Réjean Fontaine

Financement

• Subvention. Multi-user and low-cost silicon interposer platform for bio/quantum systems. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 201 387 $. (2023-2024).
  Numéro de subvention : 566688-2021. Voir plus
• Subvention. Restoring the volitional control of a paralyzed limb using patient-controlled spinal cord stimulation. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 100 000 $. (2023-2024).
  Numéro de subvention : DH-2022-00922. Voir plus
• Subvention. Tomodensitométrie par temps de vol de photons. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 55 000 $. (2023-2024).
  Numéro de subvention : RGPIN-2020-05560. Voir plus
• Subvention. Vers le temps de vol de photon en imagerie X: Potentiel de transformation des pratiques, identification et structuration des requis, preuve de concept et prototypage. Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Nature et Technologies (Montreal, Canada). 884 860 $. (2023-2026).
  Numéro de subvention : 355619. Voir plus
• Subvention. Next generation closed-loop brain-machine interfaces. Australian Research Council (Canberra, Australie). 910 995 AUD. (2023-2026).
  Numéro de subvention : LP220100256. Voir plus
• Subvention. Canada’s National Design Network (CNDN)®. Canada Foundation for Innovation (Ottawa, Canada). 4 575 000 $. (2022).
  Numéro de subvention : 42614. Voir plus
• Subvention. Radiographie et tomodensitométrie par temps de vol de photons. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 250 000 $. (2021-2023).
  Numéro de subvention : grant.13012220. Voir plus
• Subvention. Distributed Digital Intelligence Network (D2IN): Development of disruptive and low-cost microsystems for edge computing. Canada Foundation for Innovation (Ottawa, Canada). 7 034 763 $. (2020).
  Numéro de subvention : 39648. Voir plus
• Subvention. A Distributed Neural Recorder/Stimulator for Epilepsy Monitoring. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 137 418 $. (2020-2021).
  Numéro de subvention : 557252-2020. Voir plus
• Subvention. Tomographie d'émission par positron basée sur le temps de vol de photons. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 200 000 $. (2019-2020).
  Numéro de subvention : CRC-2016-00227. Voir plus
• Subvention. Silicon interposer prototyping for nEXO. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 209 000 $. (2019-2020).
  Numéro de subvention : SAPEQ-2019-00004. Voir plus
• Subvention. Tomodensitométrie par temps de vol de photons - preuve par l'image. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 125 000 $. (2019-2020).
  Numéro de subvention : 538540-2019. Voir plus
• Subvention. The EXO search for Neutrino-less Double Beta Decay. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 133 000 $. (2019-2020).
  Numéro de subvention : SAPPJ-2017-00029-5. Voir plus
• Subvention. Sources de rayons X pulsées pour imagerie par temps de vol de photons. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 150 000 $. (2019-2020).
  Numéro de subvention : RTI-2020-00566. Voir plus
• Subvention. High resolution retinal prothesis. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 191 826 $. (2018-2019).
  Numéro de subvention : 530093-2018. Voir plus
• Subvention. Stimulator ASIC for retinal prosthesis (iBIONICS). Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 12 500 $. (2017-2018).
  Numéro de subvention : 514131-2017. Voir plus
• Subvention. The EXO search for Neutrino-less Double Beta Decay. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 328 000 $. (2017-2020).
  Numéro de subvention : SAPPJ-2017-00029-3. Voir plus
• Subvention. The EXO search for Neutrino-less Double Beta Decay. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 430 000 $. (2017-2020).
  Numéro de subvention : SAPPJ-2017-00029-4. Voir plus
• Subvention. The EXO search for Neutrino-less Double Beta Decay. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 370 000 $. (2017-2019).
  Numéro de subvention : SAPPJ-2017-00029. Voir plus
• Subvention. Quantum enabled magnetic anomaly detection for military surveillance and quality assurance - I2I phase I project. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 125 000 $. (2017-2018).
  Numéro de subvention : 516242-2017. Voir plus
• Subvention. Neurostimulation oculaire. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 25 000 $. (2017-2018).
  Numéro de subvention : 516533-2017. Voir plus
• Subvention. Stimulator ASIC for retinal prosthesis (APROCHES project). Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 25 000 $. (2016-2017).
  Numéro de subvention : 506538-2016. Voir plus
• Subvention. Scanners multimodaux de tomographie d'émission par positrons avec mesure de temps de vol dédié aux petits animaux. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 290 000 $. (2015-2020).
  Numéro de subvention : RGPIN-2015-05898. Voir plus
• Subvention. Conception d'un scanner de tomographie d'émission par positrons haute performance pour l'imagerie moléculaire préclinique. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 1 390 697 $. (2013-2017).
  Numéro de subvention : 412995-2011. Voir plus
• Subvention. Conception d'un module de détection intégré pour scanner bimodal tomographe d'émission par positrons/tomodensitomètre par comptage de photons. Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Nature et Technologies (Montreal, Canada). 196 200 $. (2012-2015).
  Numéro de subvention : 167481. Voir plus
• Subvention. Wafer bonder for MEMS and integrated microsystems. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 150 000 $. (2010-2011).
  Numéro de subvention : grant.2882162. Voir plus
• Subvention. Scanners de tomographie d'émission par positrons (TEP), tomodensitométrie (TDM) et bimodaux TEP/TDM haute performance. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 180 000 $. (2010-2015).
  Numéro de subvention : 249503-2010. Voir plus
• Subvention. Conception et évaluation d'un scanner bimodal Tomographe d'émission par Positrons / Tomodensitomètre basé sur des Photodiodes à avalanche. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 122 050 $. (2008-2009).
  Numéro de subvention : grant.2981731. Voir plus
• Subvention. Conception et évaluation d'un scanner bimodal Tomographe d'émission par Positrons / Tomodensitomètre basé sur des Photodiodes à avalanche. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 179 550 $. (2006-2008).
  Numéro de subvention : grant.2953047. Voir plus
• Subvention. Achat d'un oscilloscope 7 GHz pour le projet Tomographe à Émission de Positrons/Tomodensimètre. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 106 187 $. (2004-2005).
  Numéro de subvention : grant.2874705. Voir plus
• Subvention. Etude theorique et developpement d'un systeme d'imagerie bimodal tomographe a emission de positrons/Tomodensimetrie (TEP/TDM) pour petits animaux. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, Canada). 236 904 $. (2004-2007).
  Numéro de subvention : 200401UOP. Voir plus
• Subvention. Étude théorique et développement d'un système d'imagerie bimodal tomographe à émission de positrons / tomodensimètre ( TEP / TDM ) pour petits animaux. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 236 906 $. (2004-2007).
