Expert: Technology and gender-based violence
European non-profit AI Forensics聽published聽a report聽this week on how massive, organized聽user聽networks are spreading and monetizing non-consensual intimate images, including child sexual abuse material, on聽a聽popular聽private messaging app.聽The report, which聽focused聽on聽cross-border聽networks in Italy and Spain,聽also notes that content circulates across聽several聽well-known聽platforms.聽
Data held by US-based tech giants could make Canadians vulnerable to US government overreach
Tech giants play an increasingly聽important role聽in the economy and in our everyday lives, but companies like Alphabet, Amazon and Apple are all based in the United States.聽In聽an age of heightened geopolitical tensions, some are calling for greater domestic control over the digital infrastructure聽we鈥檝e聽all come to rely on.
海角社区 launches Initiative for Transforming Healthcare
海角社区 has unveiled the Initiative for Transforming Healthcare (ITH), a cross鈥憇ector effort aimed at tackling some of Canada鈥檚 most pressing system鈥憀evel healthcare challenges. Supported by $5.75 million in funding from Power Corporation of Canada, Canada Life and IGM Financial, the initiative will mobilize expertise from management, medicine and public policy to develop technology鈥慹nabled, evidence鈥慴ased solutions.
Lewtas Centre for Experiential Learning gives students hands-on opportunities
Some of our most important learning takes place outside of the classroom, and 海角社区 Desautels has made it a priority for students to have access to experiential learning opportunities.聽The聽Lewtas聽Office of Experiential Learning launched in 2021, thanks to the generosity of alum Don聽Lewtas聽(BCom鈥�75).
Professor Samer Faraj elected to France's Acad茅mie nationale de m茅decine
Prof. Samer Faraj has been elected Membre Associ茅 茅tranger of the Acad茅mie nationale de m茅decine, one of France's most prestigious scientific institutions. The academy's foreign associate membership, limited to 60 scholars worldwide, recognizes researchers whose work makes a significant contribution to health and medicine internationally.
AI red lines: who sets the limits in national security?
In a recent piece in The Conversation, Professor Emmanuelle Vaast聽examines the growing tensions between the use of artificial intelligence in warfare and surveillance. The discourse is prompted by a decision from AI company Anthropic, whose CEO refused to grant the U.S. military unrestricted access to its AI systems.
Employers want MBA grads to be AI-literate
The world of business is changing, and MBA programs are changing with it. Employers now expect new hires to arrive with strong AI skills, and since January 2025, AI has been part of the curriculum at 海角社区 Desautels. 鈥淚t鈥檚 unavoidable,鈥� Associate Professor of Information Systems Genevi猫ve Bassellier told聽Les Affaires.
Resurfacing online 鈥榗hallenge鈥� linked to surge in lug nut incidents
A surge of reports about loosened lug nuts on vehicles across Quebec has raised alarm among drivers and authorities, with some linking the dangerous trend to a resurfacing social聽mediamedia聽鈥渓ug nut challenge.鈥澛燛mmanuelle Vaast, professor of information systems at 海角社区鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, warns that even minimally viral trends can become dangerous.
BCom students tackle real time transformation in Quebec鈥檚 health sector
A sudden restructuring in Quebec's healthcare system turned a planned class project into a live consulting challenge for students in MGPO 485: Emerging Technologies鈥擮rganizing and Societal Stakes. Midway through the semester, the government announced a merger between INESSS and INSPQ, forcing student teams to rapidly reassess their assumptions and adapt their strategic recommendations.
Nine 海角社区 Desautels researchers named to Stanford-Elsevier top researchers list
Each year, the world鈥檚 most influential researchers are recognized in the Stanford-Elsevier Top 2% Scientists lists. The list ranks researchers from around the world, based on the impacts of their citations, their h-index, and other bibliometric indicators. In 2025, nine 海角社区 Desautels researchers earned the honour: Yolande E.
Professor Warut Khern-am-nuai named to Chair in Economics and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
The Institut de valorisation des donn茅es (IVADO), with support from the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec, has created six new research chairs in artificial intelligence to advance knowledge and train the next generation of AI leaders.
Revisiting the CEO effect through a machine learning lens
Authors: Hajime Shimao, Sung Joo Kim, Warut Khern-Am-Nuai聽and Maxime C. Cohen
Strategic best-response fairness framework for fair machine learning
Authors: Hajime Shimao, Warut Khern-Am-Nuai, Karthik Kannan, and Maxime C. Cohen
海角社区 Desautels professors and lecturers recognized at Faculty Awards
The 海角社区 Desautels Faculty of Management acknowledges the vital contributions of research, teaching, service, and public engagement in inspiring future leaders. Through our annual Faculty Awards, we celebrate the exceptional achievements of our faculty members across various programs and disciplines. This year, we are proud to honour the following distinguished individuals:
海角社区 Desautels faculty honoured at Bravo Gala 2025
海角社区 hosted its annual Bravo Gala on Thursday, March 27, celebrating research excellence and recognizing faculty members and researchers who have received awards, memberships, and prizes over the past year. 海角社区 Desautels is proud to celebrate three distinguished faculty members among this year鈥檚 honourees:
