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At the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), we believe that Quebec’s digital future relies on our collective ability to develop trustworthy technologies, protect our data, and strengthen our digital autonomy. It is with this vision in mind that UQAC serves as a point of convergence for research, organizations, and society.
In a context where data, digital infrastructure, and artificial intelligence have become strategic assets, digital sovereignty has emerged as a major priority for organizations and governments alike. This ability to protect data, control infrastructure, and develop technologies aligned with core values represents an essential pillar of resilience, competitiveness, and autonomy today.
At UQAC, this vision comes to life through recognized research in cybersecurity, data protection, and artificial intelligence. Within the CybPro Institutional Research Chair, researchers contribute to developing solutions that directly address contemporary issues of digital trust. Notably, recent work by Professor Fehmi Jaafar on secure digital identity management proposes novel decentralized technology-based approaches aimed at giving citizens and organizations greater control over their data and trust mechanisms.
Additional research at UQAC focuses on protecting industrial data and critical infrastructure within smart industry environments, helping to strengthen the security and resilience of digital ecosystems. Furthermore, work conducted on AI security provides a deeper understanding of the risks associated with intelligent systems and identifies the conditions necessary for their responsible and secure development.
Recognizing that digital transformation extends far beyond technology alone, UQAC also addresses its human, social, organizational, and ethical dimensions. We believe that the digital future depends not only on the innovations we create, but also on our collective capacity to govern them, understand them, and harness them for the common good.
As a partner of MTL connecte, UQAC is proud to contribute to the conversations shaping tomorrow’s digital landscape. Through its research, training, and knowledge transfer activities, the university helps build a safer, more autonomous, and more human-centered digital ecosystem equipped to meet the major challenges of our time.