  Numéro de subvention : grant.2888130. Voir plus
• Subvention. Conception et caractérisation d'un simulateur de TEP et TEP/TDM entièrement numérique basé sur des photodiodes avalanches. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 125 000 $. (2004-2006).
  Numéro de subvention : grant.2831315. Voir plus
• Subvention. Etude conceptuelle sur lutilisation en telepresence et telesurveillance de robots mobiles dassistance et daides a la mobilite intelligentes chez des personnes agees a mobilite restreinte. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, Canada). 86 860 $. (2003-2005).
  Numéro de subvention : 200307NSM. Voir plus
• Subvention. Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) of mobility assistive device use in balance impaired individuals. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, Canada). 183 906 $. (2003-2005).
  Numéro de subvention : 200307ITM. Voir plus
• Subvention. Tomographe à positrons à ultra-haute résolution pour l’imagerie d’animaux intermédiaires et du cerveau humain. Mitacs (Vancouver, Canada).
  Numéro de subvention : grant.13958174. Voir plus

Publications

Articles

• Makhdoumi Akram, M., Aghajani, A., Fontaine, R., Nabki, F., Shi, W., Gosselin, B. (2025). A Multifunctional and Flexible Implantable Electrooptic Neural Probe With Embedded Micropump and Precise Flowmeter. IEEE Sensors Journal. DOI
• Ranjbar Koleibi, E., Lemaire, W., Koua, K., Benhouria, M., Bostani, R., Serri Mazandarani, M., Gauthier, L.-P., Besrour, M., Ménard, J., Majdoub, M., Gosselin, B., Roy, S., Fontaine, R. (2025). Design and Implementation of a Low-Power Biopotential Amplifier in 28 nm CMOS Technology with a Compact Die-Area of 2500 μm2 and an Ultra-High Input Impedance. Sensors. DOI
• Lemaire, W., Benhouria, M., Koua, K., Tong, W., Martin-Hardy, G., Stamp, M., Ganesan, K., Gauthier, L.-P., Besrour, M., Ahnood, A., John Garrett, D., Roy, S., Ibbotson, M.R., Prawer, S., Fontaine, R. (2025). Feasibility Assessment of an Optically Powered Digital Retinal Prosthesis Architecture for Retinal Ganglion Cell Stimulation. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. DOI
• Dumont, L., Richard, G., Espagnet, R., Frisch, F., Fortin, M., Samson, A., Bouchard, J., Fontaine, R., Croteau, E., Phoenix, S., Dubreuil, S., Guérin, B., Turcotte, É.E., Carpentier, A.C., Blondin, D.P. (2025). Shivering, but not adipose tissue thermogenesis, increases as a function of mean skin temperature in cold-exposed men and women. Cell Metabolism. DOI
• Gaulin, L.-D., Nadig, V., Herweg, K., Lemaire, G., Gagnon, F., Bouchard, J., Rossignol, J., Schulz, V., Fontaine, R., Gundacker, S. (2025). Study of the TOFPET2c ASIC in time-of-flight detection of x-rays for scatter rejection in medical imaging applications. Physics in Medicine and Biology. DOI
• Serri Mazandarani, M., Bostani, R., Papi, R., Ebrahimi, Z., Ranjbar Koleibi, E., Fontaine, R., Gagnon-Turcotte, G., Gosselin, B. (2024). A Highly Duty-Cycled PPG Sensor With Ultralow-Power Consumption and Wide Input Range. IEEE Sensors Journal. DOI
• Lavoie, J., Besrour, M., Lemaire, W., Rouat, J., Fontaine, R., Plourde, E. (2024). Learning to see via epiretinal implant stimulation in silico with model-based deep reinforcement learning. Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express. DOI
• Rossignol, J., Bélanger, G., Fromont, M., C. Therrien, A., Fontaine, R., Bérubé-Lauzière, Y. (2024). Scatter estimation and correction using time-of-flight and deconvolution in x-ray medical imaging. Physics in Medicine and Biology. DOI
• Rossignol, J., Bélanger, G., Gaudreault, D., Therrien, A.C., Bérubé-Lauziére, Y., Fontaine, R. (2024). Time-of-flight scatter rejection in x-ray radiography. Physics in Medicine and Biology. DOI
• Gosselin, B., Fontaine, R., Nabki, F., Mitra, S. (2023). Guest Editorial Special Issue on the IEEE International NEWCAS Conference 2022. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers. DOI
• Oukaira, A., Said, D., Zbitou, J., Fontaine, R., Lakhssassi, A. (2023). LabPET II scanner performances improvement: Thermal stability control based on FPGA. E Prime Advances in Electrical Engineering Electronics and Energy. DOI
• Bouziri, H., Pepin, C.M., Koua, K., Benhouria, M., Paulin, C., Ouyang, J., Normandin, M., Pratte, J.-F., Fakhri, G.E., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2022). Investigation of a Model-Based Time-Over-Threshold Technique for Phoswich Crystal Discrimination. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. DOI
• Loignon-Houle, F., Charlebois, S.A., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2022). Monte Carlo simulations of energy, time and spatial evolution of primary electrons generated by 511 keV photons in various scintillators. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Moghadam, N., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2022). Novel carbon nanotube-composite for electromagnetic shielding of radiation detectors: A step toward fully integrated positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems. Microelectronic Engineering. DOI
• Zarif Yussefian, N., Gaudin, É., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2022). Predicting Small Lesion Detectability for a Small Animal TOF PET Scanner. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. DOI
• Pratte, J.-F., Nolet, F., Parent, S., Vachon, F., Roy, N., Rossignol, T., Deslandes, K., Dautet, H., Fontaine, R., Charlebois, S.A. (2021). 3D photon-to-digital converter for radiation instrumentation: Motivation and future works. Sensors (Switzerland). DOI
• Gaudreault, D., Rossignol, J., Berube-Lauziere, Y., Fontaine, R. (2021). Comparative Study of Image Quality in Time-Correlated Single-Photon Counting Computed Tomography. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. DOI
• Loignon-Houle, F., Gundacker, S., Toussaint, M., Camirand Lemyre, F., Auffray, E., Fontaine, R., Charlebois, S.A., Lecoq, P., Lecomte, R. (2021). DOI estimation through signal arrival time distribution: A theoretical description including proof of concept measurements. Physics in Medicine and Biology. DOI
• Gaudin, É., Thibaudeau, C., Arpin, L., Leroux, J.-D., Toussaint, M., Beaudoin, J.-F., Cadorette, J., Paillé, M., Pepin, C.M., Koua, K., Bouchard, J., Viscogliosi, N., Paulin, C., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2021). Performance evaluation of the mouse version of the LabPET II PET scanner. Physics in Medicine and Biology. DOI
• Lemaire, W., Benhouria, M., Koua, K., Besrour, M., Gauthier, L.-P., Martin-Hardy, G., Rossignol, T., Roy, S., Fontaine, R. (2021). Retinal Stimulator ASIC Architecture Based on a Joint Power and Data Optical Link. IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. DOI
• Zarif Yussefian, N., Toussaint, M., Gaudin, E., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2021). TOF Benefits and Trade-offs on Image Contrast-To-Noise Ratio Performance for a Small Animal PET Scanner. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. DOI
