About
Practical AI, built in Ottawa.
Rideau Neural Labs builds tools that help teams find answers faster and stop paying for what they don’t use. We work with organizations of any type or size, wherever they are.
Why us
Most organizations now pay for AI tools. Far fewer have changed how work gets done. The gap is rarely the technology. It is choosing the right tasks, setting sensible rules, and helping teams adopt new ways of working. That is where we focus.
What you can expect
- A project-managed approach: clear scope, a defined end and a documented hand-over.
- Plain answers, including when AI is not the right fix.
- Vendor-neutral: we work across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and open-source tools.
Who leads it
Sivas Premjeyanth, PhD, P.Eng., PMP
Founder
More than 15 years in R&D and technical program management, including leading the $40M Printed Electronics Consortium launched by the Government of Canada.
PhD in Engineering (University of Manchester) · MIT Machine Learning Certificate · Algonquin College AI Software Development Certificate · PMP · P.Eng. (Ontario)
Our method
How we decide what to build.
Keep it small. Make it useful. Leave it with you.
- 01
Start with the work.
Understand who does the job, what they rely on and where the time goes.
- 02
Choose the simplest fix.
If a settings change or a spreadsheet solves it, we will say so.
- 03
Leave it with you.
You own what we build, with documentation your team can follow. Ongoing upkeep is optional.
Working principles
Useful over impressive.
Clear over clever.
Small over sprawling.
Yours to keep.
Start here
What does your team spend too much time on?
Tell us in a short email. In a 30-minute call, we will tell you plainly whether one of our offers fits.
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