Current Funding

Research funding has been obtained from various sources, in particular the Québec Ministry of Transportation (and Sustainable Mobility currently), the Québec Fund for Research on Nature and Technology (FRQNT), on Society and Culture (FRQSC), and on Health (FRQS), and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

• Principal investigator, Engineering Sustainable and Inclusive Streets for the 30­Min City, Discovery Grant, NSERC, 295000$, 2023-2028

Past Funding

• Co-applicant (PI Marie Claude Ouimet +8 researchers), Road Safety Research Network, MTQ and SAAQ, 2019-2023
• Co-applicant (PI Marie-Soleil Cloutier +3 researchers), Cyclist-pedestrian co-existence in pedestrian streets: Pilot project on the Mont-Royal Avenue, Boroughs le Plateau Mont-Royal and Verdun, 32670$, MITACS Acceleration 45000$, 2021-2022
• Co-applicant (PI Bruno Agard +1 researcher) Developing a detection tool for anomalies in truck operation data and in the battery system developed by Effenco, Effenco, 31500$, 2021-2022
• Co-chercheur (PI Martin Trépanier +1 researcher) Consulting mandate for the City of Candiac in the feasibility study on the interagration of a completely electric and autonomous transport mode in the TOD project of the Candiac train station, City of Candiac, 30000$, 2021-2022
• Principal investigator (+3 researchers), Collaborative design and evaluation of transport facilities for all users during the COVID-19 pandemic, NSERC Alliance, City of Montréal, 45000$, 2020-2021
• Co-applicant (PI Marie-Soleil Cloutier +4 researchers), COVID-19 Children active transportation during a pandemic: what facilities for safe school environments?), SHRC Partnership Engage Grant, City of Montréal, 62360$, 2020-2021
• Co-applicant (PI Aurélie Labbe +4 researchers), Understanding traffic safety from telematics data, MITACS Acceleration with Intact Assurance, 650539$, 2020-2024
• Principal investigator (+4 researchers), Bridging Data-Driven and Behavioural Models for Transportation, Fundamental Research Funding Program, IVADO, 194250$, 2020-2022
• Co-applicant (PI Mohamed Cheriet +80 researchers) Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur l'opérationnalisation du développement durable (CIRODD), FRQ, 600000$, 2019-2025
• Principal investigator (+5 researchers), Smart Cities and Mobility: Technologies and Society, Stages MITACS Acceleration with Jalon Montréal, 400000$, 2018-2021
• Co-applicant (PI Catherine Morency +3 researchers), Development and deployment of the OSC2AR tool for the monitoring and analysis of traffic condition on the road network, MTQ, 346963$, 2018-2021
• Principal investigator, More than transportation: An integrated framework to evaluate how streets serve all users, Discovery Grant, NSERC, 306000$, 2017-2023 (+ Discovery Accelerator Supplement, 2017-2020)
• Co-investigator (PI Brunilde Sansò +2 researchers), Machine experience in an IoT / smart-city environment, Collaborative Research and Development Grant, NSERC, 328151$, 2018-2021
• Co-investigator (PI Francesco Ciari), Une ontologie des indicateurs de performance pour les modes de transport innovants, GeoTwin, 25200$, 2020-2021
• Co-applicant (PI Marie-Soleil Cloutier +2 researchers), Social acceptability and road safety of autnomous shuttles on public roadways, MTQ-SAAQ-Fondation CAA Québec, 95800$, 2019
• Principal investigator (+4 researchers), Fundamental Challenges for Big Data Fusion and Strategic Transportation Planning, Fundamental Research Funding Program, IVADO, 139500$, 2018-2019
• Co-investigator (PI Guillaume-Alexandre Bilodeau +2 researchers), Road user tracking and trajectory clustering for intelligent transportation systems, Fundamental Research Funding Program, IVADO, 130500$, 2018-2019
• Principal investigator, Validation of counting technologies for vehicles at the entrance of a parking lot, Exo, 7700$, 2019
• Co-applicant (PI Marie-Soleil Cloutier +1 researcher), Measuring the impact on road safety of speed limit changes on the Québec road network, MTMDET, 99138$, 2017-2018
• Principal Investigator (+1 researcher), Benchmarking Mandate - The Mitigation Program of the City of Montréal, City of Montréal, 51310$, 2017-2018
• Co-applicant (PI Marie-Soleil Cloutier +2 chercheurs), Road Accidents at Work: What About Pedestrian Workers?, Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), 174000$, 2016-2018
• Collaborator (PI Luis Miranda-Moreno +3 researchers), Pilot project on the safety of 4-way stop controlled intersections, Ville de Montréal, 199500$, 2016-2018
• Co-applicant (PI Guillaume-Alexandre Bilodeau +1 researcher), Development of a system for the detection and tracking of road users for the adaptative traffic control, FRQNT Team Grant, 143760$, 2015-2018
