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The lidR package, developed by Jean-Romain Roussel under the supervision of Alexis Achim, has reached a historic milestone!

30 October 2025

We are pleased to announce that the article describing the lidR package for airborne LiDAR data analysis in R has reached a remarkable milestone: 1,000 citations in just five years! Initially developed by Jean-Romain Roussel as part o... Continue reading »

Congratulations to Basma Ben Mahmoud for the successful and outstanding defense of her doctoral thesis!

29 October 2025

Congratulations to Basma Ben Mahmoud, who successfully defended her PhD in Industrial Engineering on October 27, 2025! Her thesis, « Development of Decision-Support Tools to Improve the Construction Value Chain: From Supplier Integra... Continue reading »

As Mass Timber Construction Gains Ground in Quebec, Baptiste Giorgio Explores Why This Sustainable Material Has Yet to Take Off

28 October 2025

As mass timber construction gains momentum in Quebec, Baptiste Giorgio, who completed his PhD in wood and bio-based materials engineering at Université Laval on November 26, 2024, investigated why this sustainable material has yet to ... Continue reading »

Sanjoy Roy Awarded the Prestigious Peter deMarsh Memorial Scholarship!

16 October 2025

Peter deMarsh Memorial Bursary: Sanjoy Roy Recognized for His Commitment to Sustainable Forestry Forest Owners of Canada (FOC) are proud to award the Peter deMarsh Memorial Scholarship, valued at $15,000, to young researcher Sanjoy Ro... Continue reading »

David Voyer and his team are using LiDAR remote sensing to combat the decline of sugar maple in Quebec!

6 October 2025

A study led by David Voyer, postdoctoral fellow at FFGG and member of CRMR, in collaboration with Guillaume Moreau, Alexandre Morin‑Bernard, João Paulo Czarnecki de Liz, and Alexis Achim (Université Laval), as well as Steve Bédard... Continue reading »