Researcher

Title

• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2010 École Polytechnique de Montréal
• Chairman, Research chair in pediatric rehabilitation engineering, 2011, École Polytechnique de Montréal and CRME – CHU Sainte-Justine

• Postdoctorate in Biomechanical Modeling, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada, 2010
• PhD in Engineering, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 2009
• DEA in Applied Sciences (MSc.A.), Mechanical Engineering,
• Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 2005
• Master in Electrical Engineering, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 2003

Career Summary

• Dynamical modeling of the human body
• Biomedical technology (robotics, algorithms, etc.)
• Pediatric rehabilitation
• Surgery planning in orthopaedic instrumentation
• Muscle and joint physiology

Awards and Distinctions

• Roger-Simoneau Award - 1st Prize in Fundamental Science, 40th Annual Meeting of the Québec Scoliosis Society, 2010
• Posdoctoral Fellowship, Canada Research Chair "Innovations CAO in orthopedic engineering", École polytechnique de Montréal, 2010
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Research collaboration between École polytechnique de Montréal and the Université catholique de Louvain, Wallonie-Brussels International competition, 2010
• Best paper of the Biomechanics session, International Conference on Multibody Dynamics, ECCOMAS, 2009
• Short-term research and professional development scholarships at the Department of Mechanical engineering of École Polytechnique de Montréal, FQRNT, 2006 and 2007

Presentations

• Bruneau, A, Laitenberger, M, Raison, M. Dynamical Analysis of the Upper Members: Towards a Model Refinement and the Development of a Rehabilitation Tool. Accepted in the Proceedings of the Multibody Dynamics, ECCOMAS Thematic Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 2011 July 4–7.
• Abedrabbo, G, Fisette, P, Mousny, M, Mahaudens, P, Detrembleur, C, Samin, JC, Aubin, CE, Raison, M. Dynamical Analysis of Intervertebral Efforts in Scoliosis: a Multibody Modeling Approach. Accepted in the Proceedings of the Multibody Dynamics, ECCOMAS Thematic Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 2011 July 4–7.
• Raison, M, Aubin, CE, Detrembleur, C, Fisette, P, Mahaudens, P, Mousny, M. Quantification of intervertebral efforts during gait: comparison between healthy and scoliotic subjects. Proceedings of the 40th Congress of the SSQ, Burlington, VT, USA, 2010 October 28-30.
• Raison, M, Aubin, CE, Detrembleur, C, Fisette, P, Mahaudens, P, Samin, JC. Quantification of intervertebral efforts during gait: comparison between subjects with different scoliosis severities. In the Proceedings of the 8th International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD) Congress, Montreal, Canada, 2010 July 1-3.
• Raison, M, Detrembleur, C, Fisette, P, Samin, JC. Assessment of Antagonistic Muscle Forces During Forearm Flexion/Extension. In the Proceedings of the Multibody Dynamics, ECCOMAS Thematic Conference Warsaw, Poland, 2009 June 29 – July 2 20 pp.

Publications

• Raison, M. On the Quantification of Joint and Muscle Efforts in the Human Body During Motion. UCL-EPL Thesis: 230, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique 2009 260 pp