🛰️ Welcome to the LASSENA Laboratory
Laboratory of Space Technologies, Embedded Systems, Navigation and Avionics – ÉTS Montréal
Founded by Professor René Jr. Landry in 1999 as an evolution of the GRNA research group, the LASSENA Laboratory has become a leading center of excellence in space technologies, resilient navigation, avionics, embedded systems, and cyber-physical applications.
With over 25 years of internationally recognized research, LASSENA has built a strong foundation of innovation through its dynamic team of students, researchers, and engineers, numerous scientific publications, advanced hardware and software platforms, and close collaboration with industry and government partners.
🚀 Our Mission
LASSENA’s mission is to advance Research Engineering for the Aerospace Industry, focusing on the design and development of intelligent, secure, and resilient embedded and cyber-physical systems.
We aim to bridge academic research and industrial innovation by transforming scientific excellence into practical, high-impact engineering solutions.
Through this approach, LASSENA delivers applied research outcomes, prototype demonstrators, and industry-ready technologies that strengthen Canada’s and the global aerospace sector’s competitiveness.
Our work contributes to shaping a new era of resilient avionics, space-based navigation, and connected mobility infrastructures, ensuring safety, performance, and technological sovereignty for future aerospace systems.
🧭 Research Focus
Our research activities are structured around five strategic pillars:
1. Resilient Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)
Development of next-generation positioning systems using Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations for LEO-PNT.
These architectures leverage Direct-to-Device (D2D) and broadband satellite communications to provide GNSS-independent navigation, precise timing, and robust resistance to jamming and spoofing, enabling secure navigation for aerospace and autonomous mobility.2. Software-Defined and Reconfigurable Avionics
Design of software-defined radio (SDR) platforms that integrate multiple radio, communication, and navigation functions into a single certifiable unit, enhancing performance, adaptability, and maintainability of modern avionics systems.3. Cyber-Physical Systems and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Integration of connected, intelligent, and adaptive systems that merge sensing, computation, and communication to support IoT-driven connected mobility, smart transportation, and autonomous operations across air, land, and space domains.4. Embedded Systems and Autonomous Technologies
Application of AI-enhanced embedded systems to improve autonomy, situational awareness, and mission safety in next-generation aerospace and spaceborne platforms.5. Education and High-Impact Training (HQP Development)
Training of highly qualified personnel (HQP) through hands-on, multidisciplinary projects with industrial and governmental partners, fostering excellence in research engineering and innovation leadership.
🌐 Our Vision
LASSENA aims to shape the future of resilient navigation, avionics, and cyber-physical mobility by promoting:
- Cutting-edge research that anticipates global aerospace and space challenges.
- Collaborative ecosystems connecting academia, industry, and government.
- Training excellence that cultivates the next generation of engineers and innovators.
Our laboratory’s work contributes to a secure, connected, and sustainable world, supporting the technological sovereignty and global leadership of Canada’s aerospace and space industries.
🤝 Join Us
We welcome students, researchers, and industrial partners who share our passion for innovation, excellence, and impact.
To join our research group or explore collaboration opportunities, please complete the registration form available at:
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