Come rediscover the ITE Quebec Section at a panel discussion about the role of academic research in professional transportation practice and an evening of mingling with fellow transportation practitioners!

Date : Thursday, November 20 2025 – 17 h 00
Location : École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS Montréal) – Pavilion A (room A-4670)

Register at: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7391459269230923776/

Presenters

Francis Marleau Donais
Engineer and professor of urban engineering at ÉTS. He holds a PhD in land use planning and regional development and is co-holder of the AdapT-UMQ Research Chair in Resilient Municipal Infrastructure. His work focuses on the integration of sustainable development and climate adaptation into transportation and infrastructure decisions.

Jean-François Bruneau
Technology transfer and innovation advisor at IVADO and member of CIRRELT. A geographer with a PhD in civil engineering, he has more than 20 years of research in transportation, including road safety, smart mobility and autonomous vehicles.

Pierre-Léo Bourbonnais
Engineer and research associate in the Mobility Chair. Holder of a PhD in civil engineering – transportation from Polytechnique Montréal, he works in the context of urban and interurban mobility, with a strong interest in sustainability, efficient public transit systems, and technological and strategic choices in transportation.

Pascal Lacasse
Urban planner and division head at the Urban Planning and Mobility Department of the City of Montreal. After 17 years at the MTMD, he has been leading major projects related to sustainable mobility, electrification, urban logistics and Montreal’s urban and mobility plan since 2018.