Our team

Our team is located at the University of Sherbrooke, in the province of Québec in Canada, and formed of students and instructors from various fields of expertise: electrical engineering, software engineering, molecular biology and microbiology. The multidisciplinary nature of our team has allowed us to create a complete laboratory automation platform comprising hardware, software, and wetware.

The students taking part in this team are attending their final year of college. However, only a few of those are actually born and raised from Sherbrooke and its surroundings. The team members originate from different regions and demographics throughout the province. The diverse and varied minds and ways of working from everyone came together as a whole as every member weighed in with their contribution, to achieve a shared vision on what the robotic platform should be. The team's representatives are all interestsed in common subjects such as biology, engineering and robotics. The iGEM competition is seen as a great and interestsing challenge.

Sherbrooke University Main Campus

Source: Université de Sherbrooke

Student Members

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Alexandre England

Study Field: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Gatineau, Québec, Canada
Bachelor's degree specialization: Information Encoding, Bio-Engineering
Hobbies and interests: Computers, Nature, Kayak, Hiking, Snow-Shoeing, Fishing Enthusiast
Fun fact: He doesn't like bacon, although he eats some pretty often

Guillaume Robitaille Beaumier

Study Field: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Shawinigan, Québec, Canada
Bachelor's degree specialization: Electric Traction, Electric Vehicle Control, Digital Control
Hobbies and interests: Road and mountain bike, Running, Climbing
Fun fact: This year, he spent more time in Sweden rather than in Canada

Kevin Albert

Study Field: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Paris, 11th arrondissement, France
Bachelor's degree specialization: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence
Hobbies and interests: Reading, Cooking
Fun fact: He's French, but he's a die hard fan of the Montréal Canadiens hockey team

Simon Boucher

Study Field: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Mascouche, Québec, Canada
Bachelor's degree specialization: Photonics and Sensors, Bio-Engineering
Hobbies and interests: Dogs, Food, L.A.R.P. (Live Action Role Playing)
Fun fact: All of the the above

Louis-Philippe Crépeau

Study Field: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Longueuil, Québec, Canada
Bachelor's degree specialization: Electric Traction, Industrial Automation and Digital Control
Hobbies and interests: Sports (Badminton), Computer Gaming, Cats
Fun fact: He's in the center of the cover photo for the Sherbrooke University varsity sports' Facebook page

Louis-Philippe Gaudreau

Study Field: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: St-Ignace de Stanbridge, Québec, Canada
Bachelor's degree specialization: Robotics, Industrial Automation and Digital Control
Hobbies and interests: Good jokes and bad ones too
Fun fact: He hates doing paperwork, that's why most of his job is paperwork.

David Goulet

Study Field: Software Engineering
Hometown: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Bachelor's degree specialization: Object-Oriented Programming
Hobbies and interests: Roller-Blading, 3D Printing, Gaming
Fun fact: He's the only official software guy in the team and previously built a 3D printer.

Guillaume Leblanc-Walsh

Study Field: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Drummondville, Québec, Canada
Bachelor's degree specialization: Robotics, Industrial Automation and Digital Control
Hobbies and interests: Road Biking (Semi-Pro), ALpine, Skiing, Volkswagen
Fun fact: When Guillaume types on a keyboard, his fingers move constantly and really fast. Unfortunately, he types one letter for every ten key strikes his fingers make. And for every ten letters he types, he must erase at least three of them because it was a typo.

Louis-Vincent Major

Study Field: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Gatineau, Québec, Canada
Bachelor's degree specialization: Robotics, Industrial Automation and Digital Control
Hobbies and interests: New Technologies, Outdoors, Paintball, Computer Gaming
Fun fact: Yes, he has a twin who's also in the team. Louis-Vincent is the younger twin, and the evil one.

Philippe-Antoine Major

Study Field: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Gatineau, Québec, Canada
Bachelor's degree specialization: Robotics, Industrial Automation and Digital Control
Hobbies and interests: New technologies, Outdoors, Paintball, Computer Gaming
Fun fact: Yes, he's the other twin in the team. Philippe-Antoine is the older twin, and the good one.

Nicolas Noël

Study Field: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Girardville, Québec, Canada
Bachelor's degree specialization: Robotics, Industrial Automation and Digital Control
Hobbies and interests: Indoor and Outdoor Volleyball, Alpine Skiing, Guitar, Music, Technologies
Fun fact: Because of his name which, in French, strongly refers to Santa Claus and Christmas, his friends like to tease him by making jokes and mediocre puns about it.

Pierre-Olivier Payant

Study Field: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Pincourt, Québec, Canada
Bachelor's degree specialization: Electric Traction, Electric Vehicle Control, Digital Control
Hobbies and interests: Football, Hockey, Volleyball, Movies, Gaming
Fun fact: He once squatted 455 pounds

Dave Plouffe

Study Field: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Granby, Qubec, Canada
Bachelor's degree specialization: Information Encoding, Artificial Intelligence
Hobbies and interests: Music, Hiking, Bicycle
Fun fact: He has nothing to do with Captain Plouf, a kid show in Québec.

Alexandre Régis

Study Field: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Drummondville, Québec, Canada
Bachelor's degree specialization: Electrical Traction, Industril Automation and Digital Control
Hobbies and interests: Board games, School Involvement
Fun fact: He once was the president of the FEUS (Fédération des Étudiants de l'Université de Sherbrooke), the student body of the whole university

Jean-François Rousseau

Study Field: Biology
Hometown: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Bachelor's degree specialization: Molecular Biology
Hobbies and interests: Cross-fit, Ultimate-Frisbee, Being an extra in film and television shows
Fun fact: He would like to be an actor

Thibault Rizzo

Study Field: Informatics
Hometown: Paris, France
Bachelor's degree specialization: Artificial Intelligence
Hobbies and interests: Chess and Badminton
Fun fact: His computer is his one and only friend.

Marouane Tamarziste

Study Field: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Carthage, Tunisia
Bachelor's degree specialization: Bio-ingénierie
Hobbies and interests: Tennis, Ping-pong
Fun fact: Because of his disabled arm, some people gave him the nickname Nemo

Arnaud Lamine

Study Field: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Wolluwé-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
Bachelor's degree specialization: Electricity, Physics and Chemistry
Hobbies and interests: Taekwondo
Fun fact: He only drinks Belgian beer, served in one gallon glass

Kevin Neil

Study Field: Biology
Hometown: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Bachelor's degree specialization: Molecular Biology
Hobbies and interests: Video games, Biological Science and Computer sciences
Fun fact: Worked in a cafeteria for 7 years