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4 Strategic Plan for Research and Innovation 2011-2016 Contributions Members of the Strategic Planning Task Force Co-ordination: Gilles Savard / Dean, Research and Innovation Patrick Desjardins / Professor, Department of Engineering Physics Carl-Éric Aubin / Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Catherine Beaudry / Professor, Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering Caroline Boudoux / Professor, Department of Engineering Physics Augustin Brais / Director, Office of Research and Centre for Technological Development Robert Corthésy / Professor, Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering Basil Favis / Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Clément Fortin / Director, Department of Mechanical Engineering Nicolas Godbout / Professor, Department of Engineering Physics Jean-Jacques Laurin / Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering Dominique Orban / Professor, Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering Samuel Pierre / Professor, Department of Computer Engineering Céline Roehrig / Advisor to the Dean, Research and Innovation Réjean Samson / Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering François Soumis / Professor, Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering Jean-Yves Trépanier / Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
5 Introduction / Gilles Savard, PhD, Dean of Research and Innovation Committed to Progress presents the strategic directions chosen by the Polytechnique community in order to face a newly globalized and highly competitive research environment in which universities are expected to have a growing impact on society. This plan is not a fast, opportunistic response to recent paradigm shifts. Quite the opposite; it is born of an indepth deliberation on the part of our community. This reflection is solidly built upon Polytechnique’s mission, vision statement and values, and the element of training holds a central place in it. Supported by the Task Force for the Strategic Planning of Research and Innovation, this plan is the outcome of a process that we have sought to make open, inclusive and transparent. It has been validated on an ongoing basis by Polytechnique's main authorities and by our partners, particularly the Comité consultatif de l’École Polytechnique (Polytechnique Montréal advisory committee— COCEP). This ambitious project meets the standard of excellence maintained by our faculty, our students and our staff. Committed to Progress will guide Polytechnique’s actions at a time of increasing globalization, during which governments, funding agencies and public authorities are making research and innovation a core element of their initiatives to support economic growth. As a designated player in this growth, Polytechnique must now demonstrate its contributions to society. It must become even more involved in key areas of local and national competition and commit to consolidating the valorization of research results. Polytechnique must also be a model of responsibility and ethics. It is not sufficient to simply meet these requirements—we must be at the forefront; we must be a leader. Committed to Progress demonstrates that Polytechnique is resolutely determined to remain among the leading engineering faculties in Canada and that it wishes to continue to increase the magnitude of its positive impact on society. This impact can be measured using several criteria: the quality of the researchers and innovators we train, the importance of our innovative and breakthrough research projects, and the establishment of visionary strategic partnerships. This impact can also be measured by our openness to society’s needs, which translates into our community’s responsible social commitment. The general strategic objective of our 2011–2016 plan revolves around these five themes: Training, Research, Partnership, Social Commitment and Responsibility. This objective is: To have a measurable impact on 21st-century society by means of training highly qualified personnel and by conducting, disseminating and valorizing innovative research and development work. Today, this plan enables the establishment of a framework of reference to guide Polytechnique’s actions, in particular those of the Research and Innovation Directorate, in order to support Polytechnique’s research mission and to face today’s challenges. It also highlights the importance of the well-structured organization of our spheres of excellence in research, and of differentiating our approaches depending on the type of research in question, whether sector-based or supportive. I wish to sincerely thank all the people who contributed to developing this plan. Your rigour and your investment in the values of our institution are greatly appreciated. Thank you for your commitment!
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