AI development · Engineering software · Research advisory

Custom AI & Engineering Software.

AI consulting, document intelligence, computer vision, and custom software built around your workflow. We help organizations across industries turn complex data into practical tools, backed by deep experience in nuclear energy and industrial engineering.

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15+ Years
Founder’s Industry Experience
Nuclear Expertise
Experience in Demanding Environments
Local & Cloud
Flexible Deployment
Ph.D. & P.Eng. Led
Research Rigor

Core Services

AI expertise built around your engineering needs

Find information faster, reduce repetitive analysis, and evaluate AI before committing to a wider rollout.

Engineering Knowledge & LLMs

Search engineering archives, maintenance records, and technical standards with AI assistants grounded in your documents. We develop retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), domain-specific models, and agent workflows with traceable sources, structured evaluation, and human review.

  • Context-Aware Retrieval & Vector Search
  • EAM Logs & Regulatory Synthesis

Industrial Vision & Sensor Analytics

Extract information from drawings and documents, interpret images and gauge readings, and analyze inspection or sensor data. We develop computer vision and machine learning tools tailored to your assets, data, and operating environment.

  • Document, Drawing & Image Analysis
  • Inspection & Sensor Analytics

Custom Software & Flexible Deployment

Turn a working AI model into a usable engineering tool. We develop desktop and web applications, connect existing systems, and plan deployment around your data, security, and maintenance requirements.

  • Desktop Tools, Web Applications & Integration
  • Local, On-Premises or Cloud Delivery

Selected Experience

Engineering projects & supporting research

Selected work by Issam Hammad and collaborators across consulting, prior industry roles, and university research. These nuclear and energy examples demonstrate expertise in document intelligence, knowledge retrieval, and inspection automation that can be applied to other industries.

Experience behind the work: Tensorware provides AI and engineering consulting to corporate clients. The examples below also draw on collaborative research and experience from prior industry roles.
Automated Equipment Identification in Engineering Drawings
Drawing Intelligence Drawing Digitization Feed
Engineering Drawing Analysis
Drawing Intelligence

Automating Asset & Equipment Identification in Nuclear Engineering Drawings

Contributed to Intelligent Drawing Query (IDQ) for locating equipment and configuration information in Darlington as-built drawings. The published work evaluates Azure OCR, Document Intelligence, and multimodal AI for equipment-tag extraction. Applications include electrical and I&C panels, junction boxes, and cable trays.

OCR & Document Intelligence Symbol Detection Equipment-Tag Extraction
Supporting publications (1)
INPUT DATA Legacy EAM Logs Work Orders (SAP) Safety Standards ISO / CSA Taxonomies PEA-CAE ENGINE Context Chunking Semantic Vector Store Dynamic Escalation Cost-Aware Retrieval RAG REASONING AGENT • Multi-hop evidence synthesis • Failure mode taxonomy match Domain Foundation Model VERIFICATION AGENT • Exact citation verification • Evidence and output review REVIEWABLE EVIDENCE ILLUSTRATIVE RAG WORKFLOW
Conceptual Workflow
Knowledge Retrieval & Research

Domain-Specific LLMs & Agentic Systems for Nuclear Asset Management & Compliance

Collaborative work spans document retrieval for regulatory analysis, classification of plant condition records, and private nuclear language models. The emphasis is on retrieving relevant evidence, evaluating outputs, and supporting expert review. Related research examines how AI fits nuclear software qualification frameworks.

Multi-Agent RAG Context Engineering Traceable Source References
Supporting publications (5)
Ultrasonic Volumetric Flaw Sizing
Ultrasonic Inspection Acoustic Signal Processing
Reactor Outage Inspection
Inspection Automation

Automated Flaw Detection & Sizing in CANDU Fuel Channel Inspections

Drawing on prior industry work and subsequent research, these studies explore automated flaw detection and sizing in CANDU pressure-tube ultrasonic scans. The detection method flags regions for further analyst assessment; the sizing work examines automated measurements. This experience informs inspection tools that support qualified engineering review.

Acoustic Signal Processing Automated Flaw Sizing Analyst Decision Support
Supporting publications (2)

Leadership

Executive Officers

Combining professional engineering leadership, 15+ years of industrial software delivery, and disciplined corporate administration.

Issam Hammad, Ph.D., P.Eng.
IH
President

Issam Hammad, Ph.D.

P.Eng.
President & Lead Technical Architect

Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Engineering Mathematics at Dalhousie University, Senior Member of IEEE, and former Engineering AI Lead. Brings 15+ years of experience, primarily in nuclear energy, and a research program funded by NSERC and CNSC. Provides consulting in AI development, research leadership, and engineering software through focused project and advisory engagements.

Academic Portfolio Google Scholar LinkedIn
Holly Hammad
HH
Secretary & Treasurer

Holly Hammad

Corporate Secretary & Treasurer

Directs corporate governance, treasury functions, fiscal oversight, and statutory compliance for Tensorware Inc. Manages corporate filings, client billing operations, procurement, vendor administration, and commercial agreements.

Corporate Administration & Treasury

Ways to work together

Start with a well-defined engineering problem

01 / ASSESS

Feasibility & technical advisory

Review your use case, data readiness, and deployment constraints. Define an evaluation plan and a practical scope for a pilot.

02 / BUILD

Applied AI & software development

Develop and evaluate a prototype against agreed criteria, then integrate it into an engineering workflow with documentation and handover.

03 / GUIDE

Research leadership & advisory

Support your team with research direction, architecture review, and technical mentoring through a scoped consulting engagement.

Work with Tensorware

Tell us about your engineering challenge

For project-based development or ongoing research and AI advisory, share the workflow you want to improve, the data available, and your preferred timeline. We can then discuss scope, deployment needs, and a practical first step.

Office Location Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada
contact@tensorware.ca