• Nolet, F., Roy, N., Carrier, S., Bouchard, J., Fontaine, R., Charlebois, S.A., Pratte, J.-F. (2020). 22 μW, 5.1 ps LSB, 5.5 ps RMS jitter Vernier time-to-digital converter in CMOS 65 nm for single photon avalanche diode array. Electronics Letters. DOI
• Nolet, F., Lemaire, W., Dubois, F., Roy, N., Carrier, S., Samson, A., Charlebois, S.A., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F. (2020). A 256 Pixelated SPAD readout ASIC with in-Pixel TDC and embedded digital signal processing for uniformity and skew correction. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Espagnet, R., Lakhssassi, A., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2020). A thermal model of the LabPET II ASIC. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Lemaire, W., Therrien, A.C., Pratte, J.-F., Fontaine, R. (2020). Dark Count Resilient Time Estimators for Time-of-Flight PET. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. DOI
• Gaudin, É., Thibaudeau, C., Arpin, L., Bouziri, H., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2020). Dual-threshold Time-over-Threshold nonlinearity correction for PET detectors. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Lemaire, W., Nolet, F., Dubois, F., Therrien, A.C., Pratte, J.-F., Fontaine, R. (2020). Embedded time of arrival estimation for digital silicon photomultipliers with in-pixel TDCs. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Edalati, K., Stamp, M., Ganesan, K., Stacey, A., Martin-Hardy, G., Fontaine, R., Prawer, S., Garrett, D.J. (2020). Improved wetting of gold active braze alloy on diamond for use in medical implants. Diamond and Related Materials. DOI
• Ahnood, A., Cheriton, R., Bruneau, A., Belcourt, J.A., Ndabakuranye, J.P., Lemaire, W., Hilkes, R., Fontaine, R., Cook, J.P.D., Hinzer, K., Prawer, S. (2020). Laser Driven Miniature Diamond Implant for Wireless Retinal Prostheses. Advanced Biosystems. DOI
• Moghadam, N., Bouchard, J., Espagnet, R., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2020). MRI-compatibility study of a PET-insert based on a low-profile detection front-end with submillimeter spatial resolution. Medical Physics. DOI
• Njoya, O., Tsang, T., Tarka, M., Fairbank, W., Kumar, K.S., Rao, T., Wager, T., Kharusi, S.A., Anton, G., Arnquist, I.J., Badhrees, I., Barbeau, P.S., Beck, D., Belov, V., Bhatta, T., Brodsky, J.P., Brown, E., Brunner, T., Caden, E., ... Ziegler, T. (2020). Measurements of electron transport in liquid and gas Xenon using a laser-driven photocathode. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Moghadam, N., Arpin, L., Espagnet, R., Bouchard, J., Viscogliosi, N., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2020). Performance investigation of LabPET II detector technology in an MRI-like environment. Physics in Medicine and Biology. DOI
• Nakarmi, P., Ostrovskiy, I., Soma, A.K., Retière, F., Kharusi, S.Al., Alfaris, M., Anton, G., Arnquist, I.J., Badhrees, I., Barbeau, P.S., Beck, D., Belov, V., Bhatta, T., Blatchford, J., Breur, P.A., Brodsky, J.P., Brown, E., Brunner, T., Mamahit, S.B., ... Ziegler, T. (2020). Reflectivity and PDE of VUV4 Hamamatsu SiPMs in liquid xenon. Journal of Instrumentation. DOI
• Espagnet, R., Bouchard, J., Moghadam, N., Samson, A., Lakhssassi, A., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2020). Thermal management proposal for a low-profile positron emission tomography fully pixelated front-end for submillimetric resolution MRI compatible insert dedicated to small animals. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Rossignol, J., Turtos, R.M., Gundacker, S., Gaudreault, D., Auffray, E., Lecoq, P., Bérubé-Lauzi re, Y., Fontaine, R. (2020). Time-of-flight computed tomography - proof of principle. Physics in Medicine and Biology. DOI
• Gallina, G., Giampa, P., Retière, F., Kroeger, J., Zhang, G., Ward, M., Margetak, P., Li, G., Tsang, T., Doria, L., Al Kharusi, S., Alfaris, M., Anton, G., Arnquist, I.J., Badhrees, I., Barbeau, P.S., Beck, D., Belov, V., Bhatta, T., ... Ziegler, T. (2019). Characterization of the Hamamatsu VUV4 MPPCs for nEXO. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Moghadam, N., Espagnet, R., Bouchard, J., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2019). Erratum: Studying the effects of metallic components of PET-insert on PET and MRI performance due to gradient switching (Physics in Medicine and Biology (2019) 64 (075003) DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab0291). Physics in Medicine and Biology. DOI
• Chambers, C., Walton, T., Fairbank, D., Craycraft, A., Yahne, D.R., Todd, J., Iverson, A., Fairbank, W., Alamre, A., Albert, J.B., Anton, G., Arnquist, I.J., Badhrees, I., Barbeau, P.S., Beck, D., Belov, V., Bhatta, T., Bourque, F., Brodsky, J.P., ... Ziegler, T. (2019). Imaging individual barium atoms in solid xenon for barium tagging in nEXO. Nature. DOI
• Gaudin, E., Toussaint, M., Thibaudeau, C., Paille, M., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2019). Performance Simulation of an Ultrahigh Resolution Brain PET Scanner Using 1.2-mm Pixel Detectors. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. DOI
• Li, Z., Cen, W.R., Robinson, A., Moore, D.C., Wen, L.J., Odian, A., Kharusi, S.A., Anton, G., Arnquist, I.J., Badhrees, I., Barbeau, P.S., Beck, D., Belov, V., Bhatta, T., Brodsky, J.P., Brown, E., Brunner, T., Caden, E., Cao, G.F., ... Ziegler, T. (2019). Simulation of charge readout with segmented tiles in nEXO. Journal of Instrumentation. DOI
• Moghadam, N., Espagnet, R., Bouchard, J., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2019). Studying the effects of metallic components of PET-insert on PET and MRI performance due to gradient switching. Physics in Medicine and Biology. DOI
• Samson, A., Thibaudeau, C., Bouchard, J., Gaudin, É., Paulin, C., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2018). A fully automated and scalable timing probe-based method for time alignment of the LabPET II scanners. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Jewell, M., Schubert, A., Cen, W.R., Dalmasson, J., Devoe, R., Fabris, L., Gratta, G., Jamil, A., Li, G., Odian, A., Patel, M., Pocar, A., Qiu, D., Wang, Q., Wen, L.J., Albert, J.B., Anton, G., Arnquist, I.J., Badhrees, I., ... Ziegler, T. (2018). Characterization of an Ionization Readout Tile for nEXO. Journal of Instrumentation. DOI
• Nolet, F., Dubois, F., Roy, N., Parent, S., Lemaire, W., Massie-Godon, A., Charlebois, S.A., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F. (2018). Digital SiPM channel integrated in CMOS 65 nm with 17.5 ps FWHM single photon timing resolution. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Therrien, A.C., Lemaire, W., Lecoq, P., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F. (2018). Energy discrimination for positron emission tomography using the time information of the first detected photons. Journal of Instrumentation. DOI
