Mir Abolfazl Mostafavi awarded Canada Research Chair in Intelligent and Inclusive Cities and Mobilities

Mir-Abolfazl Mostafavi is a researcher at Cirris, a full professor in the Department of Geomatics at Université Laval and a member of the Centre de recherche en données et intelligence géospatiales (CRDIG). He was recently awarded the Canada Research Chair in Intelligent and Inclusive Cities and Mobilities (Level 1), whose objective is to characterize the barriers that exist in the city and in buildings, to understand the interactions between people with disabilities and their environment, and to develop tools and methods for building more intelligent and inclusive cities. The Chair’s activities began in May 2023.

In Canada, 27% of the population aged 15 and over claim to live with a perceptual, cognitive or motor disability. For these people, there are many disabling situations, particularly when it comes to getting around town to take part in the various activities of daily life. In order to develop mobility solutions and environments adapted to all, innovations from the geomatic sciences can be put to good use.

The award of these chairs is both a recognition of the quality of the work carried out by the researchers, and a guarantee of recurring financial support for several years.

The entire Cirris community offers its most sincere congratulations!

To find out more about the research activities of Prof. Mostafavi’s team, watch this short video (in French):
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