Our approach

Approach.

Canadian owned and operated

We architect, build and secure ambitious systems operating in the most unforgiving domains.

Zero compromises.

Ethos is a research and engineering lab for organizations building extremely ambitious systems in environments where failure is not an option.

We bring rigor, discipline and proven methods to our approach—architect, build, verify, secure—applying cutting-edge computer science and proven best practices at every step.

Systems and software engineering

Edge and contested environments

Formal methods and verification

Cybersecurity and resilience

AI and machine learning

Kalan MacRow portrait

Kalan is a veteran of Canada's most successful venture-backed startups and leads Ethos with deep expertise in data, engineering, cybersecurity and applied AI.

Kalan holds BSc and MSc degrees in computer science from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and is an alumni of the Networks, Systems and Security Laboratory where he completed research under the Canada Research Chair in Systems and Security supported by NSERC and DND.

Ethos brings a diverse bench of senior SMEs, operators and engineers with teams tailored to each engagement.

Our ethos

Speed, precision, discipline.

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