• Co-applicant (PI Aliaksei Laureshyn, Lund University + 8 institutions), InDeV: In-Depth understanding of accident causation for Vulnerable road users, European Union Horizon 2020 program, 4900000 euros, 2015-2018
• Collaborator (Marc-André Tousignant, CIMA+), Position of the City of Montréal versus connected and autonomous vehicles in the context of the update of the 2008 transportation plan, City of Montréal, 2017
• Collaborator (PI Luis Miranda-Moreno), Revision of the norms for variable message signs in the context of their new uses and of new technologies, MTQ, 95000$, 2015-2017
• Co-applicant (PI Catherine Morency), Assessment of the Potential Environmental Benefits of Connected Vehicle Technology for Canada, Transport Canada, 25000$, 2016-2017
• Principal investigator, Cyclist Safety at Urban Intersections, Québec Fund for Research on Nature and Technology (FRQNT) Établissement de nouveaux chercheurs universitaires, 49060$, 2014-2016
• Principal investigator, Study of collision factors and processes using microscopic data, Discovery Grant, NSERC, 125000$, 2011-2017
• Principal investigator (+4 researchers), Strategy for the experimentation of intelligent speed adaptation systems and speed loggers, MTQ, 72050$, 2014-2016
• Collaborator (PI Catherine Morency +1 researcher), Development of a tool for traffic monitoring and analysis on the MTQ road network in the greater Montreal area, MTQ, 160000$, 2013-2016
• Co-applicant (PI Luis Amador + 2 researchers), Road safety and lighting evaluation, Road Safety Research Program, FQRNT-MTQ-FRSQ, 115500$, 2012-2015
• Principal investigator (+1 researcher), Development of a traffic data collection tool using cameras, Research contract with WSP, 6000$, 2015
• Principal investigator, Calibration and Validation of Micro-Simulation Models, NSERC ENGAGE program, 24750$, 2015
• Collaborator (PI Luis Miranda-Moreno + 4 researchers) on Traffic and Air Quality: Completion of Highway 25, MTQ, 2011-2014
• Co-applicant (PI François Bellavance (HEC Montréal) + 32 researchers) for the Network for Research and Innovation in Road Safety, Support for Innovation Networks funded by the FQRNT, 2010-2014 (HEC Montréal)
• Collaborator (PI Luis Miranda-Moreno), Analysis of the impact of the bi-directional cycling path on Chemin de la Côte-Ste-Catherine on pedestrian and cyclist safety, City of Montréal, 25000$, 2013-2014
• Principal investigator (+2 researchers), Microscopic data collection for the calibration and validation of traffic micro-simulation tools for highways, City of Montréal, 21000$, 2013-2015
• Principal investigator, Relations of the main factors influencing pavement marking (durability and retroreflectivity), MTQ, 35000$, 2012-2014
• Principal investigator (+5 researchers) on Development of a diagnosis method and action plan on the municipal road network, MTQ, 150000$, 2012-2014
• Collaborator on Open 511 / 511 Ouvert, An integrated and standard framework to manage and publish road events, GeoConnections, 175000$, 2012-2013
• Principal investigator (+12 researchers), Platform for Transportation Data Archiving, Processing, Analysis and Visualization, NSERC, 115165$, 2012-2013
• Principal investigator (+5 researchers) on Roundabout Safety in Québec, Road Safety Research Program, FQRNT-MTQ-FRSQ, 150000$, 2011-2014 [Website]
• Co-applicant (PI Luis Miranda-Moreno + 4 researchers), How to improve cyclist safety at intersections and bike corridors in urban Quebec? The role of geometric design, built environment and traffic movements on cyclist injuries, Road Safety Research Program, FQRNT-MTQ-FRSQ, 150000$, 2011-2014
• Principal investigator on Pilot project for the study of the safety of all road users using video data, City of Montréal, 4700$, 2011-2012
• Principal investigator on Literature review on retro-reflectivity issues of pavement markings, MTQ, 15000$, 2011
• Principal investigator on Detailed accident modeling using microscopic data, grant of the Research and Innovation, Directorate of Ecole Polytechnique, 15000$, 2010
• Principal investigator on Automated classification of accidents and interactions using microscopic data, grant for young professors of the "Fondation de Polytechnique", 15000$, 2009
• Collaborator (PI Tarek Sayed) on Truck signal priority project, funded by Transport Canada and the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation (within the Bureau for Intelligent Transportation Systems and Freight Security), 2008
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Civil Engineering of UBC, under the guidance of Tarek Sayed, funded in part by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2005-2008
• Ph.D. scholarship from INRETS and the "région Ile de France", 2001-2005

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