Polytechnique Montréal is a partner in a strategic project in artificial intelligence being led by the Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO) that has just received a $124.5-million investment through the Canada First Research Excellence Fund. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, made the announcement today in Montréal.
An accomplished manager with a passion for science, engineer Maud Cohen (Po 1996), Eng., FIC, MBA, ASC has been named Polytechnique Montréal president. She will officially take office August 10, 2022, for a four-year term. On the eve of its 150th anniversary, this is the first time the engineering university has a woman at the helm.