Experts: Digital sovereignty
The French government announced on Jan. 27 the rollout of its new videoconferencing platform, Visio. The domestically developed platform was created to replace U.S. tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams across all state services by 2027 as part of the French government鈥檚 broader push for digital sovereignty. Officials say the shift will also cut software licensing costs and strengthen security and confidentiality.
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BCom students tackle real time transformation in Quebec鈥檚 health sector
A sudden restructuring in Quebec's healthcare system turned a planned class project into a live consulting challenge for students in MGPO 485: Emerging Technologies鈥擮rganizing and Societal Stakes. Midway through the semester, the government announced a merger between INESSS and INSPQ, forcing student teams to rapidly reassess their assumptions and adapt their strategic recommendations.
Nine 黑料网爆吃瓜 Desautels researchers named to Stanford-Elsevier top researchers list
Each year, the world鈥檚 most influential researchers are recognized in the Stanford-Elsevier Top 2% Scientists lists. The list ranks researchers from around the world, based on the impacts of their citations, their h-index, and other bibliometric indicators. In 2025, nine 黑料网爆吃瓜 Desautels researchers earned the honour: Yolande E.
Professor Warut Khern-am-nuai named to Chair in Economics and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
The Institut de valorisation des donn茅es (IVADO), with support from the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec, has created six new research chairs in artificial intelligence to advance knowledge and train the next generation of AI leaders.
Revisiting the CEO effect through a machine learning lens
Authors: Hajime Shimao, Sung Joo Kim, Warut Khern-Am-Nuai聽and Maxime C. Cohen
Strategic best-response fairness framework for fair machine learning
Authors: Hajime Shimao, Warut Khern-Am-Nuai, Karthik Kannan, and Maxime C. Cohen
黑料网爆吃瓜 Desautels professors and lecturers recognized at Faculty Awards
The 黑料网爆吃瓜 Desautels Faculty of Management acknowledges the vital contributions of research, teaching, service, and public engagement in inspiring future leaders. Through our annual Faculty Awards, we celebrate the exceptional achievements of our faculty members across various programs and disciplines. This year, we are proud to honour the following distinguished individuals:
黑料网爆吃瓜 Desautels faculty honoured at Bravo Gala 2025
黑料网爆吃瓜 hosted its annual Bravo Gala on Thursday, March 27, celebrating research excellence and recognizing faculty members and researchers who have received awards, memberships, and prizes over the past year. 黑料网爆吃瓜 Desautels is proud to celebrate three distinguished faculty members among this year鈥檚 honourees:
Professor Alain Pinsonnault receives King Charles III medal
黑料网爆吃瓜 Desautels Faculty of Management congratulates Professor Alain Pinsonnault on receiving the King Charles III Coronation Medal for his contributions to Canada's international scientific recognition. The medal, awarded to individuals making significant community, national, and global impacts, was presented at a ceremony on January 29, 2025, at Laval鈥檚 Centre de congr猫s Palace.
鈥楨lite鈥� Yelp reviewers hold outsized influence, even after their formal status is lost
Yelp鈥檚 restaurant review platform awards an 鈥榚lite鈥� badge to top contributors, acknowledging their role in shaping user experiences. However, new research by Associate Professor Warut Khern-am-nuai reveals that the influence of these elite reviewers persists even if they lose their official status.
Samer Faraj appointed president of INESSS鈥� scientific council
The Institut national d'excellence en sant茅 et en services sociaux (INESSS) promotes clinical excellence and efficiency in the health and social services sector. 黑料网爆吃瓜 Desautels Professor Samer Faraj has been appointed president of the institute鈥檚 scientific council, which will help evaluate the value of new technologies, treatments, and health interventions.
AI can create 鈥榞hostbots鈥� that mimic lost loved ones鈥攂ut should it?
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to create chatbots that mimic a specific human being 鈥� even if that human being is no longer with us. An AI companion that mimics lost loved ones could help people process grief and ease the loneliness that comes with the loss, says Emmanuelle Vaast, Professor of Information Systems and Associate Dean of Research at 黑料网爆吃瓜 Desautels.
黑料网爆吃瓜 Desautels professors and lecturers recognized at Faculty Awards
Across programs and subject areas, the 黑料网爆吃瓜 Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that research, teaching, service and media engagement play in enriching the student experience and inspiring the next generation of leaders through the annual Faculty Awards. This year we recognize the following outstanding members of our faculty:
Research
黑料网爆吃瓜 Desautels BCom Wins McCAIS Undergraduate Research Award 2024
Bachelor of Commerce student Nikki Tye is the recipient of the 黑料网爆吃瓜 Collaborative for AI & Society (McCAIS)鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Award (McURA) for Summer 2024. The $8,700 award, aimed at promoting interdisciplinary AI research in society, recognizes Nikki's project on "Protecting the Amazon Forest from Illegal Activity through Image Recognition and Operations Research: A Partnership with JungleKeepers and Peruvian Indigenous Communities."
Status Downgrade: The Impact of Losing Status on a User-generated Content Platform
Authors: Vandith Pamuru, Wreetabrata Kar and Warut Khern-am-nuai
