Research Topics

Recognizing the significant research opportunities arising at the junction of health sciences, physical sciences and engineering, several research collaborations were established since 2003 between researchers from the faculties of Engineering, Sciences, Physical Education and Sports, and Medicine and Health Sciences, as well as with the Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institute.

In total, more than 150 people are involved in R&D activities at the CEGI. This group of researchers, which include 6 research chairs, share the objective of developing new technologies with an important focus on health applications, using engineering approaches to develop new sensors, devices and adapted systems in order to meet the specifications of these applications. This interdisciplinary approach, which reaches well beyond the development of simple proofs of concept with standard components, has an enormous potential for major innovation. The current research themes of the Center are:

Tele-assistance for health services

This theme brings includes the development of systems for supervision at a distance for surgical procesures in emergency rooms, a system for providing long distance therapies in the home of patients having gone through orthopaedic surgery or a neurologicial trauma, and a telepresence robotic system to assist with long distance supervision and health services in the home.

Robotic surgery

This system of enhanced reality will make it possible to guide the movements of an orthopaedic surgeon equipped with an exoskeleton and a 3D positioning camera.

Actimetry for geriatric rehabilitation

A feasibility study is under way for developing force sensors using carbon nanotubes for use in the context of actimetry in rehabilitation for dynamic force measurements under the foot.

Sensors, biosensors and photonics

These research activities include the development of functional sensors operating at high temperature and in hostile environments, of quantum dot biosensors or surface Plasmon resonance sensors, of hybrid photonic components, of optical microwave emitters adapted to software defined radio applications, and integrated emitters and sensors for terahertz signals.