Executive committee
Interim Executive Director – Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Director
Tania Saba
Full Professor
School of Industrial Relations
Faculty of Arts and Science
Université de Montréal
tania.saba@umontreal.ca
CEO
Lyse Langlois
Full Professor
Department of Industrial Relations
Faculty of Social Sciences
Université Laval
lyse.langlois@obvia.ca
Scientific Director, Governance and International Collaboration
Marc-Antoine Dilhac
Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy
Faculty of Arts and Science
Université de Montréal
marc-antoine.dilhac@umontreal.ca
Scientific Director, Measurement, Monitoring and Survey Tools
Nathalie De Marcellis-Warin
Professeure titulaire
Département de mathématiques et de génie industriel
Polytechnique Montréal
nathalie.demarcellis-warin@cirano.qc.ca
Scientific Director, Research
Marie-Pierre Gagnon
Full Professor
Faculty of Nursing
Université Laval
marie-pierre.gagnon@fsi.ulaval.ca
Scientific Director, Collaboration with Civil Society
Karine Gentelet
Associate Professor
Department of Social Sciences
Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)
karine.gentelet@uqo.ca
Scientific Director, Collaboration with Public Actors
Hugo Loiseau
Full Professor
School of Applied Politics
Faculty of Arts and Humanities ans Social Sciences
Université de Sherbrooke
hugo.loiseau@usherbrooke.ca
Scientific Director, Collaboration with Industry and Developers
Pierrich Plusquellec
Associate Professor
School of Psycho-Education
Faculty of Arts and Science
Université de Montréal
pierrich.plusquellec@umontreal.ca
Scientific committee
Scientific Director, Research
Marie-Pierre Gagnon
Full Professor
Faculty of Nursing
Université Laval
marie-pierre.gagnon@fsi.ulaval.ca
Interim Executive Director – Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Director
Tania Saba
Full Professor
School of Industrial Relations
Faculty of Arts and Science
Université de Montréal
tania.saba@umontreal.ca
Co-Head, Arts, Media, and Cultural Diversity Axis
Colette Brin
Full Professor
Department of Information and Communication
Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences
Université Laval
colette.brin@com.ulaval.ca
Co-Head, Arts, Media, and Cultural Diversity Axis
Co-Head, Digital Sobriety and Socio-ecological Transition Axis
Christophe Abrassart
Associate Professor
Design School
Faculty of Environmental Design
Université de Montréal
christophe.abrassart@umontreal.ca
Co-Head, Digital Sobriety and Socio-ecological Transition Axis
Stéphane Roche
Full Professor
Department of Geomatics
Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics
Université Laval
stephane.roche@scg.ulaval.ca
Co-Head, Sustainable Health Axis
Émilie Dionne
Regular Researcher
Center for Sustainable Health Research (VITAM)
Université Laval
emilie.dionne3.ciussscn@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Co-Head, Sustainable Health Axis
Martin Cousineau
Associate Professor
Department of Logistics and Operations Management
HEC Montréal
martin.cousineau@hec.ca
Co-Head, Industry 4.0, Work, and Employment Axis
Julie Garneau
Professor
Department of Industrial Relations
Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)
julie.garneau02@uqo.ca
Co-Head, Industry 4.0, Work, and Employment Axis
Christian Lévesque
Full Professor
Department of Human Resources Management
HEC Montréal
christian.levesque@hec.ca
Co-Head, Law, Cybersecurity, and Cyberjustice Axis
Vincent Gautrais
Professeur titulaire
Faculté de droit
Université de Montréal
vincent.gautrais@umontreal.ca
Co-Head, Law, Cybersecurity, and Cyberjustice Axis
Sébastien Gambs
Professor
Department of Computer Science
Faculty of Science
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
gambs.sebastien@uqam.ca
Co-Head, Education and Empowerment Axis
Ann-Louise Davidson
Full Professor
Department of Education
Faculty of Arts and Science
Concordia University
ann-louise.davidson@concordia.ca
Co-Head, Education and Empowerment Axis
Valéry Psyché
Professor
Department of Education
Université TÉLUQ
valery.psyche@teluq.ca
Co-Head, Ethics, Governance, and Democracy Axis
Co-Head, Ethics, Governance, and Democracy Axis
Hazar Haidar
Assistant Professor
Department of Letters and Humanities
Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR)
hazar_haidar@uqar.ca
Steering Committee
Chairwoman
Louise Blais
Diplomate canadienne et ambassadrice
CEO
Lyse Langlois
Full Professor
Department of Industrial Relations
Faculty of Social Sciences
Université Laval
lyse.langlois@obvia.ca
Representative of the member universities
Caroline Aubé
Directrice de la recherche et du transfert
HEC Montréal
caroline.aube@hec.ca
Representative of the member universities
Eugénie Brouillet
Vice-rectrice à la recherche, à la création et à l'innovation
Université Laval
vice-rectrice@vrr.ulaval.ca
Representative of the member universities
Anne Lessard
Vice-rectrice à la recherche et vice-rectrice aux relations internationales
Université de Sherbrooke
anne.lessard@usherbrooke.ca
Representative of the member universities
Vincent Poitout
Vice-recteur à la recherche et à l'innovation
Université de Montréal
vincent.poitout@umontreal.ca
Representative of the newly elected member colleges or CEGEPs
Patrick Bérubé
Directeur général, Association des collèges privés du Québec
Representative of the strategic partners and stakeholders
Marie Grégoire
Présidente-directrice générale, BAnQ
Representative of Strategic Partners and Stakeholders – International
Erwan Paitel
Administrateur de l'Etat à l’IGESR (Inspection générale de l'éducation, du sport et de la recherche)
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