Philippe Doyon-Poulin

Philippe Doyon-Poulin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal, specializing in human factors engineering and user experience design for complex systems. With extensive industry experience from Bombardier Aerospace (2013-2019), he contributed to the design and certification of flight decks for the CSeries (now A220) and Global 7500 aircraft, conducting over 500 hours of usability testing with pilots in flight simulators.

His educational background includes a Doctorate in Industrial Engineering from Polytechnique Montréal (2014), a Master's in Applied Sciences in Industrial Engineering from the same institution, and a Baccalaureate in Physics with specialization in numerical computing from Sherbrooke University.

Doyon-Poulin's research centers on cognitive engineering of man-machine systems, with particular focus on user interface design for aviation, healthcare, and industrial applications. His work bridges theoretical human factors principles with practical implementations in real-world contexts, especially in the evolving landscape of Industry 4.0 and digital transformation. He investigates how visual clutter affects performance, how to design effective touch interfaces under vibration conditions, and how to optimize human-system interaction for safety-critical environments.

His recent publications demonstrate a strong trajectory across multiple domains including aviation human factors (touchscreen interfaces under vibration), healthcare systems (pediatric ICU decision support), and industrial applications (predictive maintenance systems). The research shows increasing interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly in healthcare applications and human-centered AI development for Industry 5.0 contexts.

Doyon-Poulin actively supervises graduate students, with seven Master's theses and two PhD dissertations completed in 2022-2023 alone. His students' work spans aviation interfaces, mining equipment maintenance systems, medical decision support tools, and virtual reality applications for human factors evaluation. His research has attracted media attention, particularly regarding cockpit design for future aircraft and applications of his work in healthcare during the pandemic.

He leads research projects that often involve building test environments for human performance evaluation, such as the customizable touchscreen testing bench developed by his Master's student Adam Schachner, which simulates cockpit vibration conditions. His laboratory work bridges theoretical human factors research with practical applications in industry settings.