Rishad Irani, Carleton University

Research

Active Heave Compensation Crane and Winch Systems Heavy Equipment Launch and Recovery Marine Operations Marine Saftey Marine Systems Motion Compensation

Latest funding

Precision Machining Using Robotic Systems
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$15,000
Advancing Marine Systems: Ship Deck Equipment
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$81,000
Investigation of time varying hydrodynamic added mass
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 5 grants and awards

Precision Machining Using Robotic Systems

Co-investigatorNSERC2025Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Ahmadi, Mojtaba M

Keywords: deburring; robotic machining; robotic manufacturing

$15,000

Advancing Marine Systems: Ship Deck Equipment

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Irani, Rishad

Keywords: marine systems; motion compensation; crane and winch systems; sensor fusion & analysis; system modeling; marine saftey; marine operations; launch and recovery; active heave compensation; heavy equipment

$81,000

Investigation of time varying hydrodynamic added mass

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Irani, Rishad

$25,000

Future Marine Launch and Recovery Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Irani, Rishad

$115,000

Sensor-based precision robotic deburring for aerospace manufacturing

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Ahmadi, Mojtaba

$399,300

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Active Heave Compensation Dear Professor Irani, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on active heave compensation connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Advancing Marine Systems: Ship Deck Equipment" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]