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=== Denis Laroche ===
=== Denis Laroche ===
'''Biomedical Engineer, Chief of Biomechatronics, National Research Council Canada''' <br>
'''Biomedical Engineer, Chief of Biomechatronics, National Research Council Canada''' <br>
Denis Laroche is a Research Officer at the National Research Council of Canada in Boucherville. He currently leads the bio-mechatronics team of the Medical Devices research center. He has expertise in biomechanics, material processing, computer science, numerical modeling, real-time surgical simulation and robotics. His main research activities are development of physics-based interactive models for realistic and effective virtual-reality simulation in surgical training, fine motor skills and rehabilitation.
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Denis joined the National Research Council in 1991. He developed engineering software for the manufacturing that has been transferred to over 25 industrial clients worldwide. In 2002, Denis adapted his software algorithms to develop biomedical applications. He led a research team in the development of an interactive simulator for the training of neurosurgical tasks. The technology has been transferred to 17 clients, and then commercialized. Denis also developed surgical training solutions for cardiology, orthopedics and nephrology. He also developed a simulator for the training of drone pilots. He is currently developing an interactive platform for the development and evaluation of fine motor dexterity.
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Denis published close to 70 papers, he gave over 30 presentations at universities and hospitals, and he gave over 60 presentations to industrial clients. He has been an external evaluator for an NSERC Industrial Chair. He received 3 Best Paper Awards at scientific conferences. He received 4 NRC outstanding awards. He presented his research at Découverte TV show and to MPs and senators at the Parliament Hill.
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=== Mark Hewko ===
=== Mark Hewko ===
'''Research Engineer, Biomechatronics, National Research Council Canada''' <br>
'''Research Engineer, Biomechatronics, National Research Council Canada''' <br>