Environment, Smart Cities, Territory and Mobility

AI and digital technology can be both lifesaving and destructive to the environment. While data centres and planned obsolescence contribute to climate change, technology can facilitate the transition of cities to smarter and more sustainable mobility solutions.

Co-Heads Researchers

Thierry Badard

Professor, Department of Geomatics and Director of the Centre de recherche en données et intelligence géospatiales (CRDIG)

Université Laval
Shin Koseki

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Planning, Director of the UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape

Université de Montréal

Articles

Ethics, Governance and Democracy Events

IA and responsibilities: How are ethical standards integrated in technical systems? Examples from finance and smart cities

22 - 23 March 2022

Abeona-ENS-OBVIA Chair on AI and Social Justice Research and creation News

Highlights of the Summer School on Responsible AI OBVIA-SCAI 2021

Environment, Smart Cities, Territory and Mobility News

Shin Koseki, New Co-head Researcher of the Environment, Smart Cities, Territory and Mobility Research Theme

Researchers

Co-Heads Researchers

Thierry Badard

Professor, Department of Geomatics and Director of the Centre de recherche en données et intelligence géospatiales (CRDIG)

Université Laval
Shin Koseki

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Planning, Director of the UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape

Université de Montréal

Researchers

Christophe Abrassart

Professor, School of Design, Faculty of Planning

Université de Montréal
Ben Amor

Professor, Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Faculty of Engineering - Director of the Interdisciplinary Research and Sustainable Engineering and Ecodesign Laboratory (LIRIDE)

Université de Sherbrooke
Denis Boulanger

Director of research and development, Centre en imagerie numérique et médias interactifs (CIMMI)

Cégep de Sainte-Foy
Mustapha Boushaba
Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe
Urbano Cerqueira Matos Junior

PhD candidate, Département de systèmes d'information organisationnels de la Faculté des sciences de l'administration

Université Laval
Hugues Delmaire

Coordonnateur à la Recherche

Groupe d’études et de recherche en analyse des décisions (GERAD)
David Doloreux

Professeur au département d'affaires internationales

HEC Montréal
Khadija Essaied

Étudiante au doctorat en administration

Laval University
Richard Janda

Professor, Faculty of Law

Université McGill
Marcelin Joanis

Professor, Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering

Polytechnique Montréal
Yan Kestens

Professor, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health

Université de Montréal
Antoine Legrain

Assistant Professor

École Polytechnique de Montréal
Andrea Lodi

Professor, Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering

Polytechnique Montréal
Sehl Mellouli

Professor, Department of Organizational Information Systems, Faculty of Business Administration

Université Laval
Eric Paquet

Professeur adjoint au Département des sciences animales

Université Laval
Stéphane Roche

Professor, Department of Geomatics

Université Laval
Marie-Christine Therrien

Professor of Management - Director of the Cité-ID Living Lab

École nationale d’administration publique
Martin Trépanier

Professeur au Département de mathématiques et de génie industriel, directeur du Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur les réseaux d'entreprise, la logistique et le transport (CIRRELT)

Polytechnique Montréal

Chair on Social Justice and Artificial Intelligence 2019-2020

Abeona-ENS-OBVIA Chair on AI and Social Justice

Abeona-ENS-OBVIA Chair on AI and Social Justice

COVID-19

Ethics, Governance and Democracy

Education and Empowerment

International Relations, Humanitarian Action and Human Rights

Industry 4-0, Work and Employment

Law, Cyberjustice and Cybersecurity

Arts, Media and Cultural Diversity

Sustainable Health

Law, Cyberjustice and Cybersecurity Deliberation Videos

Webinar on digital identity and privacy protection

4 December 2023

Abeona-ENS-OBVIA Chair on AI and Social Justice Research and creation News

Coming soon : Considering artificial intelligence through the lens of social justice

Ethics, Governance and Democracy Deliberation Publications

Ethics at the heart of AI

Public policy News

Press release – Obvia receives a $15 million grant from the FRQ : Toward a human-centric approach to AI

Research and creation News

Postdoctoral Fellowships Funding

Deliberation Videos

Conference-discussion: Anticipating AI’s major Risks for Society

14 August 2023

Education and Empowerment Research and creation Publications

Elevating Higher Education : A Cutting-Edge Roadmap for Quality, Equity, and Inclusion With a Focus on Student and Instructor Mental Health in Multimodal Learning Environments

Education and Empowerment Deliberation Videos

Shattering Barriers

7 June 2023

Ethics, Governance and Democracy Deliberation Events

Canadian AI 2023 – Responsible AI Track

8 - 9 June 2023

Research and creation News

Supporting Next Generation Scholarship Program 2023-2024

The International Observatory on the Societal Impacts of AI and Digital Technology is made possible by the support of the Fonds de recherche du Québec.