October 1, 2025
Le professeur René jr Landry, du Département de génie électrique, est maintenant titulaire de la Chaire de recherche industrielle CMC Electronics sur la navigation GNSS résiliente. Ce projet d’une valeur de plus de 6 millions de Professor René Jr. Landry, from the Department of Electrical Engineering, now holds the CMC Electronics Industrial Research Chair in Resilient GNSS Navigation. This project, valued at over $6 million, is made possible thanks to financial support from CMC Electronics, a leader in avionics, as well as the Government of Quebec and CRIAQ.
The chair will focus on a growing threat to aviation: GNSS jamming and spoofing. These sophisticated techniques for falsifying navigation signals can jeopardize flight safety and airport infrastructure.
“Our goal is to redefine safety standards for satellite navigation and offer solutions that are ready to meet global needs,” explained Professor Landry.
The research team plans to develop resilient, certified GNSS receivers capable of detecting and mitigating attacks in real time, even under the most challenging conditions.
“We want to develop a certified spoofing-resistant GNSS receiver that will set the standard for security and integrity,” said John Studenny of CMC Electronics.
The new chair will train over 65 people in strategic sectors of our economy, such as aerospace, cybersecurity, sensors, and intelligent autonomous systems.
What is GNSS?
The acronym stands for “Global Navigation Satellite System,” or satellite positioning system. GNSS encompasses all satellite navigation systems, including GPS, which is built into most of our cell phones. This technology provides a precise location anywhere in the world.
