Directors
Érik Poirier
Ivanka Iordanova
Daniel Forgues
Erik Andrew Poirier PhD in construction engineering. He holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in construction engineering from the École de Technologie Supérieure. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Laval University. He completed his post-doctoral internship at the BIM Topics Lab at the University of British Columbia where he taught and participated in the supervision of 8 HQP. He has more than 15 years of industry experience, having worked in Vancouver and Montreal. Erik acts as Vice-President of the BIM Group in Quebec and is a member of the board of directors of buildingSMART Canada. The two non-profit organizations aim to support the built environment sector in digital transformation. He is co-director of the mirror committee ISO / TC59 SC 13 – Organization of information on construction works for the Standards Council of Canada. Erik specializes in integrating and optimizing information flows in value chains and in the life cycle of the built environment.
M.Sc. Architecture, Ph.D. in Environmental Design, LEED AP 
Ms Iordanova holds a masters’ degree in architecture and a Ph.D. in Environmental Design from Université de Montréal. After a few years of architectural practice, she taught architecture at the University of Montreal and was a researcher at the GRCAO (Groupe de recherche en conception assistée par ordinateur) and the GRIDD, where she completed postdoctoral studies. At Pomerleau, she spent a number of years as Innovation Director, where she implemented BIM technologies for building and infrastructure construction. Ms Iordanova authored multiple scientific articles in various domains: from architectural design to quality-focused building construction, with digital technologies and integrated conception as common threads.
Ph.D. arch. PMP
Professor in the Department of Engineering construction of ÉTS with 25 years of experience in managing projects and programs for various sectors including real estate, IT and manufacturing.

Professors
James Lapalme
Ali Motamedi
Conrad Boton
Danielle Monfet
Ph.D Ing.
James Lapalme brings to the research team a multidisciplinary background that includes engineering, computer science, management and organizational psychology.
His goal is to contribute to the success of organizations by helping them to achieve teamwork, innovation, sustainability and people building.
He possesses a unique combination of experiences and training that allows him to approach business challenges with both depth and breadth.
He has helped various organization tackle challenges related to business and technology strategy, enterprise-wide system design, organizational design and transformation, as well as innovation.
His main research interest is the design of organizations and teams in the context of digital technologies.

Ali Motamedi received his Ph.D. from an interdisciplinary engineering program at Concordia University. His research focuses on the applications of emerging IT technologies in construction and facilities management including Internet of Things (IoT), localization, Building Information Modeling (BIM) and data visualization. Ali is the holder of several national and international scholarships, fellowships and awards including JSPS, FQRNT, NSERC, and the Merit Award. His research results have been published in several journals and presented in various conferences. He has also many years of consulting/design experience in the area of facilities management and information technology and has participated in several large scale IT projects.
Ph.D. ing. 
Ph.D Ing.
Professor in the department of construction engineering at ÉTS and co-director of the GRIDD. She received her PhD in building engineering from Concordia University in 2011 and specialized in building energy modeling, energy efficient buildings and ongoing commissioning of HVAC systems. Her research interests include building performance analysis, the development of new approaches to improve the energy efficiency and operation of buildings. She is also interested in the use of new technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) to improve the performance of buildings from design to operation.

Ph.D Ing.
James Lapalme brings to the research team a multidisciplinary background that includes engineering, computer science, management and organizational psychology.
His goal is to contribute to the success of organizations by helping them to achieve teamwork, innovation, sustainability and people building.
He possesses a unique combination of experiences and training that allows him to approach business challenges with both depth and breadth.
He has helped various organization tackle challenges related to business and technology strategy, enterprise-wide system design, organizational design and transformation, as well as innovation.
His main research interest is the design of organizations and teams in the context of digital technologies.

Ali Motamedi received his Ph.D. from an interdisciplinary engineering program at Concordia University. His research focuses on the applications of emerging IT technologies in construction and facilities management including Internet of Things (IoT), localization, Building Information Modeling (BIM) and data visualization. Ali is the holder of several national and international scholarships, fellowships and awards including JSPS, FQRNT, NSERC, and the Merit Award. His research results have been published in several journals and presented in various conferences. He has also many years of consulting/design experience in the area of facilities management and information technology and has participated in several large scale IT projects.
Ph.D. ing. 
Ph.D Ing.
Professor in the department of construction engineering at ÉTS and co-director of the GRIDD. She received her PhD in building engineering from Concordia University in 2011 and specialized in building energy modeling, energy efficient buildings and ongoing commissioning of HVAC systems. Her research interests include building performance analysis, the development of new approaches to improve the energy efficiency and operation of buildings. She is also interested in the use of new technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) to improve the performance of buildings from design to operation.

