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Joel Martin, Ph.D.

Dr. Joel Martin is the Acting Director General of the National Research Council of Canada's (NRC) Digital Technologies Research Centre. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, from the Georgia Institute of Technology and completed post-doctoral studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Martin has received awards for exceptional leadership and for innovative approaches to technology transfer. He has published dozens of peer-reviewed research articles and taught Computer Science courses at both the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. Since joining the NRC in 1994, he has been a researcher and served in multiple leadership roles in the Digital Technologies Research Centre, including Senior Director, Director of Research and Development, Program Lead of the Multimedia Analytic Tools for Security program, Team Leader, and project lead. His strategic leadership has resulted in an increase in the impact of digital technology research at the NRC and beyond, including advances and applications in data science and analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, machine translation, computer vision and graphics, cybersecurity, human-computer interfaces, natural language processing, medical and bioinformatics, and the Internet of Things (IoT). For example, under his leadership, the Research Centre has been successful in introducing digital technologies to detect disease outbreaks, some of which are now used worldwide, and digital technologies that promote Indigenous languages in Canada. In addition, Dr. Martin has established research and development programs drawing interest and collaboration from universities and other government departments. These initiatives include the NRC's Data Analytics Centre, the Multimedia Analytic Tools for Security program, and the AI for Design Challenge program. They have increased both scientific output and impact of the NRC's Digital Technologies Research Centre to Canada and Canadians. ------ Joel

Title: Chief Digital Research Officer and Chief Science Officer, National Research Council of Canada

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Dr. Joel Martin is the NRC's Chief Digital Research Officer and Chief Science Officer. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, from the Georgia Institute of Technology and completed post-doctoral studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Martin has received awards for exceptional leadership and for innovative approaches to technology transfer. He has published dozens of peer-reviewed research articles and taught Computer Science courses at both the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.

Since joining the NRC in 1994, he has been a researcher and served in multiple leadership roles in the Digital Technologies Research Centre, including Acting Director General, Senior Director, Director of Research and Development, Program Lead of the Multimedia Analytic Tools for Security program, Team Leader, and project lead.

His strategic leadership has resulted in an increase in the impact of digital technology research at the NRC and beyond, including advances and applications in data science and analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, machine translation, computer vision and graphics, cybersecurity, human-computer interfaces, natural language processing, medical and bioinformatics, and the Internet of Things (IoT). For example, under his leadership, the Research Centre has been successful in introducing digital technologies to detect disease outbreaks, some of which are now used worldwide, and digital technologies that promote Indigenous languages in Canada. In addition, Dr. Martin has established research and development programs drawing interest and collaboration from universities and other government departments. These initiatives include the NRC's Data Analytics Centre, the Multimedia Analytic Tools for Security program, and the AI for Design Challenge program. They have increased both scientific output and impact of the NRC's Digital Technologies Research Centre to Canada and Canadians.

Joel Martin (Ph. D.) est le dirigeant principal de la recherche numérique et le premier dirigeant scientifique du CNRC. Il est titulaire d'un doctorat en informatique (apprentissage automatique) du Georgia Institute of Technology et a effectué des études postdoctorales à l'Université de Pittsburgh. Il a reçu des prix pour son leadership exceptionnel et pour ses approches novatrices en matière de transfert de technologie. Il a publié des dizaines d'articles de recherche évalués par des pairs et a donné des cours d'informatique à l'Université d'Ottawa et à l'Université Carleton.

Depuis qu'il s'est joint au CNRC en 1994, M. Martin a été chercheur et a occupé plusieurs postes de direction au Centre de recherche en technologies numériques, notamment directeur général par intérim, directeur principal, directeur de la recherche et du développement, responsable du programme Outils d'analyse multimédias pour la sécurité, chef d'équipe et chef de projet.

Son leadership stratégique a permis d'accroître les retombées de la recherche en technologies numériques tant au CNRC qu'ailleurs dans le monde. M. Martin a notamment contribué à des avancées et à la mise au point d'applications dans le domaine comme les sciences, l'analyse des données, l'intelligence artificielle, l'apprentissage automatique, la traduction automatique, la visionique, le graphisme informatique, la cybersécurité, les interfaces personne-machine, le traitement du langage naturel, la médecine, la bio-informatique, et l'Internet des objets (IdO). Sous sa direction, le Centre de recherche a pu introduire des technologies numériques pour détecter les épidémies, dont plusieurs sont maintenant utilisées dans le monde entier, ainsi que des technologies numériques qui promeuvent les langues autochtones au Canada. M. Martin a aussi mis sur pied des programmes de recherche-développement qui non seulement suscitent l'intérêt des universités et d'autres ministères, mais aussi les invitent à y collaborer. Ces initiatives comprennent le Centre d'analyse des données du CNRC, le programme Outils d'analyse multimédias pour la sécurité et le programme Défi « L'intelligence artificielle au service de la conception ». Elles ont permis d'accroître la production scientifique et l'impact du Centre de recherche pour le Canada et la population canadienne.