Mickaël Germain

Assistant Professor,
Université de Sherbrooke

Département de géomatique appliquée
E-mail: mickael.germain@usherbrooke.ca
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Education

  • B. Sc. (Mathematics and computer science applied to science), University of Poitiers, France (1994)
  • B. Sc. (Telecommunication), Engineer from the École nationale supérieure des télécommunications de Bretagne, France (1998)
  • M. Sc. (Remote Sensing), University of Rennes, France (1998).
  • Ph.D. (Remote sensing), University of Sherbrooke, Canada (2007) Postdoctorate I (Applied Mathematics), University of Montreal, Canada (2008)
  • Postdoctoral fellow II (Planetary Geomatics), Canadian Space Agency, Canada (2010)


Research

My expertise is in geographic information systems (GIS) and their use on the Internet (web GIS); decision support systems; spatially referenced databases; massive data mining; web mapping; mobility; the Internet of Things (IoT); machine learning; and multi-source data fusion for decision support. The systems developed are used to support various geomatics applications: natural resources, geology, transportation and ecosystems. I also have strong interests in the processing, management and analysis of remotely sensed data - images and signals - for the extraction of descriptive parameters in order to facilitate the identification, segmentation or classification of information.

QCBS students

Emma Dubrûle

Ph.D.
Other (co-)supervisor: Yacine Bouroubi, Université de Sherbrooke
(Start: 2024)
Améliorer le dépistage des ravageurs à l'aide de la reconnaissance d'image dans les cultures maraîchères : preuve de concept avec la culture de la laitue

Antoine Caron-Guay

M.Sc.
(Start: 2021)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Etienne Laliberté
Cartographier l'envahisseur : télédétection précoce du roseau commun exotique dans le parc national des Îles-de Boucherville à l'aide des drones et de l'intelligence artificielle

philippe doyon

M.Sc.
(Start: 2021)
Master Sc (geographic science), cartographic platform on beekeeping potential

Previous students (since 2009)

Chad Marier

M.Sc.
Other (co-)supervisor: Yacine Bouroubi, Université Sherbrooke
(Start: 2022, End: 2023)
Réduire l'utilisation des pesticides dans les cultures maraîchères en détectant les ravageurs et les ennemis naturels par apprentissage profond : preuve de concept avec la culture de la laitue.



Publications

33- Synthetic Data for Sentinel-2 Semantic Segmentation
Journal Article
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2024 Remote Sensing (Date Added: 2024-05-29)

32- Synthetic Data for Sentinel-2 Semantic Segmentation
Journal Article
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2024 Remote Sensing (Date Added: 2024-05-29)

31- Expert knowledge-based modelling approach for mapping beekeeping suitability area
Journal Article
Fotso Kamga G A , Bouroubi Y , Germain M , Mbom A M , Chagnon M ,
2024 Ecological Informatics (Date Added: 2024-03-12)

30- Vulnerability assessment of heat waves within a risk framework using artificial intelligence
Journal Article
Côté J , Germain M , Levac E , Lavigne E ,
2024 Science of the Total Environment (Date Added: 2024-01-06)

29- Towards a Method for Taking Account of Uncertainties Through the Calculation of Masses in the Context of a Fusion of Heterogeneous Multi-Sensor Data on Air Pollution
Conference Proceeding Conference Paper
Ambert A , Germain M , Bourroubi Y ,
2023 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) (Date Added: 2023-12-07)

28- Application of deep-learning techniques to very-high-resolution satellite images supporting population censuses in developing countries
Journal Article
Kpegouni G , Bouroubi Y , Coulombe H , Echevin D , Lauzier-Hudon E , Germain M ,
2023 Journal of Applied Remote Sensing (Date Added: 2023-09-27)

26- Evidential data fusion for characterization of pavement surface conditions during winter using a multi‐sensor approach
Journal Article
Diaby I , Germain M , Goïta K ,
2021 Sensors (Date Added: 2021-12-17)

25- A semi-empirical approach to quantify and handle the effect of moisture on spectral unmixing
Journal Article
Siebels K , Goïta K , Germain M ,
2021 International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation (Date Added: 2021-12-17)

24- Generation of Simulated "Ultra-High Resolution" HiRISE Imagery Using Enhanced Super-Resolution Generative Adversarial Network Modeling
Conference Article
Clabaut,
2021 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (Date Added: 2021-05-25)

23- A semi-empirical approach to quantify and handle the effect of moisture on spectral unmixing
Journal Article
Siebels, K
2021 International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation (Date Added: 2021-05-24)

22- CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK AND LANDSAT 8 IMAGERY TO DETECT GOSSANS IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC
Conference Article
Clabaut,
2020 Geological Society of America (Date Added: 2021-05-25)

21- CONSIDERING AN OPEN-PIT MINE AS A PLANETARY REGOLITH: THE HAPKE RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL FOR MINERALOGICAL SPECTRAL UNMIXING
Conference Article
Clabaut,
2020 Geological Society of America (Date Added: 2021-05-25)

20- A Deep Learning Approach to the Detection of Gossans in the Canadian Arctic
Journal Article
Clabaut,
2020 Remote Sensing (Date Added: 2021-05-24)

19- Estimation of Mineral Abundance from Hyperspectral Data Using a New Supervised Neighbor-Band Ratio Unmixing Approach
Journal Article
Siebels K , Goita K , Germain M ,
2020 IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

18- Estimation of Mineral Abundance from Hyperspectral Data Using a New Supervised Neighbor-Band Ratio Unmixing Approach
Journal Article
Siebels, K, Goïta, K, Germain, M
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

17- A deep learning approach to the detection of gossans in the Canadian arctic
Journal Article
Clabaut, E, Lemelin, M, Germain, M, Williamson, M-C, Brassard, E
Remote Sensing (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

16- Mineralogical and lithological unmixing with radiative transfer modelling in the open-pit context of Mine Canadian Malartic
Journal Article
Clabaut, , Germain, M, Goïta, K, Morisset, C-E, Plante, B, Tessier, C, Lemelin, M, Hébert, R, Siebels, K
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

15- Ilmenite mapping of the lunar regolith over mare australe and mare ingenii regions: An optimized multisource approach based on hapke radiative transfer theory
Journal Article
Lemelin, M, Morisset, C-E, Germain, M, Hipkin, V, Goïta, K, Lucey, PG
Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

14- Ilmenite detection on the moon by remote sensing: An integration of multisensor datasets over mare australe and mare ingenii regions
Conference Article
Lemelin, M, Germain, M, Morisset, C-E, Hipkin, V, Goi'Ta, K
Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

13- ExoGIS: An internet-based geographic information system in support of planetary science
Journal Article
Germain, M, Phaneuf, M, Bénié, GB, Williamson, M-C, Hipkin, V
Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

12- Development of a web-based geographic information system for planetary geological mission planning and analysis
Journal Article
Phaneuf, M, Germain, M, Hipkin, V, Bénié, GB, Williamson, M-C
Geomatica (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

11- Internet-based GIS for the Canadian Analogue Research Network
Conference Article
Germain, M, Phaneuf, M
2009 17th International Conference on Geoinformatics, Geoinformatics 2009 (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

10- A new mass functions assignment in the Dempster-Shafer theory: The fuzzy statistical approach
Conference Article
Germain, M, Boucher, J-M, Bénié, GB
Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

9- Multiresolution analysis of digital images using the continuous extension of discrete group transforms
Conference Article
Germain, M, Patera, J
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

8- Cosine transform generalized to lie groups SU(2)xSU(2), O(5) and SU(2)xSU(2)xSU(2): Application to digital image processing
Conference Article
Germain, M, Patera, J, Allard, Y
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

7- Cosine transform generalized to lie groups SU(2)XSU(2) and O(5): Application to textural image processing
Conference Article
Germain, M, Patera, J
Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

6- Multisource image fusion algorithm based on a new evidential reasoning approach
Conference Article
Germain, M, Voorons, M, Boucher, J-M, Bénié, GB, Beaudry,
International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

5- Segmentation of high resolution images based on the multifractal analysis
Conference Article
Voorons, M, Germain, M, Bénié, GB, Fung, K
International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

4- Contribution of the fractal dimension to multiscale adaptive filtering of SAR imagery
Journal Article
Germain, M, Bénié, GB, Boucher, J-M, Foucher, S, Fung, K, Goïta, K
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

3- Multiband image fusion using an unsupervised contextual method
Conference Article
Germain, M, Boucher, J-M, Bénié, GB
ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

2- Multisource classification using ICM and Dempster-Shafer theory
Journal Article
Foucher, S, Germain, M, Boucher, J-M, Bénié, GB
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

1- Fuzzy statistical classification method for multiband image fusion
Conference Article
Germain, M, Voorons, M, Boucher, JM, Bénié, GB
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Fusion, FUSION 2002 (Date Added: 2021-05-18)