• Nolet, F., Parent, S., Roy, N., Mercier, M.-O., Charlebois, S.A., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F. (2018). Quenching circuit and spad integrated in cmos 65 nm with 7.8 ps fwhm single photon timing resolution. Instruments. DOI
• Albert, J.B., Anton, G., Arnquist, I.J., Badhrees, I., Barbeau, P., Beck, D., Belov, V., Bourque, F., Brodsky, J.P., Brown, E., Brunner, T., Burenkov, A., Cao, G.F., Cao, L., Cen, W.R., Chambers, C., Charlebois, S.A., Chiu, M., Cleveland, B., ... Ziegler, T. (2018). Sensitivity and discovery potential of the proposed nEXO experiment to neutrinoless double- β decay. Physical Review C. DOI
• Sun, X.L., Tolba, T., Cao, G.F., Lv, P., Wen, L.J., Odian, A., Vachon, F., Alamre, A., Albert, J.B., Anton, G., Arnquist, I.J., Badhrees, I., Barbeau, P.S., Beck, D., Belov, V., Bhatta, T., Bourque, F., Brodsky, J.P., Brown, E., ... Ziegler, T. (2018). Study of silicon photomultiplier performance in external electric fields. Journal of Instrumentation. DOI
• Jamil, A., Ziegler, T., Hufschmidt, P., Li, G., Lupin-Jimenez, L., Michel, T., Ostrovskiy, I., Retière, F., Schneider, J., Wagenpfeil, M., Alamre, A., Albert, J.B., Anton, G., Arnquist, I.J., Badhrees, I., Barbeau, P.S., Beck, D., Belov, V., Bhatta, T., ... Zhou, Y. (2018). VUV-Sensitive Silicon Photomultipliers for Xenon Scintillation Light Detection in nEXO. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Bouchard, J., Samson, A., Lemaire, W., Paulin, C., Pratte, J.-F., Berube-Lauziere, Y., Fontaine, R. (2017). A Low-Cost Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting System for Multiview Time-Domain Diffuse Optical Tomography. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. DOI
• Roy, N., Nolet, F., Dubois, F., Mercier, M.-O., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F. (2017). Low Power and Small Area, 6.9 ps RMS Time-to-Digital Converter for 3-D Digital SiPM. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. DOI
• Tetrault, M.-A., Corbeil Therrien, A., Lemaire, W., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F. (2017). TDC array tradeoffs in current and upcoming digital SiPM detectors for time-of-flight PET. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Nolet, F., Rheaume, V.-P., Parent, S., Charlebois, S.A., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F. (2016). A 2D Proof of Principle Towards a 3D Digital SiPM in HV CMOS with Low Output Capacitance. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Charest, J., Beaudoin, J.-F., Bergeron, M., Cadorette, J., Arpin, L., Lecomte, R., Brunet, C.-A., Fontaine, R. (2016). Impacts of Intelligent Automated Quality Control on a Small Animal APD-Based Digital PET Scanner. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Convert, L., Lebel, R., Gascon, S., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F., Charette, P., Aimez, V., Lecomte, R. (2016). Real-Time microfluidic blood-counting system for pet and spect preclinical pharmacokinetic studies. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. DOI
• Kanoun, M., Attouch, M.W.B., Bérubé-Lauzière, Y., Fontaine, R. (2015). A 10-Bit, 12 ps Resolution CMOS Time-to-Digital Converter Dedicated to Ultra-Fast Optical Timing Applications. Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing. DOI
• Charest, J., Beaudoin, J.-F., Cadorette, J., Lecomte, R., Brunet, C.-A., Fontaine, R. (2015). Automatic Channel Fault Detection and Diagnosis System for a Small Animal APD-Based Digital PET Scanner. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Tétrault, M.-A., Therrien, A.C., Lamy, E.D., Boisvert, A., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F. (2015). Dark count impact for first photon discriminators for SPAD digital arrays in PET. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Berube, B.-L., Rheaume, V.-P., Parent, S., Maurais, L., Therrien, A.C., Charette, P.G., Charlebois, S.A., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F. (2015). Implementation Study of Single Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPAD) in 0.8μm HV CMOS Technology. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Bergeron, M., Pepin, C.M., Cadorette, J., Loignon-Houle, F., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2015). Improved LabPET detectors using Lu1.8Gd0.2SiO5: Ce(LGSO) scintillator blocks. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Bergeron, M., Thibaudeau, C., Cadorette, J., Tétrault, M.-A., Pepin, C.M., Clerk-Lamalice, J., Loignon-Houle, F., Davies, M., Dautet, H., Deschamps, P., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2015). LabPET II, an APD-based detector module with PET and Counting CT imaging capabilities. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Geoffroy, C., Michaud, J.-B., Tetrault, M.-A., Clerk-Lamalice, J., Brunet, C.-A., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2015). Real time artificial neural network fpga implementation for triple coincidences recovery in pet. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Tétrault, M.-A., Lamy, E.D., Boisvert, A., Thibaudeau, C., Kanoun, M., Dubois, F., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F. (2015). Real-time discrete SPAD array readout architecture for time of flight PET. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Michaud, J.-B., Tétrault, M.-A., Beaudoin, J.-F., Cadorette, J., Leroux, J.-D., Brunet, C.-A., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2015). Sensitivity increase through a neural network method for LOR recovery of ICS triple coincidences in high-resolution pixelated-detectors PET scanners. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Charest, J., Beaudoin, J.-F., Cadorette, J., Lecomte, R., Brunet, C.-A., Fontaine, R. (2014). Automatic channel fault detection on a small animal APD-based digital PET scanner. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Bergeron, M., Cadorette, J., Tétrault, M.-A., Beaudoin, J.-F., Leroux, J.-D., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2014). Imaging performance of LabPET APD-based digital PET scanners for pre-clinical research. Physics in Medicine and Biology. DOI
• Corbeil Therrien, A., Berube, B.-L., Charlebois, S.A., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F. (2014). Modeling of single photon avalanche diode array detectors for PET applications. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Njejimana, L., Tetrault, M.-A., Arpin, L., Burghgraeve, A., Maille, P., Lavoie, J.-C., Paulin, C., Koua, K.C., Bouziri, H., Panier, S., Attouch, M.W.B., Abidi, M., Cadorette, J., Pratte, J.-F., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2013). Design of a real-time fpga-based data acquisition architecture for the labpet ii: An apd-based scanner dedicated to small animal pet imaging. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Thibaudeau, C., Leroux, J.-D., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2013). Fully 3D iterative CT reconstruction using polar coordinates. Medical Physics. DOI
