François Michaud

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
184 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

François Michaud is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, François Michaud has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 54 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 37 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in François Michaud's work include Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (33 papers), Social Robot Interaction and HRI (32 papers) and Robotics and Automated Systems (26 papers). François Michaud is often cited by papers focused on Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (33 papers), Social Robot Interaction and HRI (32 papers) and Robotics and Automated Systems (26 papers). François Michaud collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Switzerland and France. François Michaud's co-authors include Mathieu Labbé, Dominic Létourneau, Jean-Marc Valin, Audrey Duquette, S. Caron, Jean Rouat, Henri Mercier, François Grondin, Michel Lauria and François Ferland and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

François Michaud

173 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. RTAB‐Map as an open‐source lidar and visual simultaneous localization and mapping library for large‐scale and long‐term online operation
    2018 570 citations Mathieu Labbé, François Michaud profile →
  2. Appearance-Based Loop Closure Detection for Online Large-Scale and Long-Term Operation
    2013 265 citations Mathieu Labbé, François Michaud profile →

Peers

François Michaud
Jorge Dias Portugal
Alexandre Bernardino Portugal
Růžena Bajcsy United States
Sven Behnke Germany
Weihua Sheng United States
Urbano Nunes Portugal
Hajime Asama Japan
Luis M. Bergasa Spain
Michael Jenkin Canada
Thomas B. Moeslund Denmark
Jorge Dias Portugal
François Michaud
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Countries citing papers authored by François Michaud

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Fields of papers citing papers by François Michaud

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of François Michaud

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of François Michaud. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of François Michaud based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with François Michaud. François Michaud is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Michaud, François, et al.. (2024). Using Robus In Electrical And Computer Engineering Education. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 4.583.1–4.583.11.
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Michaud, François, et al.. (2024). Major Design Capstone Projects: A Multidisciplinary Teaching and Learning Approach. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
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Guay, Manon, Claudine Auger, François Michaud, et al.. (2024). Utility of 3D modelling of the patient's living environment as perceived by occupational therapists. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. 71(6). 925–939. 2 indexed citations
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Saillard, Marianne, Nicolás Espurt, François Michaud, et al.. (2023). Gravity-driven large-scale deformation system in the Tumbes-Guayaquil forearc basin, Northern Andes (Northern Peru-Southern Ecuador). Journal of Structural Geology. 173. 104909–104909. 2 indexed citations
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Grondin, François, et al.. (2023). Fast Cross-Correlation for TDoA Estimation on Small Aperture Microphone Arrays. 25. 1–5. 1 indexed citations
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Létourneau, Dominic, Simon Brière, Mathieu Hamel, et al.. (2022). OpenTera: A microservice architecture solution for rapid prototyping of robotic solutions to COVID-19 challenges in care facilities. Health and Technology. 12(2). 583–596. 12 indexed citations
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Gaboury, Isabelle, Michel Tousignant, Hélène Corriveau, et al.. (2021). Effects of Telerehabilitation on Patient Adherence to a Rehabilitation Plan: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 10(10). e32134–e32134. 7 indexed citations
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Guay, Manon, et al.. (2021). Adapting a Person’s Home in 3D Using a Mobile App (MapIt): Participatory Design Framework Investigating the App’s Acceptability. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies. 8(2). e24669–e24669. 10 indexed citations
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Michaud, François, et al.. (2019). Development of a Web-Based Monitoring System for Power Tilt-in-Space Wheelchairs: Formative Evaluation. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies. 6(2). e13560–e13560. 9 indexed citations
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Ferland, François, et al.. (2013). Taking your robot for a walk: force-guiding a mobile robot using compliant arms. Human-Robot Interaction. 309–316. 9 indexed citations
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Valin, Jean-Marc, et al.. (2009). Evaluating real-time audio localization algorithms for artificial audition in robotics. 2033–2038. 38 indexed citations
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Michaud, François, Tamie Salter, Audrey Duquette, et al.. (2007). Assistive Technologies and Children-Robot Interaction.. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 45–49. 24 indexed citations
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Lauria, Michel, et al.. (2007). High Performance Differential Elastic Actuator for Robotic Interaction Tasks.. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 39–41. 5 indexed citations
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Michaud, François, et al.. (2007). Mobile Robots Engaging Children in Learning. 30. 10 indexed citations
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Michaud, François, Patrick Boissy, Hélène Corriveau, et al.. (2007). Telepresence Robot for Home Care Assistance.. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 50–55. 63 indexed citations
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Brière, Simon, et al.. (2006). Embedded and Integrated Audition for a Mobile Robot. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 6–10. 1 indexed citations
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Létourneau, Dominic, et al.. (2005). Reactive planning in a motivated behavioral architecture. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 1242–1247. 9 indexed citations
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Gustafson, David A. & François Michaud. (2003). The Robot host competition at the AAAI-2002 mobile Robot competition. AI Magazine. 24(1). 61–64.
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Michaud, François, et al.. (1992). Evolución de la frontera septentrional del bloque de Jalisco, México, desde hace 17 Ma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations
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Michaud, François. (1987). Apports de la micropaléontologie à la connaissance stratigraphique de la Formation San Ricardo (Callovien-Néocomien) État du Chiapas. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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