Tyler Reid
CTO
Xona
Dr. Tyler Reid is Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Xona, a company building a next-generation low Earth orbit satellite navigation network that delivers high-precision, resilient positioning. Previously, he worked on autonomous vehicle localization at Ford, was a software engineer at Google, and co-taught Stanford’s GPS course. Tyler holds a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford and BEng in Mechanical Engineering from McGill.
Schedule
25 mins
St. Lawrence Centre — Bluma Appel Theatre
Sovereign Signals: Canada's Future in Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
From the GPS on your phone to the timestamp on your bank transfer, Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) systems provide critical infrastructure for nearly all facets of everyday life. Yet Canada relies on technologies owned and operated by foreign entities. Hear from thought leaders working on Canadian PNT solutions, and how Canada can use them to secure its place as a resilient nation.
