Emmanuel G. Blanchard

received his M.Sc. (2003) and Ph.D. (2007) in Computer Science from University of Montreal, Canada. His thesis on "Motivation and Culture in e-Learning" was included on the Dean's list of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the ATLAS Laboratory, Faculty of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, which he joined in 2008. His research interests include but are not limited to formal ontology engineering, cognitive sciences, intelligent tutoring systems, multiagent systems, user modelling, serious games, and cultural and affective adaptation in information systems. He initiated the International Workshop on Culturally-Aware Tutoring Systems (CATS), which he co-chaired in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

Publications

Handbook of Research on Culturally-Aware Information Technology: Perspectives and Models
Handbook of Research on Culturally-Aware Information Technology: Perspectives and Models
Emmanuel G. Blanchard, Danièle Allard. © 2011. 702 pages.
Information technology is an integral part of our daily lives, whether in professional, educational, or personal settings. It allows us to interact globally. IT researchers...
Structuring the Cultural Domain with an Upper Ontology of Culture
Structuring the Cultural Domain with an Upper Ontology of Culture
Emmanuel G. Blanchard, Riichiro Mizoguchi, Susanne P. Lajoie. © 2011. 34 pages.
Study of cultural similarities and differences is an important research topic for many disciplines such as psychology, sociology, anthropology, archaeology, museology...
Adaptation-Oriented Culturally-Aware Tutoring Systems: When Adaptive Instructional Technologies Meet Intercultural Education
Adaptation-Oriented Culturally-Aware Tutoring Systems: When Adaptive Instructional Technologies Meet Intercultural Education
Emmanuel G. Blanchard. © 2010. 18 pages.
Modern societies have a growing need for highly specialized education and traditional educational systems have a difficult time providing solutions. E-learning applications could...
Cross Cultural Adaptation in E-Learning
Cross Cultural Adaptation in E-Learning
Emmanuel G Blanchard, Claude Frasson. © 2009. 13 pages.
This chapter introduces the concepts of culturally aware systems (CAWAS), a new family of adaptive systems that try to adapt learning contents and pedagogical strategies...
Cross-Cultural Adaptation of E-Learning
Cross-Cultural Adaptation of E-Learning
Emmanuel Blanchard, Claude Frasson. © 2008. 13 pages.
This chapter introduces the concepts of Culturally AWAre Systems CAWAS), a new family of adaptive systems that try to adapt learning contents and pedagogical strategies according...