Sask Polytech student and SAIT alumnus build FieldSync AI to secure mine safety knowledge — AI4SafeMines finalist (Sept 2026)
A Saskatchewan Polytechnic student and a SAIT graduate developed FieldSync, an AI prototype to centralize and protect mine‑specific safety documentation. As AI4SafeMines finalists in September 2026, they received $4,000 in seed funding and industry mentorship to advance the prototype.
Mining Engineering Technology student Drake Ryce (Saskatchewan Polytechnic) and SAIT Mechanical Engineering Technology graduate Ryder Quiring developed FieldSync to streamline job hazard analysis and keep mine safety data secure. The AI4SafeMines challenge, launched January 2026, granted finalists $4,000 in seed funding; the team used the funds to purchase a mini‑supercomputer to train their model. FieldSync provides answers based on documented procedures and incident history, records knowledge gaps for supervisor review, and avoids making assumptions when information is missing. Industry mentors including Caitlin Sirois and Terry Peckham supported the team’s applied learning and ongoing development.