Minerva Intelligence Inc. is a knowledge engineering company based in Vancouver, Canada, with a subsidiary office in Darmstadt, Germany. Our proprietary evidence-based decision-making software is bringing the benefits of artificial intelligence technology to industries dependent on reasoning with complex technical and scientific data.
Our proprietary explainable AI combines machine intelligence with human intelligence to reason with information that humans find overwhelming, while providing the explanations needed to trust the results.
Minerva’s applications currently focus on earth science-related domains including natural hazards and mineral exploration; however, our technology has application in diverse industries and domains.
Minerva is home to an elite team of professionals in diverse fields like geophysics, natural resources, geohazards, computer programming and many more. We are always on the lookout for new talent who want to shake up the way business is done. If this sounds like you, please get in touch!
Board of Directors
Mr. Elliott is an independent investor, corporate finance advisor and entrepreneur specializing in natural resources and technology.
Mr. Tillman is the manager of Pi Consulting, LLC, a private company focused on providing third-party representation and advisory services
Mr. Thomas is a principal of Vaughn Holdings, LLC and Firogo Opportunities, LLC, private investment and advisory companies.
Mr. Smyth is a geologist and software developer with 40 years of experience in minerals exploration, resource evaluation and mining
Dr. Mackworth is a Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia. He was educated at Toronto (B.A.Sc.)
Management & Technical Advisors
Having a background both in business and geographic sciences, Jake plays a significant role in strategic decision-making at Minerva.
Mr. Ballantyne is a geophysicist with over 31 years of global experience in multiple commodities. In 2010
Lori Kennedy is an Associate Professor of structural geology at the University of British Columbia. She arrived at UBC in 1996
Jan Glazewski is Professor in the Institute of Marine and Environmental Law at the University of Cape Town.
Dave Lefebure is a well-known Canadian geoscientist who has worked for geological surveys and mineral exploration companies
Dr. Richard graduated in electrical engineering from MIT and holds an MSc in Geosciences from the University of Arizona
Mr. Ahern is a software engineer with over 25 years of experience, ranging from the administration of back-end Unix and Windows
Mr. Jenkins, BA, CPA, CGA, has broad experience in accounting, banking, securities regulation and corporate finance.
Professor Poole has been a professor in the department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia
Mr. Tillman is the manager of Pi Consulting, LLC, a private company focused on providing third-party representation and advisory services
Mr. Smyth is a geologist and software developer with 40 years of experience in minerals exploration, resource evaluation and mining
Testimonials
Lionel Jackson
“Minerva’s synergy of AI with the fruits of Earth science research is not limited to mineral exploration… its AI is powerfully applying geotechnical knowledge to natural hazards avoidance and risk management faster than is possible with humans alone. The results are transparent to stake-holders.”
Massimilano Alvioli
“Minerva Intelligence provides knowledge for engineering, services and applications based on advanced AI. Through a semantic approach, they explain complex physical models to scientists, practitioners and non-experts.”
Sarah Morgan
“The SLRD Emergency Program relies on quality hazard information to make informed decisions for public safety and Minerva Intelligence contributes to the field of innovative professionals.”
Exploration Consultant
“This is a fantastic automatized tool for generating exploration targets and workable areas.”
Brent Ward, P. Geo.
“Minerva is bringing cutting-edge technology to natural hazard management.”
John J. Clague
“Minerva Intelligence is bringing the power of artificial intelligence to geology. Their AI approach can help bridge the gap between scientists and decision-makers in fostering disaster risk reduction and emergency management.”
Marco Giardino
”Minerva Intelligence leverages standards and interoperable data to foster disaster risk reduction… an absolute game-changer in emergency management!”