Research Support Team
Asad Shahin Moghadam
Emmanuelle Nonirit
Walid Anane
Isabelle Jutras
Technical assistant at the GRIDD on a part-time basis, he is mainly in charge of web development and technical related issues. He is a masters student, and he mainly works on Graph Technologies, BIM, IoT, and Cyber-Physical Systems. He holds a bachelor degree in material engineering, and he is a senior full stack web developer with an artistic mind. In addition to GRIDD, he also has similar responsibilities in the CCPS (Cognitive Cyber-Physical Systems) research team which was founded by his supervisor, Prof. Ali Motamedi.
M. Sc. A Construction, B.Sc Architecture, Cert. BIM
With a degree in Architecture and then in Construction Engineering, Emmanuelle is particularly interested in the field of innovation. Her practice in traditional architecture in Martinique as well as in Quebec has allowed her to develop a passion for the improvement of construction practices, BIM, its integration and parametric modeling.
During his studies, Walid Anane has been involved in many aspects of construction ranging from management, design, structural design, prefabrication, and material properties. This has allowed him to develop his ability to adapt and his desire to learn more about innovative construction. Following his graduation with honors from ENIS, he returned to Canada as part of the Mitacs Elevation program to pursue a master’s degree in research at ÉTS in the GRIDD laboratories. Under the supervision of Prof. Iordanova and Prof. Ouellet-Plamondon, he is currently working on the application of BIM to digital fabrication. Walid Anane is now part of the GRIDD research support team and is responsible for managing internal meetings with Emmanuelle Nonirit. He assists Prof. Iordanova in the management of her team and is responsible for the successful integration of her students.
M.Sc. Env. and M. in sociology
Administrative assistant at the GRIDD on a part-time basis, she is mainly in charge of financial management, student scholarship payments and text revision. She holds a degree in land use planning, a master’s degree in environmental sciences and a master’s degree in sociology. She has worked in public consultation on environmental projects, in environmental health with First Nations and in energy efficiency and renewable energy at AQME, as editor of the magazine “La maîtrise de l’énergie” and events coordinator. In addition to the GRIDD, she also works as a sociology teacher at CEGEP level.
Technical assistant at the GRIDD on a part-time basis, he is mainly in charge of web development and technical related issues. He is a masters student, and he mainly works on Graph Technologies, BIM, IoT, and Cyber-Physical Systems. He holds a bachelor degree in material engineering, and he is a senior full stack web developer with an artistic mind. In addition to GRIDD, he also has similar responsibilities in the CCPS (Cognitive Cyber-Physical Systems) research team which was founded by his supervisor, Prof. Ali Motamedi.
M. Sc. A Construction, B.Sc Architecture, Cert. BIM
With a degree in Architecture and then in Construction Engineering, Emmanuelle is particularly interested in the field of innovation. Her practice in traditional architecture in Martinique as well as in Quebec has allowed her to develop a passion for the improvement of construction practices, BIM, its integration and parametric modeling.
During his studies, Walid Anane has been involved in many aspects of construction ranging from management, design, structural design, prefabrication, and material properties. This has allowed him to develop his ability to adapt and his desire to learn more about innovative construction. Following his graduation with honors from ENIS, he returned to Canada as part of the Mitacs Elevation program to pursue a master’s degree in research at ÉTS in the GRIDD laboratories. Under the supervision of Prof. Iordanova and Prof. Ouellet-Plamondon, he is currently working on the application of BIM to digital fabrication. Walid Anane is now part of the GRIDD research support team and is responsible for managing internal meetings with Emmanuelle Nonirit. He assists Prof. Iordanova in the management of her team and is responsible for the successful integration of her students.
M.Sc. Env. and M. in sociology
