We are INTER!
Interactive Technologies of Engineering in Rehabilitation
An interdisciplinary strategic group of researchers from natural sciences, engineering, health sciences, the humanities and social sciences.
INTER includes more than 100 researchers from different fields and universities.
INTER has two main areas of activity, Smart Home and Mobility, each based on two axes: 1. the design and prototyping of new interactive devices and systems, and 2. the evaluation and transfer of technology.
INTER : Over 130 mandates funded to date, and further opportunities for researchers.
News
Latest news about INTER
Festive team photo contest
Conférence – Les agents d’IA basés sur les grands modèles de langue (LLM): fonctionnement, applications et enjeux actuels
MIDI-INTER – October 2025 – From data to publication: Python, Git, and LaTeX in one Pomodoro
Working together to improve rehabilitation care and services
Over 100 researcher members
François Michaud
Université de Sherbrooke
Génie électrique
36 INTER mandates
Alexandre Campeau-Lecours
Université Laval
Génie mécanique
15 INTER mandates
Pascal Fortin
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Informatique et mathématique
2 INTER mandates
Maxime Robert
Université Laval
Réadaptation
3 INTER mandates
Recently completed mandates
128B DetectFatigueTR
Detecting muscle fatigue in workers using inertial measurement systems and EMG sensors
180 ActiLLM
LLM-based activity recognition in an intelligent habitat
178 DAVE
Embedded Audio-Video Device
177 RéadapMS-IA
Precise real-time upper limb rehabilitation with haptic guidance using reinforcement learning
162 PhantomEEG
Help from a phantom head to recover brain electrocortical signals
176 Morpho-Avatar
Development of a virtual avatar with real-time morphological adaptation for the induction of motor changes
179C ComPA
Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Stiffness Monitor
172 OpenArms
Development of an open-source instrumented pediatric orthosis for the elbow and shoulder
161 BandeFeedbackRespi
Portable breathing strips for data collection and transmission of haptic and visual signals during speech
Intervention Areas
Smart home
Solutions that contribute to instrument living environments and to endow ambient artificial intelligence able to provide ad hoc or continue assistance to occupants and to integrate into any day-to-day object (e.g.: door, stove, mug, fridge, sweater, etc.) or place (e.g.: shopping mall, pharmacy, waiting room in hospitals, etc.) so as to be transparent for occupants.
Mobility
Solutions that contribute to prevent, to delay or to substitute the decline of human mobility, i.e. the physical capacity to walk and move, and the use of objects required for personal well-being.
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