Mikaël Héroux-Vaillancourt (under the supervision of Catherine Beaudry) defended his doctoral thesis on April 28, 2023 at Polytechnique Montréal.
Entitled Exploring Corporate Websites to Assess Entreprise Innovation- Measuring and Validating the Signal from Textual Content, the thesis unpacks signals related to corporate innovation using statistical construct validity, signal theory and predictive validity.
A first article has been published:Héroux-Vaillancourt, M., Beaudry, C., & Rietsch, C. (2020). Using web content analysis to create innovation indicators—What do we really measure? Quantitative Science Studies, 1(4), 1601–1637.
His research focuses on measuring open and corporate innovation by developing econometric indicators derived from digital data available on company websites. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Polytechnique Montréal, managing projects for the 4POINT0 partnership and serving as the scientific coordinator of GAIIA, a project dedicated to responsible AI in investment decision-making. He holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Polytechnique Montréal as well as a graduate diploma in International Business Management from McGill University.
With more than ten years of experience in research and technological entrepreneurship, his expertise combines quantitative data analysis, strategic innovation management, and large-scale research coordination to support the development of evidence-based policies and strategies.
This content has been updated on 2025-09-29 at 14 h 05 min.