• Convert, L., Baril, F.G., Boisselle, V., Pratte, J.-F., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R., Charette, P.G., Aimez, V. (2012). Blood compatible microfluidic system for pharmacokinetic studies in small animals. Lab on a Chip. DOI
• Yousefzadeh, H.C., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2012). The effect of photon statistics and pulse shaping on the performance of the wiener filter crystal identification algorithm applied to LabPET phoswich detectors. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Thibaudeau, C., Bérard, P., Tétrault, M.-A., Leroux, J.-D., Bergeron, M., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2012). Toward truly combined PET/CT imaging using PET detectors and photon counting CT with iterative reconstruction implementing physical detector response. Medical Physics. DOI
• Michaud, J.-B., Pepin, C.M., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2010). ARMAX-RLS parameter-estimation crystal identification in phoswich PET detectors. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Tétrault, M.-A., Oliver, J.F., Bergeron, M., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2010). Real time coincidence detection engine for high count rate timestamp based PET. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Bergeron, M., Pepin, C.M., Arpin, L., Leroux, J.-D., Tétrault, M.-A., Viscogliosi, N., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2009). A handy time alignment probe for timing calibration of PET scanners. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Bérard, P., Bergeron, M., Pepin, C.M., Cadorette, J., Tétrault, M.-A., Viscogliosi, N., Fontaine, R., Dautet, H., Davies, M., Deschamps, P., Lecomte, R. (2009). Development of a 64-channel APD detector module with individual pixel readout for submillimetre spatial resolution in PET. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Bergeron, M., Cadorette, J., Beaudoin, J.-F., Lepage, M.D., Robert, G., Selivanov, V., Tétrault, M.-A., Viscogliosi, N., Norenberg, J.P., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2009). Performance evaluation of the LabPET APD-based digital PET scanner. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Semmaoui, H., Tetrault, M.-A., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2009). Signal deconvolution concept combined with cubic spline interpolation to improve timing with phoswich PET Detectors. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Fontaine, R., Bélanger, F., Viscogliosi, N., Semmaoui, H., Tétrault, M.-A., Michaud, J.-B., Pepin, C., Cadorette, J., Lecomte, R. (2009). The hardware and signal processing architecture of LabPETTM, a small animal APD-based digital PET scanner. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Leroux, J.-D., Martin, J.-P., Rouleau, D., Pepin, C.M., Cadorette, J., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2009). Time determination of BGO-APD detectors by digital signal processing for positron emission tomography. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Leroux, J.-D., Tétrault, M.-A., Rouleau, D., Pepin, C.M., Michaud, J.-B., Cadorette, J., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2009). Time discrimination techniques using artificial neural networks for positron emission tomography. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Semmaoui, H., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2008). A cross-correlation method for crystal identification in APD-based phoswich detectors used in small animal PET scanner. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Semmaoui, H., Viscogliosi, N., Bélanger, F., Michaud, J.-B., Pepin, C.M., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2008). Crystal identification based on recursive-least-squares and least-mean-squares auto-regressive models for small animal pet. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Tétrault, M.-A., Viscogliosi, N., Riendeau, J., Bélanger, F., Michaud, J.-B., Semmaoui, H., Bérard, P., Lemieux, F., Arpin, L., Bergeron, M., Cadorette, J., Pepin, C.M., Robert, G., Lepage, M.D., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2008). System architecture of the LabPET small animal PET scanner. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Pratte, J.-F., Junnarkar, S., Deptuch, G., Fried, J., O’Connor, P., Radeka, V., Vaska, P., Woody, C., Schlyer, D., Stoll, S., Maramraju, S.H., Krishnamoorthy, S., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2008). The RatCAP Front-End ASIC. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Convert, L., Morin-Brassard, G., Cadorette, J., Rouleau, D., Croteau, E., Archambault, M., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2007). A microvolumetric β blood counter for pharmacokinetic PET studies in small animals. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Fontaine, R, Viscogliosi, N., Semmaoui, H., Bélanger, F, Lemieux, F, Tétrault, M-A, Michaud, J-B, Bérard, P., Cadorette, J., Pepin, C.M., Lecomte, R. (2007). Digital signal processing applied to crystal identification in Positron Emission Tomography dedicated to small animals. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Woody, C., Vaska, P., Schlyer, D., Pratte, J.-F., Junnarkar, S., Park, S.-J., Stoll, S., Purschke, M., Southekal, S., Kriplani, A., Krishnamoorthy, S., Maramraju, S., Lee, D., Schiffer, W., Dewey, S., Neill, J., Kandasamy, A., O'Connor, P., Radeka, V., ... Lecomte, R. (2007). Initial studies using the RatCAP conscious animal PET tomograph. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Bérard, P., Riendeau, J., Pepin, C.M., Rouleau, D., Cadorette, J., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2007). Investigation of the LabPET™ detector and electronics for photon-counting CT imaging. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Fontaine, R., Tétrault, M.-A., Bélanger, F., Viscogliosi, N., Himmich, R., Michaud, J.-B., Robert, S., Leroux, J.-D., Semmaoui, H., Bérard, P., Cadorette, J., Pepin, C.M., Lecomte, R. (2006). Real time digital signal processing implementation for an APD-based PET scanner with phoswich detectors. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Hajri, Z., Boukadoum, M., Hamam, H., Fontaine, R. (2005). An investigation of the physical forces leading to thrombosis disruption by cavitation. Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis. DOI
• Fontaine, R., Bélanger, F., Cadorette, J., Leroux, J.-D., Martin, J.-P., Michaud, J.-B., Pratte, J.-F., Robert, S., Lecomte, R. (2005). Architecture of a dual-modality, high-resolution, fully digital positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanner for small animal imaging. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Pratte, J.-F., Robert, S., De Geronimo, G., O'Connor, P., Stoll, S., Pepin, C.M., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2004). Design and performance of 0.18-μm CMOS charge preamplifiers for APD-based PET scanners. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Vaska, P., Woody, C.L., Schlyer, D.J., Shokouhi, S., Stoll, S.P., Pratte, J.-F., O'Connor, P., Junnarkar, S.S., Rescia, S., Yu, B., Porschke, M., Kandasamy, A., Villanueva, A., Kriplani, A., Radeka, V., Volkow, N., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2004). RatCAP: Miniaturized head-mounted PET for conscious rodent brain imaging. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI

Chapitres de livre

• Fontaine, R. (2010). Design considerations for positron emission tomography (PET) scanners dedicated to small-animal imaging. Electronics for Radiation Detection. DOI

Articles de conférence

• Koleibi, E.R., Bostani, R., Mazandarani, M.S., Askarian, A., Koua, K., Tetrault, M.-A., Roy, S., Nabki, F., Gosselin, B., Fontaine, R. (2025). 2.32-V Peak-To-Peak Carrier-Based IR-UWB Transmitter for High-Density on-Cortex Neural Recorder Implants in 28Nm CMOS Technology. 2025 IEEE 16th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems Lascas 2025 Proceedings. DOI
• Koleibi, E.R., Bostani, R., Koua, K., Lessard, G., Nti, R.B., Roy, S., Nabki, F., Gosselin, B., Fontaine, R. (2024). 28nm CMOS Technology-Based Ultra-Compact Tunable IR-UWB Transmitter for Neural Implants: Compliance With FCC, ECC, and Japanese Spectral Masks under IEEE 802.15.6. Proceedings of the International Conference on Microelectronics Icm. DOI
• Koleibi, E.R., Bostani, R., Mazandarani, M.S., Koua, K., Lemaire, W., Besrour, M., Gosselin, B., Roy, S., Nabki, F., Fontaine, R. (2024). Tunable Impulse Radio UWB Transmitter for High-Density Neural Recorder Implants in 28 nm CMOS Technology. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Electronics Circuits and Systems. DOI
• Fontaine, R., Boukadoum, M. (2024). Welcome. 2024 22nd IEEE Interregional Newcas Conference Newcas 2024. DOI
• Besrour, M., Bouchard, S., Mohanty, R., Lavoie, J., Omrani, T., Gouin-Ferland, B., Koua, K., Therrien, A.C., Boukadoum, M., Fontaine, R. (2023). Quantized Spiking Neural Networks on FPGA: An Application to Retinal Prosthetics. Biocas 2023 2023 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference Conference Proceedings. DOI
• Koleibi, E.R., Benhouria, M., Koua, K., Lemaire, W., Roy, S., Fontaine, R. (2022). A Low-Power Low-Noise Biopotential Amplifier in 28 nm CMOS. 20th IEEE International Interregional Newcas Conference Newcas 2022 Proceedings. DOI
• Besrour, M., Zitoun, S., Lavoie, J., Omrani, T., Koua, K., Benhouria, M., Boukadoum, M., Fontaine, R. (2022). Analog Spiking Neuron in 28 nm CMOS. 20th IEEE International Interregional Newcas Conference Newcas 2022 Proceedings. DOI
• Lemaire, W., Koleibi, E.R., Omrani, T., Benhouria, M., Koua, K., Quesnel, C., Gauthier, L.-P., Menard, J., Gagnon, K., Roy, S., Fontaine, R. (2022). Preliminary Results from a 49-Channel Neural Recording ASIC with Embedded Spike Compression in 28 nm CMOS. 20th IEEE International Interregional Newcas Conference Newcas 2022 Proceedings. DOI
• Gauthier, L.-P., Lemaire, W., Gagnon, K., Quesnel, C., Larouche, J.-B., Rossignol, J., Paulin, C., Benhouria, M., Koua, K., Roy, S., Fontaine, R. (2022). Preliminary Results of a Low-Power Wireless Telemetry Module For Long-Term μECoG Recordings. 20th IEEE International Interregional Newcas Conference Newcas 2022 Proceedings. DOI
• Samson, A., Gaudin, E., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2018). Using Docker, an Industry Standard Technology to Run GATE Simulation on Multiple Platforms. 2018 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference NSS Mic 2018 Proceedings. DOI
• Njejimana, L., Arpin, L., Thibaudeau, C., Jurgensen, N., Bouziri, H., Tetrault, M.-A., Viscogliosi, N., Paulin, C., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2017). Firmware architecture of the data acquisition system for the LabPET II mouse scanner. 2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Medical Imaging Conference and Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop NSS Mic Rtsd 2016. DOI
• Samson, A., Bouchard, J., Gaudin, E., Thibaudeau, C., Arpin, L., Paulin, C., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2017). Preliminary results of an embedded timing probe for calibrating PET scanner. 2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Medical Imaging Conference and Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop NSS Mic Rtsd 2016. DOI
• Oukaira, A., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R., Lakhssassi, A. (2017). Thermal cooling system development for LabPET II scanners by forced convection flow. Proceedings 2017 IEEE 15th International New Circuits and Systems Conference Newcas 2017. DOI
• Tetrault, M.-A., Therrien, A.C., Lemaire, W., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F. (2016). Digital SPAD scintillation detector simulation flow to evaluate and minimize real-Time requirements. 2016 IEEE Npss Real Time Conference RT 2016. DOI
• Jurgensen, N., Arpin, L., Bouziri, H., Njejimana, L., Koua, K., Gaudin, E., Pratte, J.-F., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2016). Initial results for automatic calibration of the LabPET II front-end detector module. 2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference NSS Mic 2015. DOI
• Charest, J., Beaudoin, J.-F., Bergeron, M., Cadorette, J., Arpin, L., Lecomte, R., Brunet, C.-A., Fontaine, R. (2016). Initial results of applying automatic channel fault detection and diagnosis on small animal APD-based digital PET scanners. 2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference NSS Mic 2015. DOI
• Therrien, A.C., Parent, S., Tetrault, M.-A., Gundacker, S., Lecoq, P., Lecomte, R., Charlebois, S.A., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F. (2016). Optimization of Single Photon Avalanche Diode array detectors with a custom simulator. 2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference NSS Mic 2015. DOI
• Gaudin, E., Arpin, L., Bouchard, J., Paille, M., Bouziri, H., Bergeron, M., Pepin, C.M., Cadorette, J., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2016). Performance characterization of a dual-threshold time-over-threshold APD-based detector front-end module for PET imaging. 2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference NSS Mic 2015. DOI
• Bouchard, J., Lemaire, W., Samson, A., Paulin, C., Pratte, J.-F., Bérubé-Lauzière, Y., Fontaine, R. (2016). Preliminary results of a low-cost 4-channel time-correlated single photon counting system for time-domain diffuse optical tomography. 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications Memea 2016 Proceedings. DOI
• Traore, M.S., Thibaudeau, C., Koua, K., Tetrault, M.-A., Pepin, C.M., Cadorette, J., Pratte, J.-F., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2016). System architecture of a fully combined PET/CT scanner using LabPET™ electronics with an upgraded analog front-end optimized for PET and CT counting mode operation. 2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference NSS Mic 2015. DOI
