Michel Paquette, PhD

Michel Paquette, PhD

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Computer Science Professor

  • Education

    • Carleton University

      2005 - 2010
      PhD Computer Science 12/12

      Activities and Societies: Martial Arts with Wutan Canada Supervised by Dr. Evangelos Kranakis and Dr. Andrzej Pelc.Thesis topic : Fault dependence and fault-tolerant communications.Recipient of:- NSERC Doctoral Postgraduate Scholarship- School of Computer Science Departemental Scholarship- Doctoral Domestic Tuition Scholarship- Teaching Assistantship

    • Marianopolis College

      1995 - 1997
      DEC Pure & Applied Sciences

      Pre-University studies as a preparation to Electrical Engineering Bachelor's studies.

    • Polytechnique Montréal

      1997 - 2001
      B.Ing. Electrical Engineering 3,26/4

      Activities and Societies: Esteban Solar Powered Car: member of the startup group. Honours project executed under the supervision of Dr. Samuel Pierre and Dr. Alejandro Quintero of the LARIM.Honours project: implementation of Bluetooth technology for household appliance control.

    • Université du Québec en Outaouais

      2002 - 2005
      M.Sc. Computer Science 4.13/4.3

      Activities and Societies: CALDI research group Master's thesis executed under the supervision of Andrzej Pelc.Research partially funded by the CALDI scholarship.Recipient of 2 excellence scholarships from the Fondation de l'UQO

  • Experience

    • Nortel Networks

      May 2000 - Aug 2000
      Intern in Quality Assurance

      Under the telephony group, execute quality assurance development work for first-generation DSL modems:* Building and modification of a test station for modem quality control.* Programming the test station application, using Visual Basic 6.0, to interface with the test station hardware and execute the testing protocol.* Writing of test station user manuals in English.* Managing the translation of the test station manuals from English to Spanish.

    • Collège de l'Outaouais

      Jan 2001 - Jun 2001
      College Instructor

      Dispensing courses to technical college students in the field of electrical engineering.Courses:- Industrial electronics- Signal processing in industrial environments- Telecommunications final project

    • Polytechnique Montréal

      Jan 2001 - May 2001
      Lab Assistant

      Assist the instructor in dispensing practical knowledge to the students and facilitate the learning process for students for the course "T.P. de circuits" (circuits design and implementation) as part of the core courses for the Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering at L'École Polytechnique de Montréal

    • CIMA+

      Jun 2002 - Aug 2005
      Electrical Engineer

      Project management and construction managementPlans and specifications:* Electrical/lighting services for 50+ commercial/institutional/municipal building projects* Access control and wastewater management electrical/lighting services* Building electrical services and communications networks planning* Various studies: Feasibility, lighting, power management

    • Carleton University

      Jul 2006 - May 2008

      Correct student assignments for the course "Programming in C++" as part of the bachelor's in computer science at Carleton University.Assist the professor in the guidance of students in the "Operating Systems" course as part of the bachelor's in computer science at Carleton University. Teaching "Introduction to Systems Programming" : an introductory C programming course which is aimed at teaching the principles of programming in the C language and familiarizing the student with compilation, pointers, memory management, structures, etc.

      • Teaching Assistant

        Sept 2005 - May 2008
      • Sessional Lecturer

        Jul 2006 - Aug 2006
    • DRDC

      Mar 2008 - Nov 2008
      Contractor

      Developing a geolocation software solution for the Canadian National Defense.

    • Vanier College

      May 2009 - now
      Professor, Department Coordinator, and Internship Organizer, Department of Computer Science

      Instruction of the Computer Science curriculum for- the development of data-centric Web applications.- introductory programming using the Python programming language for students outside the Computer Science discipline.Multiple terms as Department and Program Coordinator as well as Internship Organizer.Curriculum Coordinator responsible for designing and implementing, as of the Fall of 2019, a complete Ministry-mandated program revision of the Computer Science Technology Program.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Michel Paquette, PhD
      Senate medal for outstanding achievement at the Doctoral level Carleton University Jun 2010
    • Awarded to Michel Paquette, PhD
      AdHoc NOW 2008 top 10 papers AdHoc Now Steering Committee Jun 2008
    • Awarded to Michel Paquette, PhD
      Carleton Graduate Studies Research Dissemination Bursary Carleton University 2007
    • Awarded to Michel Paquette, PhD
      CAIMS-MITACS Joint Annual Conference Poster Competition 1st Prize CAIMS-MITACS Joint Annual Conference Steering Committee 2006
    • Awarded to Michel Paquette, PhD
      Carleton SCS Departmental Scholarship Carleton University School of Computer Science 2005 Annual scholarship renewed upon good academic standing for the academic years 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, and 2008-2009. Discontinued upon reaching funding limit.
    • Awarded to Michel Paquette, PhD
      Carleton Tuitionship Carleton University 2005 Annual 6 000$ tuitionship renewed upon good academic standing for the academic years 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, and 2008-2009. Discontinued upon reaching funding limit.
    • Awarded to Michel Paquette, PhD
      NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship NSERC 2005 Annual 21 000$ scholarship renewed upon good academic standing for the academic years 2005-2006, 2006-2007, and 2007-2008. Discontinued upon reaching funding limit.
    • Awarded to Michel Paquette, PhD
      UQO Excellence Scholarship Université du Québec en Outaouais Foundation 2005 Scholarship in the amount of 3 000$ for the 2004-2005 academic year.
    • Awarded to Michel Paquette, PhD
      UQO Excellence Scholarship Université du Québec en Outaouais Foundation 2004 Scholarship in the amount of 3 000$ for the 2003-2004 academic year.
    • Awarded to Michel Paquette, PhD
      CALDI Scholarship CALDI Research Chair on Distributed Computing 2003 Excellence and Orientation Scholarship in the amount of 10 000$, for the years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Seated on the Board of Administrators

      Issued by La Relance on Jan 2008
      La RelanceAssociated with Michel Paquette, PhD