{"id":8,"date":"2015-05-26T14:17:05","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T14:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hybridlab.umontreal.ca\/wp6\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-08-31T13:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T17:21:29","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hybridlab.umontreal.ca\/wp6\/team","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Director<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Tom\u00e1s Dorta<\/a><\/h3>\n

Professor
tomas.dorta@umontreal.ca<\/a>
(514) 343-6111 ext. 5010 or (514) 340-4711 ext. 2207<\/p>\n

Tom\u00e1s Dorta<\/a> is known for his pioneering research in integrating new technologies into the design process. With a background in architecture and design, he earned his Ph.D. in 2001, focusing on virtual reality’s role in design visualization. His research, funded by Canadian federal and provincial grants, is widely published and presented internationally. As an educator, he is a Full Professor of Design at Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al’s School of Design<\/a>, teaching courses on design research, co-design, interaction and industrial design. He’s also an Affiliate Professor of Architecture at Pennsylvania State University<\/a>. Tom\u00e1s is Senior Editor of Designing<\/a> journal, Associate Editor of CoDesig<\/a>n and founded the Design Research Laboratory Hybridlab in 2008. In 2016, he co-founded the startup Syst\u00e8mes Hybridlab<\/a>, where he serves as president, focusing on innovative design technologies.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Members<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Juan Antonio islas Mu\u00f1oz<\/a><\/h3>\n

juan.antonio.islas.munoz@umontreal.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Professor,<\/p>\n

Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al, School of Design<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Collaborators<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"BASTIENChristian\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

J.M. Christian Bastien<\/h3>\n

Universit\u00e9 de Lorraine – Metz, \u00c9quipe PErSEUs (EA 7312) UFR Sciences Humaines et Arts, Metz (France)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Yehuda E. Kalay<\/h3>\n

Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology (Israel); Department of Architecture, UC Berkeley\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Carmelo Di Bartolo<\/h3>\n

Design Research, Milan, Italy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Philippe Doyon-Poulin<\/h3>\n

\u00c9cole Polytechnique de Montr\u00e9al, D\u00e9partement de math\u00e9matiques et genie industrielle, Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Jose Pinto Duarte<\/h3>\n
Director, Stuckeman Center for Design Computing<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
The Pennsylvania State University<\/div>\n
Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Karine Bilodeau<\/h3>\n
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Facult\u00e9 des sciences infirmi\u00e8res, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n

Chercheure r\u00e9guli\u00e8re<\/p>\n

Centre de recherche de l\u2019H\u00f4pital Maisonneuve-Rosemont<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Research affiliates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"Stephane\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

St\u00e9phane Safin<\/h3>\n
Professor,<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
D\u00e9partement de psychologie<\/div>\n
Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Sana Boudhra\u00e2<\/h3>\n
Chaire de recherche strat\u00e9gique\u00a0
<\/b>de l\u2019UQAM en D<\/b>esI<\/b>gn pour
<\/b>la cybersA<\/b>nt\u00e9 MENT<\/b>ale.
<\/b>https:\/\/diament.uqam.ca\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Hadas Sopher<\/h3>\n
Director | Transformative Learning Places |\u00a0 <\/span>TLP-lab<\/a>\n
School of Architecture, Ariel University<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Research Associates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"Micha\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

Michael Hoffmann<\/h3>\n

Computer scientist<\/p>\n

mail@michahoffmann.de<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Michael Hoffmann is a design-thinking programmer and researcher. He holds his Master of Computer Science from Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (2005) together with a diploma from Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle (Germany), where he was engaged as a research assistant and developer on new concepts for human-computer interfaces and the authoring process of immersive 3D environments and virtual reality systems. He joined the Hybridlab in 2009 to contribute with his expertise. Michael Hoffmann has worked on Hyve-3D and its predecessor Hybrid Ideation Space as the lead programmer.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Past graduates and interns<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Hanie Tabatabaee<\/h3>\n

PhD student<\/p>\n

Camilo Andr\u00e9s Dominguez Linares<\/h3>\n

Intern 2026 – PhD Student (Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogot\u00e1, Colombia<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Sofia Estr\u00ealla Dos Santos\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Intern 2026 – M.Sc. Student (University of Porto<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Xue Ying Liu, M.Sc.<\/h3>\n

