Etienne Caron
Over 25 years of experience in the industry.
• President - Kanastruk Innovation Labs: Web, Mobile, and IoT (Led projects for Bell, Instacart)
• Staff Developer - Shopify store management app (1M+ downloads)
• Senior Android Developer - Shopify Hatchful™ Logo Maker (1M+ downloads)
• Android Team Lead - Passwordbox™ password manager (1M+ downloads, acquired by Intel/McAfee)
• Senior Backend Developer - 8D Technologies (Bixi, New York Citi Bikes, London Bike Share; acquired by Lyft)
Montreal 2026 sessions
Urban Mining - Smart Android Shipping Containers for Reuse
English session - Intermediate
Organizations struggle with surplus inventory disposal. Our startup tackles this with solar-powered smart containers using embedded Android devices that automate the reuse/recycle lifecycle.
This talk covers the technical journey: hardware selection, sensor integration, solar power challenges, edge ML for object recognition, offline-first architecture, and cloud sync strategies for distributed IoT deployment.
WebRTC - Realtime Glue between AI Agents and the World
English session - Intermediate
We're teaching AI to help humans sort surplus furniture using voice and vision, in real-time. Camera streams flow to AI models, voice streams flow back, decisions get logged.
The magic? WebRTC, without the traditional complexity! Discover how we built AI agents that feel like helpful coworkers: real-time video analysis, context-aware responses, and natural voice interactions. All while helping the environment.
