Biographical information

Université de Montréal - EBSI - Yves MARCOUX

Yves MARCOUX, Ph.D.

Associate professor, EBSI, University of Montréal
Coordinator, GRDS, EBSI, University of Montréal

Yves MARCOUX is a faculty member at EBSI, University of Montréal, since 1991. He is mainly involved in teaching, research, standardization, and international cooperation activities in the field of document informatics. Prior to his appointment at EBSI, Dr. Marcoux has worked for 10 years in systems maintenance and development, in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. He obtained his Ph.D. in theoretical computer science from Université de Montréal in 1991. His main research interests are document theory, structured document implementation methodologies, and information retrieval in structured documents. He is author of many research reports and scientific articles on various aspects of structured documents. Since 1995, he has lead numerous projects related to XML and SGML theory and practice. He is sollicited as an expert on digital information management and structured documents on a regular basis. He has been co-responsible for the Digital Information Management Certificate at EBSI, from its creation in 2000, to 2005. Through GRDS, his research group at EBSI, he has been principal architect for the Governmental Framework for Integrated Document Management, a project funded by the National Archives of Québec and the Québec Treasury Board.