Chikhaoui Belkacem
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Biography
Belkacem Chikhaoui is a Professor at Université TÉLUQ since 2017, Canada Research Chair in Multimodal Data Mining, and a former regular researcher at the CRIUGM. He holds a PhD and Master’s in Computer Science from the Université de Sherbrooke and a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from the University of Boumerdès. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto.
Research interests
His research focuses on artificial intelligence applied to health, particularly the development of machine learning algorithms to analyze heterogeneous data (physiological, behavioral, social). He investigates activity recognition, detection of cognitive impairment, mental health monitoring, and social participation among older adults. He has also led projects on talent management, smart environments, and sensor-based solutions for dementia-related agitation and incontinence.
His work is funded by NSERC, FRQSC, the Alzheimer Society of Canada, and the Quebec government. He emphasizes technological transfer, open-access publication, and the integration of innovations into real-world applications (e.g., mobile apps, interactive platforms, recommender systems). He has supervised numerous students at all academic levels, often through international co-supervision.
Keywords: artificial intelligence, multimodal data, digital health, aging, machine learning, sensors, cognitive impairment detection, social participation, smart homes, assistive technologies.