Summary
Nicolas St-gelais is a scientist-entrepreneur with a decade of experience applying aquatic ecology and data science to real-world water quality challenges. He holds a PhD in limnology and completed a postdoc at Université de Montréal, and co-founded CANN Forecast where he serves as scientific director, translating research into operational forecasting tools. He built InfoBaignade, an AI-driven system that predicts bathing water quality in real time, blending field expertise with applied machine learning. Based in Montreal, he has hands-on experience from academic teaching to environmental consulting for mining operations, giving him a rare mix of rigorous research, product delivery, and stakeholder-facing impact.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Aquatic Biology/Limnology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Aquatic Biology/Limnology at Université du Québec à Montréal
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Biology, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Biology at McGill University