Administrative assistant at the GRIDD on a part-time basis, she is mainly in charge of financial management, student scholarship payments and text revision. She holds a degree in land use planning, a master’s degree in environmental sciences and a master’s degree in sociology. She has worked in public consultation on environmental projects, in environmental health with First Nations and in energy efficiency and renewable energy at AQME, as editor of the magazine “La maîtrise de l’énergie” and events coordinator. In addition to the GRIDD, she also works as a sociology teacher at CEGEP level.
Members
Current students
Name | Level | Year of enrolment |
Adel Kasaee | Ph.D | 2014 |
Emmanuelle Nonirit | Master | 2019 |
Étienne Clément | Master | 2019 |
Hafsa Chbaly | Ph.D | 2017 |
Hamed Raoofi | Master | 2019 |
Jade Kim Beltran | Master | 2016 |
Jean-François Côté | Master | 2014 |
Marie Boize | Master | 2019
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Martin Michaud | Ph.D. | 2015 |
Mathieu Dupuis | Ph.D. | 2013 |
Mathieu Fokwa Soh | Ph.D. | 2016 |
Mathieu Robitaille | Master | 2019 |
Mehrzad Shahinmoghadam | Ph.D | 2019 |
Nabil Lechhab | Master | 2019 |
Nicolas Strange | Master | 2019 |
Pierre Martel | Master | 2019 |
Romain Leygonie | Master | 2019 |
Samira Bakrani | Master | 2019 |
Sina Karimi | Master | 2019 |
Sylvie Robichaud | Ph.D | 2019 |
Anane Walid | Master | 2020 |
Belharet Lamia | Master | 2020 |
Filion Carolyne | Master | 2020 |
Grégoire Aurélie | Master | 2019 |
Mahbod Sarah | Master | 2020 |
Messa Sokoudjo Virginie Raissa | Master | 2020 |
Siamak Rajabi | Master | 2020 |
Mehdipoor Amirhossein | Ph.D | 2020 |
Audrey Provost | Master | 2020 |
Asad Shahinmoghadam | Master | 2020 |
Boufares Nouha | Master | 2020 |
Claire Delarue | Master | 2020 |
Gosselin Gabriel | Master | 2020 |
Boudaouara Hamed | Master | 2020 |
Jean-Paul Kossi Agboh | Master | 2020 |
Léo Marcy | Master | 2020 |
Mejiri Marouene | Master | 2020 |
Ricardo Claveau | Master | 2020 |
Said Mohamed | Master | 2020 |
Yasmine Aoubacha | Master | 2020 |
Graduated Students
Name | Level | Year of graduation |
Yaya Pitti | Master | 2018 |
Yassine Ben Jemâa | Master | 2017 |
Vincent Carignan | Master | 2017 |
Vanessa Demers | Master | 2018 |
Valérie Bergeron-Bibeau | Master | 2018 |
Valentin Marchioni | Master | 2018 |
Tatiana Botnaru | Master | 2017 |
Taïs Scherer | Master | 2018 |
Sylvain Vaudou | Master | 2017 |
Simon Bourlon | Master | 2019 |
Sébastien Frenette | Master | 2015 |
Samer Jarmak | Master | 2017 |
Sabrina Giguère | Master | 2012 |
Ruth Flores | Master | 2011 |
Raphaël Sert | Master | 2014 |
Ramy Mechleb | Master | 2019 |
Rami Chetoui | Master | 2015 |
Pierre-Olivier Côté | Master | 2013 |
Pierre Collot | Master | 2015 |
Michael Léonard | Master | 2012 |
Maroua Ben Hassine | Master | 2015 |
Marie-Hélène Côté | Master | 2014 |
Marc-Yvan Quenneville | Master | 2019 |
Marc-Antoine Vigneault | Master | 2018 |
Manon Pouteau | Master | 2016 |
Mahdi El Remaoun | Master | 2013 |
Maël Darchen | Master | 2019 |
Louis Courbois | Master | 2019 |
Lieu Dao | Master | 2012 |
Laurent Miossec | Master | 2016 |
Kristina Kincelova | Master | 2019 |
Khaled Kabbara | Master | 2012 |
Juliette Bérard | Master | 2018 |
Jean-Philippe Dionne | Master | 2015 |
Imen Chikhi | Master | 2018 |
Imane El-Hammoumi | Master | 2017 |
Georges C. Rizkallah | Master | 2015 |
Gabriel Lachance | Master | 2016 |
Franck Ghislain Ningue | Master | 2016 |
Francis Trottier | Master | 2016 |
Francesco Cappai | Ph.D. | 2019 |
Eva-Charlotte Forgues | Master | 2017 |
Estelle Grialou | Master | 2016 |
Érik Poirier | Ph.D. | 2016 |
Daniel Izquierdo | Master | 2015 |
Clémentine Fadeuilhe | Master | 2015 |
Clément Hittier | Master | 2017 |
Belkacem Berghout | Ph.D. | 2019 |
Aymeric Fourcade | Master | 2013 |
Axel Martineau | Master | 2017 |
Audrey Lavallée | Master | 2011 |
Alix Tissier | Master | 2019 |
Ali Alaghbandrad | Master | 2015 |
Alexandre Daoust | Master | 2017 |
Albéric Masurel | Master | 2014 |
Aida Farzaneh | Ph.D. | 2019 |
Aïda El Kabbaj | Master | 2016 |
Adrien Fort | Master | 2015 |
Adil Lahnichi | Master | 2014 |
Adel Tobbi | Master | 2016 |
Abdelhak Bedahouche | Master | 2019 |
Étienne Clément | Master | 2020 |
Jade Kim Beltran | Master | 2020 |
Marie Boize | Master | 2020 |
Nicolas Strange | Master | 2020 |