Satellites are essential for communications, air navigation, disaster management, and space exploration. However, this dependence is causing increasing congestion in Earth's orbit. David Gonzalez Llorente, professor and researcher in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, is helping to preserve the use of space without compromising its future.
Protection Against Navigation Signal Spoofing
Jamming and spoofing of satellite navigation signals (GNSS) pose a growing risk to flight safety and airport infrastructure. Professor René Jr Landry, from the Department of Electrical Engineering and director of the LASSENA, develops solutions to counter these spoofing techniques.
Protecting Satellite Communications
Thousands of satellites orbit above us, connecting, locating, and protecting us. But this invisible network, an essential part of our daily lives, is also a gateway to new forms of scrutiny, interference, and conflict. Wael Jaafar, professor in the Department of Software Engineering and IT, is interested in these issues.
AI in Support of Airports
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in aeronautical engineering is relatively recent. In 2020, aircraft manufacturer Airbus launched the first aircraft capable of taking off automatically using computer vision. Professor Georges Ghazi, from Systems engineering Department, is at the forefront of research in this field.
A Framework for Future Networks Integrating Connected Objects
Human error, cyber threats, and trade tensions between countries are undermining network security, with potential impacts on data, public services, and citizen safety. Georges Kaddoum, professor and researcher in the Department of Electrical Engineering, is attempting to define guidelines to ensure the reliability and security of next-generation networks incorporating connected objects.
Accessing Underground or Cluttered Environments with Lighter Drones
Exploring underground or cluttered environments—inaccessible to humans and difficult for drones—remains a major challenge. At ÉTS, professors David Saint-Onge and Ilyass Tabiai from the Department of Mechanical Engineering are developing a membrane that is both robust and ultralight, allowing vehicles lighter than air to overcome obstacles and carry loads in confined spaces.
