PRISM, the MMFA’s Digital Mediation Innovation Lab, and L’Ouvroir, the Digital Art History and Museology Lab at the Université de Montréal, have partnered to present two events as part of the luncheon conference/ discussion series launched by PRISM in January 2020.
About L’Ouvroir
L’Ouvroir is the Digital Art History and Museology Lab at the Université de Montréal, dedicated to supporting the work carried out as part of the “New Uses of Collections in Art Museums” Partnership (CIÉCO). This laboratory provides the team with state-of-the-art equipment to conduct research but also to experiment and develop new uses for digitized collections that take advantage of the web, 3D visualization techniques and virtual and augmented reality. It offers the opportunity to create a solid editorial infrastructure for the Digital Encyclopedia and to produce three IT developments that will be mobilized in the various areas of research: first, with the establishment of a collaborative platform for work on the archives; second, with the creation of a digital tool dedicated to documenting how collections are hung; and third, with the creation of a JavaScript library designed to facilitate the production and deployment of digital exhibition tools and illustration of the Encyclopedia. It is also a versatile structure that facilitates collaborative work and the organization of teleconferences with the project’s museum and international partners. Its creation provides Canada with a research facility dedicated to experimentation and the development of innovations in the field of digital art history and museology.
About the speakers
Sébastien Gambs, Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal
Sébastien Gambs has been the Canada Research Chair in Privacy-Preserving and Ethical Analysis of Big Data since December 2017 and a professor in the Department of Computer Science at Université du Québec à Montréal since January 2016. His main research theme is the protection of privacy in the digital world. He is also interested in solving long-term scientific questions such as the tension between privacy and the analysis of big data as well as ethical issues such as fairness, transparency and accountability issues raised by machine learning models and personalized systems.
Yves Lapierre, Co-Founder of Floe, Lawyer
A lawyer specializing in innovation law, Yves Lapierre has directed a data hosting and digital services company for over 20 years and has helped many large organizations in this field. His expertise covers digital tech, data usage, and augmented intelligence.
He recently supported a group of partners to create Culturepédia, the first cultural data trust that serves Quebec, French Canadian, and Acadian organizations.
Chanele Morel-Lebrun, Relationship Marketing Manager, Musée de la civilisation
With a bachelor's in communications and a passion for data, Chanele has focused on the customer experience in every position in her career, which has given her solid expertise in customer acquisition and retention. Always looking for ways to improve these aspects, she has recently focused on how data can drive relevant and effective marketing strategies. Chanele currently works at the Musée de la civilisation, where she is implementing a Customer Data Platform to strengthen the alignment between the use of marketing data and the visitor experience.