Master in Design Theory 2025<\/p>\n

Judith Chatelet<\/h3>\n

Intern 2024 – Undergrad student in interaction design (Strate Lyon)<\/p>\n

Dalibor Dzurilla<\/h3>\n

Intern 2022 – PhD Student (Czech Technical University in Prague)<\/p>\n

Hadas Sopher, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n

Postdoctoral Scholar 2021-2023<\/p>\n

Abdel Mounem Taouai, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n

Postdoctoral Scholar 2020-2020<\/p>\n

Agostino Parlapiano, M.Sc.<\/h3>\n

Individualised Master 2021<\/p>\n

Emmanuel Beaudry-Marchand, M.Sc.<\/h3>\n

Master in Design and Complexity 2020<\/p>\n

Sana Boudhra\u00e2, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n

PhD in Environmental Design 2020<\/p>\n

Nizar Haj Ayed<\/h3>\n

Intern 2018-2019 – PhD Student (UQAM)<\/p>\n

Ad\u00e8le Baug\u00e9<\/h3>\n

Intern 2018 – Master Student (\u00c9cole nationale sup\u00e9rieure d\u2019architecture de Nantes<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Camilo A. Angulo<\/span><\/h3>\n

Intern 2017 – PhD Student (Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogot\u00e1, Colombia<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Julie<\/span> Milovanovic<\/span><\/h3>\n

Intern 2017 – PhD Student (\u00c9cole nationale sup\u00e9rieure d\u2019architecture de Nantes<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Xueying Han<\/h3>\n

Intern 2016-2017 – PhD Student (Harbin Institut of Technology<\/span>, Chine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Asma Alaya, M.Sc.<\/h3>\n

Master in Design and Complexity 2017<\/p>\n

Annemarie Lesage, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n

PhD Candidate\u00a02015<\/p>\n

Davide Pierini, M.Sc.<\/h3>\n

Ph.D. candidate<\/p>\n

St\u00e9phane Safin, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n

Postdoctoral Scholar 2012-2013<\/p>\n

Gok\u00e7e Kinayoglu, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n

Postdoctoral Scholar\u00a02012-2014<\/p>\n

Anne-Marie H\u00e9bert, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n

Postdoctoral Scholar\u00a02012-2013<\/p>\n

Edgar P\u00e9rez, M.Sc.<\/h3>\n

Ph.D. candidate<\/p>\n

Ignacio Calvo, M.Sc.<\/h3>\n

Master in Design and Complexity 2014<\/p>\n

Sophie Poulain-Martin<\/h3>\n

Industrial Designer 2013<\/p>\n

Ganesh Baron Aloir<\/h3>\n

Intern 2016 – Graphic\u00a0design undergraduate (UQAM)<\/p>\n

Coline Droz<\/h3>\n

Intern 2015 – Professional Master – Universit\u00e9 Bordeaux Montaigne<\/p>\n

Isabelle Royer<\/h3>\n

Intern 2015 – Interior design undergraduate<\/p>\n

Marina Lessard<\/h3>\n

Intern 2015 – Interior design undergraduate<\/p>\n

Julien Tillez<\/h3>\n

Intern 2014 – Professional Master – Universit\u00e9 Bordeaux Montaigne<\/p>\n

M\u00e9lissa Charrier<\/h3>\n

Intern 2013 – Professional Master – Universit\u00e9 Bordeaux Montaigne<\/p>\n

Gabrielle Garcia<\/h3>\n

Intern 2013 – Professional Master – Universit\u00e9 Bordeaux Montaigne<\/p>\n

Olivier Plante<\/h3>\n

Master in Design and Complexity, 2011<\/p>\n

Alberto Restrepo<\/h3>\n

Industrial Designer 2011<\/p>\n

Stephanie Schaaf<\/h3>\n

Industrial Designer, 2009<\/p>\n

Ludovic M\u00e9rogot<\/h3>\n

Master in Design and Complexity, 2008<\/p>\n\n\n

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Director Tom\u00e1s Dorta Professortomas.dorta@umontreal.ca(514) 343-6111 ext. 5010 or (514) 340-4711 ext. 2207 Tom\u00e1s Dorta is known for his pioneering research in integrating new technologies into the design process. With a background in architecture and design, he earned his Ph.D. in 2001, focusing on virtual reality’s role in design visualization. His…<\/p>\n

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