François Pomerleau

Canada Research Chair in Field Robotics - Board member of the Canadian Robotics Council - Director of the Northern Robotics Laboratory

Québec, Quebec, Canada

About

Working with outdoor mobile robots. Mainly focussing on field robotics targeting working systems that can be used outside research laboratories. Specialties: Computer Science, Field Robotics, Mobile Robotics, Research, 3D Mapping, Localization

Experience

  • Université Laval (9 yrs 11 mos)
    • Full Professor
      Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    • Canada Research Chair in Field Robotics (tier 2)
      Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Associate Professor
      Jun 2022 - Jun 2026 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Co-Chair - Research and Training Committee at Canadian Robotics Council
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Director of the Northern Robotics Laboratory (Université Laval) at Norlab
    Jan 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 7 mos

  • Visiting Professor at Oxford Robotics Institute
    Jan 2026 - Apr 2026 · 4 mos

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Toronto
    Jul 2014 - Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Conducting research on 3D mapping in outdoor and unstructured environments for GPS denied situations.