Catherine Laporte, École de technologie supérieure

Research

Ultrasound imaging Articulatory phonetics Learning English as a second language Longitudinal analysis Shape and motion analysis Geodesic regression human-machine interaction Second language pronunciation instruction

Latest papers

A Multimodal In-Ear Audio and Physiological Dataset for Swallowing and Non-Verbal Event Classification.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
Robust unsupervised texture segmentation for motion analysis in ultrasound images.
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2025 · senior author
Quantitative validation of two model-based methods for the correction of probe pressure deformation in ultrasound.
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2024 · senior author

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Ultrasound-based longitudinal analysis of the articulatory kinematics of the tongue in second language learning
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$194,010
Palate shape analysis from 3D ultrasound images of the vocal tract
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Analyse de données oculométriques des patients, des opérateurs et des développeurs dans les milieux de la santé, de l'industrie et du logiciel.
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$148,800

All 9 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

A Multimodal In-Ear Audio and Physiological Dataset for Swallowing and Non-Verbal Event Classification.

Ben Cheikh E, Mrabet Y, Laporte C, Bouserhal RE

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2026

DOI: 10.3390/s26072019 PMID: 41977804

02

Robust unsupervised texture segmentation for motion analysis in ultrasound images.

Brignol A, Cheriet F, Aubin-Fournier JF, Fortin C, Laporte C

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11548-024-03249-1 PMID: 39289317

03

Quantitative validation of two model-based methods for the correction of probe pressure deformation in ultrasound.

Dahmani J, Petit Y, Laporte C

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11548-023-03006-w PMID: 37596378

04

Associations of childhood sociability and responsibility with cannabis use trajectories during adolescence: results from a prospective population-based birth cohort study.

Laporte C, Pereira B, Massimilliano O, Nicholas C, Castellanos-Ryan N, Brousse G, Séguin JR, Xu Q, Vitaro F, Tremblay R, Boivin M, Côté SM

European child & adolescent psychiatry2022First author

DOI: 10.1007/s00787-021-01730-9 PMID: 33554285

05

Multi-hypothesis tracking of the tongue surface in ultrasound video recordings of normal and impaired speech.

Laporte C, Ménard L

Medical image analysis2018First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2017.12.003 PMID: 29232649

06

Combinatorial and probabilistic fusion of noisy correlation measurements for untracked freehand 3-D ultrasound.

Laporte C, Arbel T

IEEE transactions on medical imaging2008First author

DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2008.923704 PMID: 18599403

07

A versatile 3D reconstruction system of the spine and pelvis for clinical assessment of spinal deformities.

Kadoury S, Cheriet F, Laporte C, Labelle H

Medical & biological engineering & computing2007

DOI: 10.1007/s11517-007-0182-1 PMID: 17530454

Ultrasound-based longitudinal analysis of the articulatory kinematics of the tongue in second language learning

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Horizons

Principal investigators: Laporte, Catherine

Keywords: Ultrasound imaging; Articulatory phonetics; Learning English as a second language; Longitudinal analysis; Shape and motion analysis; Geodesic regression; human-machine interaction; Second language pronunciation instruction; Second language pronunciation assessment; coarticulation

$194,010

Palate shape analysis from 3D ultrasound images of the vocal tract

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Laporte, Catherine C

Keywords: 3D ultrasound imaging; Articulatory phonetics; Image segmentation; Shape analysis; Surface registration

$25,000

Analyse de données oculométriques des patients, des opérateurs et des développeurs dans les milieux de la santé, de l'industrie et du logiciel.

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Ratté, Sylvie

$148,800

Optimizing Power Skills in Interdisciplinary, Diverse & Innovative Academic Networks (OPSIDIAN)

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Cheriet, Farida F

Keywords: cognitive diversity; emerging stem creativity; engineering; interdisciplinarity

$1,325,000

Intelligent Ultrasound Imaging

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Laporte, Catherine

Keywords: ultrasound imaging; medical image analysis; hand-eye coordination; measurement system; simultaneous localization and mapping; augmented reality; freehand 3d ultrasound; reinforcement learning; adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; point-of-care ultrasound

$229,000

Intelligent Ultrasound Imaging

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Laporte, Catherine

$120,000

Factors affecting ultrasound usability in speech therapy

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Laporte, Catherine

$25,000

NSERC CREATE Program in Medical Image Analysis

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Siddiqi, Kaleem

$1,650,000

Knowledge integration in ultrasound-guided medical interventions

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Laporte, Catherine

$150,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Psycho-éducation
Electrical Engineering
Génie informatique et génie logiciel
Orthopédie
Ecole de psychologie
Gr de rech sur l'inadapt psycho-sociale chez l'enfant (GRIP)
Computer and Software Engineering
Other

Co-authors at École de technologie supérieure, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Farida Cheriet

Génie informatique et génie logiciel

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Yvan Petit

génie mécanique

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Tal Arbel

Electrical and Computer Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2008

Frank Vitaro

Psycho-éducation

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Hubert Labelle

Orthopédie

1 shared papers, latest 2007

Carole Fortin

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Samuel Kadoury

Computer and Software Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2007

Natalie Castellanos Ryan

Psycho-éducation

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Richard Tremblay

Gr de rech sur l'inadapt psycho-sociale chez l'enfant (GRIP)

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Michel Boivin

Ecole de psychologie

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Ultrasound imaging Dear Professor Laporte, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "A Multimodal In-Ear Audio and Physiological Dataset for Swallowing and Non-Verbal Event Classification." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Ultrasound-based longitudinal analysis of the articulatory kinematics of the tongue in second language learning" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]