At an event on August 30, Concordia recognized eight of its researchers for their outstanding contributions to furthering the wide-ranging scholarly and social impact of research at the university.
Christophe Guy, vice-president of Research and Graduate Studies, congratulated 2017 University Research Award recipients Jamal Bentahar, Kristen Dunfield, Pat Forgione, Monika Kin Gagnon, Saifur Rahaman and Christopher Wilds, and 2017 Petro-Canada Young Innovator awardees Rafik Naccache and Caroline Roux.
Eight new Concordia University Research Chairs were also celebrated.
“It is important to acknowledge the work of our exceptional faculty members, whose work, in this case, ranges from cybersecurity to trust development to wastewater treatment,” said Christophe Guy.
“I salute their leadership, productivity, innovation and influence.”
Concordia’s University Research Award winners are selected for their exceptional achievements and their contributions to advancing knowledge, building a productive training environment for students and increasing the university’s visibility as a research institution. Each recipient is awarded $5,000 and holds the title of Concordia University Research Fellow for one year.
The Petro-Canada Young Innovator Awards recognize outstanding young faculty members who are pursuing innovative research that strengthens the learning environment within their departments and has the potential to be of significance to society. The award, which is made possible by a generous endowment from Suncor Energy, comes with a $10,000 research grant.
Read more about the award recipients and what drives their research pursuits:
Jamal Bentahar: 2017 University Research Award
Strategic Research Cluster - Technology, Industry and the Environment (category B)
Jamal Bentahar, a professor with the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, explores how cloud computing can be made more secure and trustworthy. His research interests include intelligent agents and multi-agent systems, services and cloud computing, artificial intelligence, applied game theory, computational logics and formal verification.