Leadership Team

Françoys Labonté, Eng., Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer

France Lord

Senior Director, Administration and Finance

Eric Charton, Ph.D.

Senior Director, Research and Development

Riaz Soundarjée, Eng.

Senior Director, Operations, Technology & Digital Transformation

Dana Florea-Archir, CPHR

Human Resources, Director

Houman Zolfaghari, Ph. D.

Scientific Director

Lise Rebout, M. Sc.

Director, R&D Project Portfolio Management

Mathieu Barreau, Adm. A.

Director, Business, Communication and Partnerships

Board of Directors

Guillaume Bazinet

CEO, FX Innovation - Board President

Josée Lanoue

Chief Executive Officer, Praeneste Technologies - Board Vice President

Me Daniel Granger

President, ACJ Communication – Board Secretary

Serge Blais

Executive Director Professional Development Institute, University of Ottawa

Hélène Chartier

Corporate Director

Daniel Cotnoir

Sr. Director Software Engineering, AI/ML, Google Cloud, Google / Alphabet

Jean-François Gamache

Vice-President, Global Information Technology

Olivier Laquinte

President Founder, Talsom

Julie Lévesque

Sr. Executive Vice President Information Technology
Member of the President's Office, National Bank of Canada

Board Observers

Françoys Labonté

Chief Executive Officer, CRIM

Annie Blouin

Director, Organizational Support, Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy

Board Legal Advisor

André Vautour

Associate, Lavery, De Billy Lawyers

Scientific Council

Guy Vézina

Director General R&D Strategic Partnerships, Defence Research and Development Canada, Government of Canada
President of the Scientific Council

Moulay Akhloufy

Professor, IT Department, Moncton University, New Brunswick

Sébastien Desroches

Professor, Global services in innovation and investment incentives, Deloitte Canada, Montreal

Pierre Nugues

Computer Science Professor, Lund University (Sweden)

Dominic Picard

SR&ED Manager, Mallette

Our Ecosystem

CRIM is at the heart of a rich innovation ecosystem and, by its collaborative approach, plays a leading role in this vast network. With their remarkable diversity, these companies, researchers and professionals help extend the outreach of artificial intelligence and data science sectors.

Leadership Team

Leadership Team

Françoys Labonté, Eng., Ph.D.

France Lord

Eric Charton, Ph.D.

Riaz Soundarjée, Eng.

Dana Florea-Archir, CPHR

Houman Zolfaghari, Ph. D.

Lise Rebout, M. Sc.

Mathieu Barreau, Adm. A.

Board of Directors

Board Observers

Board Legal Advisor

Scientific Council

Our Ecosystem

CRIM is at the heart of a rich innovation ecosystem and, by its collaborative approach, plays a leading role in this vast network. With their remarkable diversity, these companies, researchers and professionals help extend the outreach of artificial intelligence and data science sectors.

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