Christian Gagné

Christian Gagné Assistant Professor Computer Vision and Systems Laboratory Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Department Pavillon Adrien-Pouliot Université Laval Quebec City (Québec), Canada  G1V 0A6 Office: PLT-1138-F Phone: +1 418 656-2131 ext. 3556 Fax: +1 418 656-3159 Email: christian.gagne@gel.ulaval.ca

Teaching

• Computer Architecture (Fall 2011, Fall 2010)
• Learning and Recognition (Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Fall 2009)
• Design IV (synthesis) (Fall 2011, Winter 2010, Fall 2008)
• Design I (methodology) (Winter 2011, Winter 2010, Winter 2009)
• Algorithms for the Engineer II (Winter 2009)

Research

My research interests are on the development of distributed intelligent systems, in particular systems involving machine learning and evolutionary computation.

• Methods
  • Genetic Programming
  • Ensemble Methods
  • Evolutionary-based Machine Learning
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Monte Carlo Methods
  • Online Learning
  • Deep Networks
• Applications
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Sensor Networks
  • Swarm Robotics
  • Vehicles Electrification, Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), and Smart Grids
  • Simulation in Public Health
  • Hydrologic Forecasts

See also my publications page.

Software Projects

• SCHNAPS: Generic Population-based Simulator for Public Health
• DEAP: Distributed Evolutionary Algorithms in Python
• Open BEAGLE
• The Portable Agile Classes in C++ (PACC)
• Distributed BEAGLE
• BEAGLE Puppy
• BEAGLE Visualizer
• Library for Lens System Ray Tracing (LLSRT)

Organization

• Responsible, Section 200 (Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering), Scientific Committee of the 80th Congress of the Acfas (French-speaking Association for the Advancement of Knowledge), Montreal, May 7-11, 2012.
• Organizer, Undergraduate Student Workshop, GECCO 2011, Dublin (Ireland), July 12-16, 2011
• Track chair, Digital Entertainent Technologies and Arts, GECCO 2011, Dublin (Ireland), July 12-16, 2011
• Invited editor, special issue Best of the GECCO Evolutionary Art Competitions 2009 and 2010, International Journal of Arts and Technology, 2011
• Competitions chair, GECCO 2010, Portland (Oregon), July 7-11, 2010
• National Resource Allocation Committee, Compute Canada, 2009 - now
• Local chair, GECCO 2009, Montreal, July 8-12, 2009
• Local arrangements (sponsors), HPCS 2008, Quebec City, June 9-11, 2008

Education

• Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Université Laval, 2005
• M.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Université Laval, 2003
• B.Ing. Computer Engineering, Université Laval, 2000

Professional Experiences

• Assistant Professor, Université Laval, 2008 - now
• Research Analyst, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., 2007 - 2008
• Consultant, Informatique WGZ Inc., 2006 - 2007
• Postdoctoral Fellow, TAO Team - INRIA / University of Lausanne, 2005 - 2006
• Unix System Administrator (part time), CVSL, 2001 - 2004

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