Summary
Simon Langlois-Bertrand is a multidisciplinary researcher and adviser with 15+ years bridging technical engineering, political science, and international affairs to shape energy and sustainability policy. He leads and synthesizes complex research—currently advising the Electrifying Canada initiative and authoring the Canadian Energy Outlook—translating quantitative and qualitative analysis into actionable policy and classroom teaching in both French and English. His rare combination of computer and industrial engineering training with a PhD in international affairs enables him to tackle the social, technical, and institutional dimensions of net-zero trajectories and energy governance. An experienced instructor across Canadian universities, he regularly teaches energy politics, environmental policy, and research methods at undergraduate and graduate levels. Not obviously, his early work building production management software and managing large policy databases underpins a practical appreciation for data-driven implementation as well as high-level policy design.
15 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), International Affairs, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), International Affairs at Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University
Master's degree, Political science, Master's degree, Political science at Université de Montréal
Master's degree, Industrial engineering (operational research), Master's degree, Industrial engineering (operational research) at École Polytechnique de Montréal
French, English