Samuel Foucher

Scientific researcher,
Université de Sherbrooke

Centre de recherche informatique de Montréal
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Research

Experienced Senior Researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and in applied research projects. Strong research professional skilled in Computer Vision, Remote Sensing and Machine Learning.

QCBS students

Simon Durand

M.Sc.
Other (co-)supervisor: Samuel Foucher, Centre de Recherche Informatique de Montréal
(Start: 2021)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Jérôme Théau
Détection automatisée du boeuf musqué par réseaux de neurones convolutifs appliqués à l’imagerie à très haute résolution spatiale

Previous students (since 2009)

Ghazaleh Serati

Ph.D.
(Start: 2021, End: 2024)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Jérôme Théau
Automated detection and inventory of caribou by aerial and satellite imagery at very high spatial resolution
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Publications

14- Will artificial intelligence revolutionize aerial surveys? A first large-scale semi-automated survey of African wildlife using oblique imagery and deep learning
Journal Article
Delplanque A , Linchant J , Vincke X , Lamprey R , Théau J , Vermeulen C , Foucher S , Ouattara A , Kouadio R , Lejeune P ,
2024 Ecological Informatics (Date Added: 2024-06-15)

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

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

11- Wildlife detection, counting and survey using satellite imagery: are we there yet?
Journal Article
Delplanque A , Théau J , Foucher S , Serati G , Durand S , Lejeune P ,
2024 GIScience and Remote Sensing (Date Added: 2024-05-16)

10- Surveying wildlife and livestock in Uganda with aerial cameras: Deep Learning reduces the workload of human interpretation by over 70%
Journal Article
Delplanque A , Lamprey R , Foucher S , Théau J , Lejeune P ,
2023 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-12-13)

8- Deep Learning-Based Emulation of Radiative Transfer Models for Top-of-Atmosphere BRDF Modelling Using Sentinel-3 OLCI
Journal Article
Ojaghi S , Bouroubi Y , Foucher S , Bergeron M , Seynat C ,
2023 Remote Sensing (Date Added: 2023-02-23)

7- From crowd to herd counting: How to precisely detect and count African mammals using aerial imagery and deep learning?
Journal Article
Delplanque A , Foucher S , Théau J , Bussière E , Vermeulen C , Lejeune P ,
2023 ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (Date Added: 2023-02-14)

6- A Multimodal Non-Intrusive Stress Monitoring from the Pleasure-Arousal Emotional Dimensions
Journal Article
Dahmane M , Alam J , St-Charles P , Lalonde M , Heffner K , Foucher S ,
2022 IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing (Date Added: 2022-06-20)

5- CJRS’ Special Issue on Deep Learning for Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing Data
Journal Article
Mahdianpari M , Homayouni S , Foucher S ,
2021 Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing (Date Added: 2021-11-05)

4- Deep Learning-Based Classification of Large-Scale Airborne LiDAR Point Cloud
Journal Article
Turgeon-Pelchat M , Foucher S , Bouroubi Y ,
2021 Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing (Date Added: 2021-11-05)

3- Multispecies detection and identification of African mammals in aerial imagery using convolutional neural networks
Journal Article
Delplanque A , Foucher S , Lejeune P , Linchant J , Théau J ,
2021 Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation (Date Added: 2021-08-14)

2- Automatic Detection of Flavescence Dorée Symptoms Across White Grapevine Varieties Using Deep Learning
Journal Article
Boulent J , St-Charles P , Foucher S , Théau J ,
2020 Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence (Date Added: 2021-11-05)

1- New Interferometric Phase Unwrapping Method Based on Energy Minimization from Contextual Modeling
Journal Article
Tlili A , Cavayas F , Foucher S , Siles G L ,
2020 IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (Date Added: 2021-11-05)