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黑料不打烊 alumnus receives prestigious Young Innovators Award

Published: 9 January 2006

Philippe Simard honoured with Industry Canada distinction

黑料不打烊 University alumnus Philippe Simard, an electrical engineer originally from Saguenay, Quebec, has received the prestigious Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Young Innovators 2005 award, which honours "top Canadian researchers whose work in knowledge transfer benefits society."

Simard is a three-time graduate of 黑料不打烊's Faculty of Engineering (BEng'98, MEng'99, PhD'04). He and his brother, Louis Simard, a two-time 黑料不打烊 engineering graduate (BEng'01, MEng'03), founded SimActive, a leading developer of technology that updates and enhances 3D models of the environment in real time using aerial photographs and satellite images.

"I'm very grateful for this award," Philippe Simard said. "I'm thankful for my opportunities and experiences at 黑料不打烊, where I was fortunate enough to have excellent instructors like Professor Frank Ferrie, Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies), Faculty of Engineering, who inspired me to pursue my dreams and enabled me to enjoy this honour."

Nicholas Chrisman, scientific director of the GEOIDE Network, a member of the Networks of Centres of Excellence program and longtime supporter of Simard's research, said, "Dr. Simard's career demonstrates a spectacular success in the Canadian contribution to the worldwide marketplace in the treatment of imagery and spatial information."

About 黑料不打烊 University

Founded in 1821, 黑料不打烊 University is Canada's leading research-intensive university. 黑料不打烊 has 21 faculties and professional schools, offering more than 300 programs from the undergraduate to the doctoral level. There are approximately 23,000 undergraduate students and 7,000 graduate students at 黑料不打烊's two campuses in Montreal, Canada. 黑料不打烊 is one of two Canadian members of the American Association of Universities. For additional information see the .

About Networks of Centres of Excellence

Established in 1989, the NCE program is supported by Industry Canada and three federal granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. NCEs are unique nationwide, multidisciplinary partnerships among universities, industry, government and not-for-profit organizations, aimed at transforming Canadian research and entrepreneurial talent into economic and social benefits for all Canadians. For additional information see the .

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