Appointment of Charles Boisvert as Director General of JACOBB, the Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence

Pascale Sirard and John Halpin, directors general of Collège Bois-de-Boulogne and John Abbott College respectively, are pleased to announce the appointment of Charles Boisvert as director general of JACOBB as of April 15, 2022.

Charles earned his Bachelor of Sciences – Mathematics from McGill University in 2017 and a Minor in Actuarial Mathematics from Université de Montréal. Until recently, he was Director of development and partnerships and then Director of operations and special projects at JACOBB. His previous experience includes being an applied researcher, advisor and consultant in artificial intelligence in various sectors.

“Although his career is still young, Charles’ entrepreneurial skills and hands-on experience delivering mandates and managing projects in artificial intelligence make him the obvious person for the position” John Halpin, Chairperson, JACOBB’S Board of Directors.

About JACOBB A college centre for the transfer of technologies, JACOBB’s mission is to accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence into the Québec economy. JACOBB enhances innovation projects through its transversal areas of expertise: data science and machine learning.