• Kanoun, M., Arpin, L., Rheaume, V.-P., Tétreault, M.-A., Bérubé-Lauzière, Y., Fontaine, R. (2014). A 10-bit, 3 ps rms precision time-to-digital converter for diffuse optical tomography measurements. 2014 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics Circuits and Systems Icecs 2014. DOI
• Charest, J., Beaudoin, J.-F., Cadorette, J., Lecomte, R., Brunet, C.-A., Fontaine, R. (2014). Automatic channel fault detection and diagnosis system for a small animal APD-based digital PET scanner. 2014 19th IEEE Npss Real Time Conference RT 2014 Conference Records. DOI
• Tetrault, M.-A., Lamy, E.D., Boisvert, A., Pratte, J.-F., Fontaine, R. (2014). Real-time discreet SPAD array readout architecture for time of flight PET. 2014 19th IEEE Npss Real Time Conference RT 2014 Conference Records. DOI
• Tétrault, M.-A., Lamy, E.D., Boisvert, A., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F. (2013). Low dead time digital SPAD readout architecture for realtime small animal PET. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Charest, J., Beaudoin, J.-F., Cadorette, J., Lecomte, R., Brunet, C.-A., Fontaine, R. (2013). Preliminary results of an automatic channel fault detection system on a small animal APD-based digital PET scanner. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Ben Attouch, M.W., Koua, K.M.-C., Panier, S., Arpin, L., Njejimana, L., Bouziri, H., Abidi, M., Paulin, C., Lecomte, R., Pratte, J.-F., Fontaine, R. (2012). A fully integrated pulse charge generator embedded in a 64-channel readout ASIC dedicated to a PET/CT detector module. International Conference on Electronic Devices, Systems, and Applications. DOI
• Njejimana, L., Tetrault, M.-A., Arpin, L., Burghgraeve, A., Maille, P., Lavoie, J.-C., Paulin, C., Koua, K.C., Bouziri, H., Panier, S., Ben Attouch, M.W., Abidi, M., Pratte, J.-F., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2012). Design of a real-time FPgA-based DAQ architecture for the LabPET II, an APD-based scanner dedicated to small animal PET imaging. 2012 18th IEEE Npss Real Time Conference RT 2012. DOI
• Berube, B.-L., Rheaume, V.-P., Therrien, A.C., Parent, S., Maurais, L., Boisvert, A., Carini, G., Charlebois, S.A., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F. (2012). Development of a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array in high voltage CMOS 0.8 μm dedicated to a 3D integrated circuit (3DIC). IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Clerk-Lamalice, J., Bergeron, M., Thibaudeau, C., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2012). Evaluation of easily implementable inter-crystal scatter recovery schemes in high-resolution PET imaging. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Thibaudeau, C., Pratte, J.-F., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2012). Polyenergetic CT sinogram generator. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Bergeron, M., Pepin, C.M., Clerk-Lamalice, J., Thibaudeau, C., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2011). An investigation of Lu1.8Gd0.2SiO5:Ce (LGSO) phoswich crystal identification by digital methods. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Thibaudeau, C., Leroux, J.-D., Pratte, J.-F., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2011). Cylindrical and spherical ray-tracing for CT iterative reconstruction. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Arpin, L., Koua, K., Panier, S., Bouziri, H., Abidi, M., Ben Attouch, M.W., Paulin, C., Maillé, P., Geoffroy, C., Lecomte, R., Pratte, J.-F., Fontaine, R. (2011). Embedded real time digital signal processing unit for a 64-channel PET detector module. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Bergeron, M., Thibaudeau, C., Cadorette, J., Pepin, C.M., Tétrault, M.-A., Davies, M., Dautet, H., Deschamps, P., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2011). LabPET II, an APD-based PET detector module with counting CT imaging capability. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Therrien, A.C., Bérubé, B.-L., Thibaudeau, C., Charlebois, S., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R., Pratte, J.-F. (2011). Modeling of single photon avalanche diode array detectors for PET applications. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Abidi, M., Calliste, K.K., Kanoun, M., Panier, S., Arpin, L., Tétraul, M.-A., Pratte, J.-F., Fontaine, R. (2010). A delay locked loop for fine time base generation in a positron emission tomography scanner. 5th Conference on Design and Technology of Integrated Systems in Nanoscale Era Dtis 2010. DOI
• Arpin, L., Bergeron, M., Tétrault, M.-A., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2010). A sub-nanosecond time interval detection system using FPGA embedded I/O resources. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Lemieux, F., Viscogliosi, N., Tétrault, M.-A., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2010). Calibration process for improving Crystal Identification rate in the LabPET™ phoswich detectors. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Pepin, C.M., Bergeron, M., Thibaudeau, C., Bureau-Oxton, C., Shimizu, S., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2010). Digital identification of fast scintillators in phoswich APD-based detectors. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Tétrault, M.-A., Bergeron, M., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2010). Firmware upgrade for the data acquisition system of the LabPET small animal PET scanner. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Pratte, J.-F., Tétrault, M.-A., Fontaine, R. (2010). High sensitivity fully digital photodetector. IEEE 3D System Integration Conference 2010 3dic 2010. DOI
• Convert, L., Girard-Baril, F., Boisselle, V., Pratte, J.-F., Fontaine, R., Aimez, V., Charette, P., Lecomte, R. (2010). Microfluidic beta and conversion electron radiation detector for preclinical pharmacokinetic studies with PET and SPECT radiotracers. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Michaud, J.-B., Brunet, C.-A., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2010). Results from neural networks for recovery of PET triple coincidences. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Arpin, L., Bergeron, M., Tétrault, M.-A., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2009). A Sub-Nanosecond Edge Detection System using embedded FPGA fabrics. 2009 16th IEEE Npss Real Time Conference Conference Record. DOI
• Yousefzadeh, H.C., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2009). A pulse simulator for crystal identification validation of phoswich detectors used in positron emission tomography. Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Engineering the Future of Biomedicine Embc 2009. DOI
