Maxim Larrivée

As Director of the Montreal Insectarium, Maxim Larrivée is passionate about the distribution of insect species across time and space, as well as the tools used to document it. His work is distinguished by an innovative approach that combines citizen science and artificial intelligence to revolutionize biodiversity monitoring. Founder and co-director of eButterfly—an international project tracking butterfly biodiversity—he also leads Mission Monarch, a program documenting the reproductive success of this iconic species across the continent. He also initiated the Sentinelles du Nunavik project, which engages northern communities in monitoring Arctic ecosystems. His research and expertise encompass the study of how natural and human-induced disturbances affect the biodiversity of various arthropod groups; citizen science and biodiversity data management; and the development of AI-assisted tools for insect monitoring and identification.