Dr. John Doucette

Biography

John Doucette is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta, which he earned in 2005, and has a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia (now Dalhousie University) obtained in 1996, as well as a B.Sc. in Mathematics from Dalhousie University acquired in 1992. His research interests focus on optimization, operations research, reliability, availability, and network design, with an emphasis on optimizing network capacity planning, network restoration, and protection. John has extensive experience in the safety and reliability of engineering systems, particularly in the context of eHealth and health information and communications technology (ICT). He teaches courses such as MEC E 900 - Directed Research Project and MEC E 910 - Directed Research Project, guiding students through their major areas of interest and facilitating detailed engineering reports related to their research.

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