Research
The questions behind the systems.
Every concept on this site starts from an engineering question. These are the ones we are working on — described at the level the work actually supports.
Areas
Eight research directions.
The fields Sailient's engineering questions come from. Each is a direction we are exploring — not a list of published results.
- Research direction
AI & Intelligence
Perception and fusion inside the system, and how to keep a person in control of what it changes.
AI in the system - Research direction
Distributed Systems
Many systems, one task: coordination that holds when parts drop out or fall behind.
- Research direction
Edge Computing
Processing where data is collected, within the power and heat a field system can afford.
Edge computing - Research direction
Sensor Systems
Optical, thermal, acoustic and radio sensing, and combining them into one reliable picture.
Sensors - Research direction
Networking
Links that degrade gracefully and keep the most important information moving.
Networking - Research direction
Autonomous Systems
Systems that operate for long periods on their own, within limits an operator sets.
Intelligent Systems - Research direction
Space Systems
Observation, communication and compute that extend into orbit.
Space - Research direction
Subterranean Systems
Sensing, positioning and connectivity where satellites, radio and daylight do not reach.
Subterranean
Current questions
What we are working on.
Fusion at the edge
Combining detections from different sensors into one picture on site, without a round trip to a distant data centre.
Links that degrade gracefully
Networks that keep the most important information moving when bandwidth drops or a link is lost.
Autonomy under human control
Coordinating many systems on one task while every action that changes something stays a decision a person approves.
Endurance away from infrastructure
Energy, compute and maintenance for systems that have to run for long periods without power, network or a technician nearby.
Publications
Nothing is published yet; papers and reports will be listed here with title, date and full text.
- + Security research
Defensive security research and how to report a vulnerability.
Researching something adjacent?
We are interested in hearing from researchers working on the same questions.