University, Canada
University of Sherbrooke
Statistics
- People here now
- 1
- People ever
- 5
- Citations of current people
- 31,873
- Median h-index of current people
- 72
- Full moves in and out
- 2 in, 1 out
Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 1 of the 1 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.
We estimate that 5 people shaping AI have worked or studied at University of Sherbrooke, including 1 (20%) here now and 4 with former affiliations. That total covers 2 people with work roles and 3 recorded only as students (1 both studied and worked here). Among 3,127 universities, University of Sherbrooke is tied for 617th by all-time people and tied for 495th by current headcount. General machine learning leads 4 areas of expertise (2 of 5 people with profile topics). Dated work records span from 2000 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves in and 1 out. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex record (Alexandre Blais) has 31,873 citations and an h-index of 72.
People here now
The 1 person with a current role at University of Sherbrooke is a researcher. Earlier in their career, that person held a work role at another organization (CIFAR, Regroupement Québécois sur les Matériaux de Pointe and Yale University). That person also earned a degree at University of Sherbrooke. 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside University of Sherbrooke.
People with former affiliations
We record 4 people with former affiliations at University of Sherbrooke: 1 who held a work role and 3 recorded as students only. 4 of the 4 have a recorded current role at another organization, led by Mila (2). The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 66,259 career citations (h-index 61).
- Hugo LarochelleNow at Mila, Université de Montréal, McGill University and Adaption Labs
- Marc-Alexandre CôtéNow at Microsoft Research and Mila
- Samuel Fosso WambaNow at TBS Education, University of Johannesburg and Toulouse Business School
- Yves A. LussierNow at University of Utah School of Medicine
Posts that include University of Sherbrooke
University of Sherbrooke appears in 2 research posts comparing organizations across AI.
- More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionWe estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
- The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.