Kevin Whittingstall

Kevin Whittingstall

Université de Sherbrooke

Researcher

Biography

Dr. Kevin Whittingstall is a full professor at the Université de Sherbrooke, affiliated with the Department of Diagnostic Radiology. He conducts his research at the CHUS Research Centre, an institution renowned for its excellence in health sciences. His work focuses on the field of neurovascular imaging—a rapidly growing area of ​​study examining the complex links between brain activity and the vascular system. As head of the Neurovascular Imaging Research Laboratory, Professor Whittingstall leads a team dedicated to advancing knowledge in this field, utilizing cutting-edge imaging techniques to gain a deeper understanding of brain function and its interactions with cerebral vasculature.

Research and impacts

  • AI applied to veterinary records to improve diagnosis, particularly in cats.
  • New video data from livestock farming to automatically detect animal behaviors, including those invisible to the human eye.
  • Creation of data infrastructure (pipelines, future data lake) to support AI in animal health.
  • Expected outcomes: improved diagnoses, enhanced animal welfare, and advances also beneficial to human health (One Health).

Researchers