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Marc Parizeau is a Professor at Université Laval, affiliated with the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His office is located at PLT-1138-B, and he can be reached at (418) 656-2131 ext. 407912 or via email at marc.parizeau@gel.ulaval.ca.
Academic Background:
- Ph.D., École Polytechnique de Montréal, 1992
- M.Sc.A., École Polytechnique de Montréal, 1987
- B.Eng., École Polytechnique de Montréal, 1984
His research focuses on Pattern Recognition, Evolutionary Computation, Neural Networks, 2D and 3D Computer Vision, and parallel and distributed systems. He integrates these areas to develop scalable computational models and tools for intelligent systems. His work bridges theoretical AI with practical software engineering for high-performance environments.
His teaching includes courses such as Programmation parallèle et distribuée (GIF-4104), Réseaux de neurones (GIF-21410), and various algorithm and programming courses in Python and engineering.
His recent publications reflect a strong trend in distributed evolutionary algorithms and concurrent programming frameworks, particularly using Python-based tools like DEAP and SCOOP, emphasizing scalability and real-world deployment.
Scientific Leadership and Software Contributions:
- Director, Calcul Québec
- Creator, Distributed Evolutionary Algorithms in Python (DEAP)
- Creator, Scalable Concurrent Operations in Python (SCOOP)
- Contributor, Portable Agile Classes in C++ (PACC)
- Contributor, Open Beagle
Marc Parizeau has supervised multiple collaborative projects and students, though specific names are not listed. He has secured research support through leadership roles and software development. His work is supported by institutional and provincial computing infrastructure initiatives.
Conference Involvement:
- Organizing Committee, High Performance Computing Symposium (HPCS'08)
- International Workshop on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (IWFHR'02)
- International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR'02)
- Vision Interface (VI'99)
- Conférence Internationale sur l'Écrit et le Document (CIFED'98)
He leads the Computer Vision and Systems Laboratory at Université Laval, a research group focused on intelligent systems, machine learning, and high-performance computing applications in vision and optimization.
