With an engineering background, complemented by a Master's and a PhD in engineering specialized in marine biotechnology, Jihed Bentahar leads innovation and commercialization at CIDCO.
In his role, Mr. Bentahar is dedicated to technological evolution, the development of strategic partnerships, and the transfer of technology to the market. His activities focus on trend analysis, adapting the offering, and enhancing the value of technological advancements.
Vishwa earned his Master of Computer Science degree from the University of New Brunswick in 2023. During his master's program, he worked with the Ocean Mapping Group to develop frameworks for hydrography in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. Before starting his master's degree, Vishwa worked as a Machine Learning Engineer for a speech recognition company and as a Credit Risk Analyst for a Credit Rating Agency after obtaining his Bachelor of Computer Science Engineering degree in 2019. Vishwa enjoys keeping up with the latest articles on Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.
Contest # 2023-02
Position Summary:
I have master’s degree both in Geomatics engineering (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey) and Geography (Université de Montréal). In Geomatics, my research focused on geodesy and specifically studying geoid determination and evaluation by the satellite and in-situ data. I continued my studies to investigate the sea level changes of Blacksea using tide-gauge and satellite altimetry data.
With a rich experience of 27 years as a technician in the automotive field. Mr. Guimond is now proud to be part of the CIDCO staff He joined the team in August 2022 as an Equipment Technician and Storekeeper.
In 2008, Dominic obtained a DEC in biomedical analysis and began a career as a laboratory technician in microbiology at the Rimouski hospital. During the 13 years he spent in this position, he had the opportunity to work on the implementation of a new computer system, which made him discover a world full of possibilities.
In the fall of 2020, he began studying computer science by correspondence at Université Laval. Dominic quickly developed an interest in Python programming, artificial intelligence and relational databases.
In December 2021, he joined the CIDCO team.
Rimouski at the forefront
With the acquisition of several new tools, including autonomous vehicles and underwater vehicles, the Centre Interdisciplinaire de Développement en Cartographie des Océans (CIDCO) is proud to announce the creation of the first pole of expertise in marine robotics and hydrospatial in the Lower St. Lawrence!
Green research and development
The Canadian Hydrographic Association (CHA) will award two (2) scholarships of $2,000 each!
This award will be given to two deserving students. Applicants must be full-time Canadian students in an accredited post-secondary program in geomatics (the program must have a hydrographic and/or marine cartographic component) or be enrolled in a Category A or B hydrographic program in Canada.
You have 2 weeks left to submit your project (application deadline: June 30, 2021).
Patrick has several certifications, one of them is an introduction in computer vision, and another one in C++ with OpenClassrooms and the Linux+ certification from CompTIA.
In 2014 he was a tutor in C++ for the Interface Control course at Collège Ahuntsic. Afterwards, he was a silviculture technician for two summers in British Columbia and then a computer support consultant for CGI.