Awards and Distinctions
2024
Impact Award – Creativity, Collaboration, and Entrepreneurship, École de Technologie Supérieure, Montreal, Canada
2023
Finalist for the 2023 Innovation Award by ADRIQ (Association for the Development of Research and Innovation in Quebec), Montreal, Canada
2022
Innovation Award – Industrial Research Sector Groups (RSRI) by ADRIQ (Association for the Development of Research and Innovation in Quebec)
2019
Outstanding Scientist Trophy by Racines Association awarded on International Women’s Day
“Assertive Professional” Trophy by Mouali Association awarded on International Women’s Day
2017
“Brilliant Academic” at the Maghreb Congress in Quebec (CMQ): “In recognition of significant achievements and contributions, and the impactful nature of the work in advancing their research field” (CMQ)
Research Excellence Award at Télé-université for the 2017 Researcher of the Year
2016
Best Paper Award at EISTA 2016 for the work by C. Coulombe, G. Paquette, and N. Mezghani titled “Improving MOOCs’ Perseverance and Completion Rates Using Best Practice Design Principles,” presented at the International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications (EISTA 2016)
Best Scientific Paper Award for the work by Imen Mechmeche, Amar Mitiche, Youssef Ouakrim, Jacques A. De Guise, and Neila Mezghani titled “Determination of a Representative Pattern of 3D Knee Kinematics Using Functional Data Analysis,” presented at the LICEF Scientific Day, June 2016
2012
First Prize in Basic Research for the work by D. Billard, N. Mezghani, and N. Hagemeister, titled “Classification of Osteoarthritis Patients vs. Asymptomatic Subjects Using Hip and Ankle Kinematics.” Presented at the 30th Research Day of the Édouard-Samson Orthopedics Program (POES), May 2012.
2011
Resident’s Best Paper Award – Canadian Spine Society for the work by N. Mezghani, P. Phan, J.A. de Guise, and H. Labelle titled “The Use of a Decision Tree Based on the Literature Can Efficiently Output the Levels of Fusion Alternatives in the Surgical Treatment of AIS.” Presented at the Canadian Spine Society Annual Meeting, March 2011, Quebec.
2009
First Prize in Clinical Research for the work by A. Fuentes, N. Mezghani, N. Hagemeister, and J.A. de Guise titled “Automatic Classification of 3D Kinematic Data from Patients with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures and Healthy Participants,” presented at the 28th Research Day of the Édouard-Samson Orthopedics Program (POES), April 2009.
First Prize in Basic Research for the work by P. Phan, N. Mezghani, H. Labelle, and J.A. de Guise titled “Classification of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using Neural Networks and Kohonen Maps,” presented at the 28th Research Day of the Édouard-Samson Orthopedics Program (POES), April 2009.
Second Prize for the work by P. Phan, N. Mezghani, H. Labelle, and J.A. de Guise titled “Classification of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using Neural Networks and Kohonen Maps,” presented at the Symposium of the Quebec Orthopedics Association, October 2009.
2006
“Young Investigator Award” for the work by N. Mezghani, S. Husse, K. Boivin, K. Turcot, N. Hagemeister, R. Aissaoui, and J.A. de Guise, titled “Asymptomatic and Knee Osteoarthritis Automatic Gait Pattern Analysis Using a Wavelet Representation of Kinetic Data and the Nearest Neighbour Classifier,” presented at the International Conference on Mechanics in Medicine and Biology (ICMMB’06), December 2006.