The department's research is organized around seven areas, from artificial intelligence and cybersecurity to cyber-physical systems.
It aims to train highly qualified graduates, advance knowledge in computer and software engineering, and develop the intellectual rigour, scientific curiosity and creativity required for advanced professional work in research and university teaching.
This work has a dual impact: economically, it drives innovation and competitiveness for our industrial and public partners, from large companies to startups; scientifically, it advances knowledge across our seven research axes, from artificial intelligence to cybersecurity, medical imaging and cyber-physical systems.
Research Partners
The department actively collaborates with funding agencies, research institutes, and industrial and public-sector partners:
- Funding agencies: NSERC, FRQNT, Mitacs, CIFAR
- Research institutes and networks: Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, IVADO, Multidisciplinary Institute in Cybersecurity and Cyber-Resilience (IMC2), Group for Research in Decision Analysis (GERAD)
- Industrial and public-sector partners: ARA Robotique, Flying Whales, Thales, CGI, Kinova, Siemens Mobility, MDA, Genetec, Hydro-Québec (IREQ), GIRO, Fastercom, STM, SAAQ, Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique du Québec, as well as partnerships with startups such as ServiceNow Research, SWARM Biotactics, and Spiri Robotics
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Students: find a research project
Are you a student looking for a research project supervised by one of our professors? Browse the projects currently offered by the department:
Enterprises: collaborate with our researchers
Does your company want to establish a research partnership with the department? Discover the ways to collaborate with our researchers and experts:
Looking instead for a specialist on a specific topic? The Directory of Experts lets you search our professors by field:
Research Areas
Our research areas, supported by research chairs and specialized units in artificial intelligence, medical imaging, cybersecurity, software engineering and the design of data-driven systems (see Centers, Chairs, Groups and Laboratories), are organized into the following priority areas:
