Supervision

Overview of supervision

cycle number of students
Post-doctorat 7
Doctorat 16
Master’s with thesis 10
Master’s without thesis 17
Master’s  equivalent
7
Bachelor’s degree
50 +

Supervisions in progress

Post-doctorat

Student Start finish Project / Thesis title Position
Md. Foisal Haque 2026/01 Slope stability in sensitive clay Principal Supervisor
A S M Fahad Hossain 2026/01 Probabilistic seismic analysis Principal Supervisor

Doctorat

Student Start finish Project / Thesis title Position
Iffat Tarannum 2026/01 2028/12 Principal Supervisor
Mariia Gorlo 2026/01 2028/12 Development of a method to predict the occurrence of rock bursts in Canadian deep mines using seismic data Principal Supervisor
Oluwabankole Ojo 2026/01 2028/12 Experimental and numerical evaluation of the effect of joint opening, joint orientation, and block size on the erosion process of a rock mass Principal Supervisor
Amirhossein Rezaei 2024/01 2026/12 Development of probabilistic numerical tools based on the MPM method for predicting regressive failures of sensitive clay slopes Principal Supervisor
Asaduzzaman Asaduzzaman 2024/05 2027/08 Development of a limit equilibrium software for predicting retrograde landslides Principal Supervisor
Mehrdad Abed 2023/09 2026/12 Evaluation of the dynamic geotechnical characteristics of sensitive clays in the Laflamme Sea region Principal Supervisor
Danial Fakhri 2023/09 2026/12 Development of an analytical method to assess the erosion of rock masses in dam spillways Principal Supervisor
Aboubacar Sidiki Koulibaly 2023/09 2026/12 Principal Supervisor

Master

Student Start finish Project / Thesis title Position
Md Mulkutur Rahman Samy 2026/01 2027/12 Principal Supervisor
Cedric Atitso Komi Kekeli 2025/08 2027/08 Principal Supervisor
Salma Slimen 2025/08 2027/08 Co-supervisor
Jashia Islam 2024/05 2026/08 Formulation of equations to minimize measurement uncertainties in sensitive clays using geophysical methods Principal Supervisor
Martine Chabot 2024/01 2026/12 Evaluation of the effects of new seismic codes on the stability of embankment dams in Quebec Principal Supervisor
Cynthia Vigneault 2024/01 2026/12 3D modeling of the valley on the left bank of dike 1 of Bersimis-2 to find the reasons for blockages and unblockings Principal Supervisor
Anne-Marie Proulx 2023/08 2026/04 Identification of the root causes of failures in the Niobec mine backfilling system and proposal of solutions Co-supervisor

Graduates

Student Cycle finish Project / Thesis title Position Thesis 
Zeinab Bayati
Post-doctorate
2025/12 Slope stability in sensitive clay Principal Supervisor
Zinan Ara Urmi
Post-doctorate
2024/12 Slope stability in sensitive clay Principal Supervisor
Shahriyar Heidarzadeh
Post-doctorate
2024/8 Rock burst risk evaluation Principal Supervisor
Mohammad Salsabili
Post-doctorate
2022/12 Probabilistic approach for seismic microzonation integrating 3D
geological and geotechnical uncertainty
Principal Supervisor
Alireza Shahbazi
Post-doctorate
2022/8 Evaluation of the effect of boulder volume on rock mass erosion Principal Supervisor
Rama Vara Prasad Chavali
Post-doctorate
2022/4 Slope stability in sensitive clay Principal Supervisor
Abbas Kamalibandpey
Post-doctorate
2022/3 Erosion in Dam Spillways Principal Supervisor
Esmaeil Eslami
Post-doctorate
2021/5 Rock damage assessment via simple developed methodology of
vulnerability and fragility functions
Principal Supervisor
Shahriyar Heidarzadeh
Post-doctorate
2020/5 Rock burst risk evaluation in underground structures Principal Supervisor
Mahdiyeh Seifaddini
Post-doctorate
2019/8 Mechanical behaviour fragile materials Principal Supervisor
Vineeth Reddy Karnati
Doctorate
2025/12 Influence de la géométrie des joints et de la rugosité de surface sur les pressions hydrauliques et la stabilité des
blocs dans les évacuateurs de crues à l’échelle de laboratoire
Principal Supervisor Thèse
A S M Fahad Hossain
Doctorate
2025/12 Assessment of the occurrence of regressive landslides in sensitive
clay on dynamic loading
Principal Supervisor Thèse
Behzad Dastjerdy
Doctorate
2025/5 Evaluation of effects of geomechanical parameters and in-situ stress on rockburst occurrence in deep excavations Principal Supervisor Thèse
Sarah Jacob
Doctorate
2024/12 Determination of geotechnical characteristics of sensitive clay of Lac-Saint-Jean in the objective of prediction of retrogressive landslides Principal Supervisor Thèse
Zinan Ara Urmi
Doctorate
2024/8 Prediction of retrogressive landslide in the sensitive clays with the material point method Principal Supervisor Thèse
Vahid Hosseinpour
Doctorate
2023/9 Development of a damage simulator for seismic vulnerability assessment of electrical installations Principal Supervisor Thèse
Yavar Jalili Kashtiban
Doctorate
2023/8 Development of an equation for evaluating hydraulic erosive parameter of unlined dam spillways considering surface irregularities and geometrical parameters Principal Supervisor Thèse
Yassine Brahami
Doctorate
2023/2 Développement d’un modèle de comportement du béton en fonction de la teneur en résidus de bauxite sous contrainte de compression uni-axiale Principal Supervisor Thèse
Attoumane Abi
Doctorate
2022/12 Regional groundwater levels in crystalline aquifers: structural domains, groundwater level monitoring, and factors controlling the response time and variability Co-supervisor Thèse
Mahdi Askaripour
Doctorate
2022/9 Determination of the effect of mineralogy and texture on the geomechanical parameters of metamorphic rocks Principal Supervisor Thèse
Mohammad Salsabili
Doctorate
2022/4 Development of a probabilistic method in seismic microzonation mapping accounting for uncertainties of the 3D geological model and geotechnical soil parameters Principal Supervisor Thèse
Alireza Shahbazi
Doctorate
2022/2 Using analytical and numerical methods to assess the influence of the structural parameters of fractured-rock on controlling water flow in underground excavations Principal Supervisor Thèse
Shahriar Heydarzadeh
Doctorate
2018/12 Development of a methodology for assessing the probability of failure in mining stopes operated by sublevel stopping methods Principal Supervisor Thèse
Hicham Farid
Doctorate
2016/11 Experimental and numerical characterization of visco-elastic behaviour
of atmospheric ice in icing conditions on power transmission lines
Present Position.
Co-supervisor Thèse
Elaheh Motahari Moghadam
Masters
2024/12 Determination of critical hydraulic parameters affecting erosion in spillways using experimental and numerical analyses Principal Supervisor Mémoire
Marie-Hélène Wisse
Masters
2022/12 Déterminer les effets des paramètres géométriques du massif rocheux sur l’érosion à l’aide d’un modèle réduit d’évacuateur de crues Principal Supervisor Mémoire
Aboubacar-Sidiki Koulibaly
Masters
2021/12 Conception d’un modèle de laboratoire d’un évacuateur de crue pour étudier l’érosion des masses rocheuses Principal Supervisor Mémoire
Lisa Depriester
Masters
2021/8 Analyses quantitatives et qualitatives de l’ancien village de Saint-Jean-Vianney afin d’évaluer la possibilité de le faire reconnaitre comme un géomorphosite Co-supervisor Mémoire
Thomas Barbarisque
Masters
2020/5 Détermination des capacités portantes produites par le frottement latéral d’un pieu en bois dans un sol pergélisol Principal Supervisor
Blanche Richer
Masters
2020/4 Analyse géotechnique des risques de glissement de terrain pour le secteur de Saint-JeanVianney en prévision des aménagements prévus par Ville de Saguenay Principal Supervisor Mémoire
Sanou Amande-Gaston
Masters
2020/6 Analyse des données et des incertitudes sur les paramètres physiques et mécaniques de l’argile sensible dans la région du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Principal Supervisor Mémoire
Karolan Tremblay
Masters
2020/9 Détermination des paramètres géologiques et géomécaniques accentuant le risque de coups de terrain à proximité de la Faille de Bousquet à la mine Westwood Principal Supervisor Mémoire
John Mc-Lean
Masters
2020/8 Capacité portante produite par le frottement latéral d’un pieu en bois dans le pergélisol Principal Supervisor Mémoire
Thomas Foulon
Masters
2016/12 Micro seismic zoning of the city of Saguenay and risk assessment of some public buildings Principal Supervisor Mémoire
Catherine Lavoie
Masters
2018/4 Analysis of the effect of underground backfilling at Niobec Mine on
stope stability
Principal Supervisor Mémoire
Sandra Lalancette
Masters
2017/10 Design of backfilled stops of Niobec Mine by 3D numerical modelling Principal Supervisor Mémoire

Professor at the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi