For an innovative
cyber resilient society

multidisciplinary forces are being set in motion

A strong initial partnership, driving a collaborative and open approach

IMC2 is the result of a collaboration between Polytechnique Montréal, spearheading the project, in partnership with the Université de Montréal and HEC Montréal. This synergy enables us to mobilize all of our resources to bring ambitious, innovative, and multidisciplinary projects to life.

Our approach is unifying, inclusive, and open to partnerships, fostering the creation and strengthening of authentic collaborations, complementing the efforts of our partners.

Headlines

January 25, 2024

On January 25, Google.org took an important step by announcing a $1.3 million grant to Fondation et Alumni de Polytechnique Montréal in support of the Multidisciplinary Institute for Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience (IMC2).

October 18, 2023

IMC2‘s inaugural event brought together, for an afternoon, nearly 200 stakeholders from the cybersecurity and cyber resilience fields, including participants from both academia and industry.

November 27, 2023

Professor Frédéric Cuppens leads a pan-Canadian cybersecurity training program project aimed at young cyber-enterprises and entrepreneurship successors, while Assistant Professor Mohammad Hamdaqa collaborates on a project designing a backup system combining data deduplication and encryption.

Our pillars

A framework designed to address major societal challenges in cybersecurity,

in collaboration with the entire ecosystem.

Research

Research

Our researchers collaborate to build and successfully execute relevant and innovative multidisciplinary projects.

Public Policies

Public Policies

Institute members are committed to societal service, actively engaging with both private and governmental decision-makers, as well as citizens.

Education

Education

Through deep integration within the industrial ecosystem, our professors and lecturers actively develop, deploy, and refine training programs tailored to meet sector-specific needs.

Innovation

Innovation

Through collaborative efforts with our partners, IMC2 actively catalyzes entrepreneurial ventures, facilitates the dissemination and utilization of valuable data and studies, and guides the maturation of our research outcomes.

With numerous professors and researchers involved in cybersecurity, as well as several training courses in the field, the Montréal Campus is now a major Canadian player in this sector. Right from the start, the pooling of cyber expertise in technology, human factors, and management places IMC2 as a central actor in the ecosystem.

An extensive network of multidisciplinary academic expertise