Ghyslain Gagnon, École de technologie supérieure

Research

CMOS integrated circuits Cold Wallet Key Generation Decentralized finances security Distributed ledger technologies Microelectronics Microsystem integration Mixed-signal processing Proof-of-Randomness in Blockchains

Latest papers

Early Drowsiness Detection via Second-Order Derivative Analysis of Heart Rate Variability: A Non-Contact ECG Approach with Machine Learning.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026 · senior author
Graphene-based terahertz reconfigurable printed ridge gap waveguide structure.
Scientific reports · 2022

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Scalable and Rapid-Deployment Anomaly Detection Networks
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$46,000
Quantum random number generation for highly-secure cryptography applications
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$595,000
Battery Management System and Active Thermal Control of Aircraft Batteries for Aerospace Applications in Cold Temperature
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$279,000

All 16 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Early Drowsiness Detection via Second-Order Derivative Analysis of Heart Rate Variability: A Non-Contact ECG Approach with Machine Learning.

Vaussenat F, Bhattacharya A, Payette J, Saidi A, Bellemin V, Renaud-Dumoulin GG, Cloutier SG, Gagnon G

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/s26041348 PMID: 41755286

02

Graphene-based terahertz reconfigurable printed ridge gap waveguide structure.

Ali MMM, Shams SI, Elsaadany M, Gagnon G, Wu K

Scientific reports2022

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23861-y PMID: 36473883

Scalable and Rapid-Deployment Anomaly Detection Networks

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Gagnon, Ghyslain

Keywords: mimo antennas; machine-learning aided design; distributed intelligence; self-supervised representation learning; sensor networks; data-efficient models; anomaly detection

$46,000

Quantum random number generation for highly-secure cryptography applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Gagnon, Ghyslain G

Keywords: cmos integrated circuits; cold wallet key generation; decentralized finances security; distributed ledger technologies; microelectronics; microsystem integration; mixed-signal processing; proof-of-randomness in blockchains; qrng-based randomness beacons; quantum tunnel junctions

$595,000

Battery Management System and Active Thermal Control of Aircraft Batteries for Aerospace Applications in Cold Temperature

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Rancourt, David D

Keywords: Aging; Aircraft design; Battery; Battery management system; Heat pipes; Lithium-ion; Thermal monitoring

$279,000

Feature Learning of Critical Live Performance Audio Characteristics for a Virtual Sound Engineer

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Gagnon, Ghyslain

$25,000

Development of an intelligent agent for real-time recommendation of sport analytics in live broadcasted events

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Gagnon, Ghyslain

$25,000

New signal processing, circuits and materials for robust and affordable capacitively-coupled electrocardiography

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Gagnon, Ghyslain

$447,323

Advanced devices and algorithms for energy disaggregation in buildings

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Gagnon, Ghyslain

$144,000

Fast and Adaptable Algorithms for Automatic Detection of Answering Machines and Carrier Codes in Call Centers

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Gagnon, Ghyslain

$25,000

Low Latency and Highly Secure Protocols for Critical Communications

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Gagnon, Ghyslain

$1,284,783

Plate-forme matérielle permettant le contrôle intelligent d'équipements de chauffage résidentiel

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Gagnon, Ghyslain

$25,000

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

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Ke Wu

Electrical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: CMOS integrated circuits Dear Professor Gagnon, 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 "Early Drowsiness Detection via Second-Order Derivative Analysis of Heart Rate Variability: A Non-Contact ECG Approach with Machine Learning." (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 "Scalable and Rapid-Deployment Anomaly Detection Networks" (2024), 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]