IVADO announces the recipients of its Scientist in Residence program

IVADO, a consortium dedicated to research, transfer, training, and knowledge mobilization in artificial intelligence, is pleased to announce the names of the 10 recipients of its Scientist in Residence program.

Launched in March 2024 through a call for applications, the Scientist in Residence program aims to make scientific expertise accessible to startups. This is achieved through customized training and transfer activities developed by a PhD student to meet the needs of a startup’s R&D project. For startups, the program provides a unique opportunity to acquire new skills and significantly advance their R&D projects.

Doctoral students taking part in the program benefit from a skills transfer experience that complements their academic curriculum, thanks to hands-on immersion in an entrepreneurial environment. This experience enables them to contribute directly to the growth of Quebec startups at the cutting edge of technological advances in artificial intelligence.

“This program serves as a true bridge between academic research and market needs, leveraging the valuable expertise of doctoral students to accelerate innovation within startups. In return, startups provide researchers with a dynamic environment to apply their knowledge, fostering a mutually beneficial synergy for all involved.”

– Gabrielle Langlois, Technology Transfer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Advisor.

The laureates, who will receive a $10,000 scholarship administered by their home university, come from diverse backgrounds encompassing disciplines such as user experience (UX), operations research, data science, data visualization, natural language processing (NLP), and machine learning.

Here is the list of the 10 laureates and their paired startup:

1. Asli Gul Kurt (HEC Montréal) with Tastet – “Curation + Tastet – Recommendations for the best local gourmet addresses.”
2. Ali Barooni (Polytechnique Montréal) with Obius – “Optimization of sales prediction algorithms.”
3. Mohamed Khalil Ben Salah (ÉTS) with Sentiom – “Data analysis and algorithm design for intelligent occupant security solution.”
4. Adam Tupper (Université Laval) with LightX – “AI-driven medical revolution – Diagnosis and monitoring of ocular pathologies using stereoscopic data.”
5. Sana Ahmadi (Concordia) with GroupLabs – “Advancing table-based data retrieval: Integrating semantic insights and correlation-driven embeddings with automated dependency mapping.”
6. Vahid Majdinasab (Polytechnique Montréal) with Trampoline AI – “Unsupervised domain adaptation and evaluation of document retrieval in enterprise (DARE).”
7. Praneet Suresh (Université de Montréal) with Acrylic Robotics – “Robotic implementation of a painting machine learning model.”
8. Mahta Amini (Polytechnique Montréal) with Groupe V3 Stent – “Reinventing HR function through engagement and AI.”
9. Philippe-Olivier Beaulieu (ÉTS) with Éco-Pivot – “Éco-Sens Project.”
10. Césaire Njietche Fangang (Polytechnique Montréal) with KPI Mining – “Intelligent CapEx optimization for sustainable mining.”

To learn more about the program and discover the projects >>