• Rechka, S., Fontaine, R., Rafecas, M., Lecomte, R. (2009). Development and validation of a GATE simulation model for the LabPET scanner. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Junnarkar, S.S., O'Connor, P., Vaska, P., Fontaine, R. (2009). FPGA-based self-calibrating time-to-digital converter for time-of-flight experiments. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Pepin, C.M., Bergeron, M., Shimizu, S., Viscogliosi, N., Thibaudeau, C., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2009). Fast high lutetium content scintillators as candidates for APD-based phoswich detectors with depth-of-interaction (DOI). IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Tétrault, M.-A., Bergeron, M., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2009). Firmware upgrade for the data acquisition system of the LabPET™ small animal PET scanner. 2009 16th IEEE Npss Real Time Conference Conference Record. DOI
• Rechka, S., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R., Rafecas, M. (2009). LabPET inter-crystal scatter study using GATE. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Yousefzadeh, H.C., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2009). LabPET pulse simulator for crystal identification validation of multi-layer phoswich detectors. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Michaud, J.-B., Rechka, S., Brunet, C.-A., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2009). Monte Carlo results from neural networks as an alternative to Compton photons LOR analysis. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Bergeron, M., Cadorette, J., Bureau-Oxton, C., Beaudoin, J.-F., Tétrault, M.-A., Leroux, J.-D., Lepage, M.D., Robert, G., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2009). Performance evaluation of the LabPET12, a large axial FOV APD-based digital PET scanner. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Desrochersa, J., Vermetteb, P., Fontaine, R., Bérubé-Lauziérea, Y. (2009). Reconstruction of thin fluorophore-filled capillaries in thick scattering medium using fluorescence diffuse optical tomography within the diffusion approximation. Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering. DOI
• Yousefzadeh, H.C., Viscogliosi, N., Tétrault, M.-A., Pepin, C.M., Bérard, P., Bergeron, M., Semmaoui, H., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2008). A fast crystal identification algorithm applied to the LabPET™ phoswich detectors. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Oliver, J.F., Torres-Espallardo, I., Fontaine, R., Ziegler, S.I., Rafecas, M. (2008). Comparison of coincidence identification techniques for high resolution PET. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Rechka, S., Fontaine, R., Rafecas, M., Lecomte, R. (2008). Development and validation of a GATE simulation model for the LabPET scanner. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Junnarkar, S.S., O'Connor, P., Fontaine, R. (2008). FPGA based self calibrating 40 picosecond resolution, wide range time to digital converter. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Desrochers, J., Vermette, P., Fontaine, R., Bérubé-Lauzière, Y. (2008). Fluorescence diffuse optical tomography measurements for tissue engineering. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. DOI
• Kanoun, M., Bérubé-Lauzière, Y., Fontaine, R. (2008). High precision time-to-amplitude converter for diffuse optical tomography applications. International Conference on Design and Technology of Integrated Systems in Nanoscale Era Dtis 08. DOI
• Riendeau, J., Bérard, P., Viscogliosi, N., Tétrault, M.-A., Lemieux, F., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2008). High rate photon counting CT using parallel digital PET electronics. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Bergeron, M., Cadorette, J., Beaudoin, J.-F., Tétrault, M.-A., Viscogliosi, N., Selivanov, V., Lepage, M.D., Robert, G., Norenberg, J.P., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2008). Imaging performance of the LabPET™ APD-based digital PET scanner. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Thibaudeau, C., Bérard, P., Tétrault, M.-A., Leroux, J.-D., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2008). Iterative CT reconstruction using LabPETTM detector modules. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Bérard, P., Bergeron, M., Pepin, C.M., Cadorette, J., Tetrault, M.-A., Viscogliosi, N., Fontaine, R., Dautet, H., Davies, M., Deschamps, P., Lecomte, R. (2008). LabPET II, a Novel 64-channel APD-based PET detector module with individual pixel readout achieving submillimetric spatial resolution. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Parmentier, S., Fontaine, R., Roy, Y. (2008). Laser diode used in 16 Mb/s, 10 mW optical transcutaneous telemetry system. 2008 IEEE Biocas Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference Biocas 2008. DOI
• Junnarkar, S.S., Fried, J., Southekal, S., Pratte, J.-F., O'Connor, P., Radeka, V., Vaska, P., Purschke, M., Tomasi, D., Woody, C., Fontaine, R. (2008). Next generation of real time data acquisition, calibration and control system for the RatCAP scanner. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Viscogliosi, N., Riendeau, J., Bérard, P., Tétrault, M.-A., Lefebvre, R., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2008). Real time implementation of a wiener filter based crystal identification algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Bergeron, M., Cadorette, J., Tétrault, M., Viscogliosi, N., Beaudoin, J., Selivanov, V., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2008). Sci‐Fri AM: YIS‐02: Evaluation of the LabPET4 imaging capabilities for in vivo small animal imaging. Medical Physics. DOI
• Bérard, P., Bergeron, M., Cadorette, J., Tétrault, M., Viscogliosi, N., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R., Dautet, H., Davies, M. (2008). Sci‐Sat AM(1): Imaging‐08: Small animal APD PET detector with submillimetric resolution for molecular imaging. Medical Physics. DOI
• Semmaoui, H., Tétrault, M.-A., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2008). Signal deconvolution concept combined with cubic spline interpolation to improve timing with phoswich PET detectors. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Desrochers, J., Vermette, P., Fontaine, R., Bérubé-Lauzière, Y. (2008). Three-dimensional spatial localization of thin fluorophore-filled capillaries in thick scattering media. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. DOI
• Fontaine, R., Lemieux, F., Viscogliosi, N., Tétrault, M.-A., Bergeron, M., Riendeau, J., Bérard, P., Cadorette, J., Lecomte, R. (2008). Timing improvement by low-pass filtering and linear interpolation for the LabPET scanner. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Semmaoui, H., Viscogliosi, N., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2008). Wavelets-based crystal identification of phoswich detectors for small-animal PET. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Authier, A., Boissy, P., Beauvais, J., Fontaine, R. (2007). A proof of concept for a wireless ambulatory weight bearing measurement system in rehabilitation and telerehabilitation applications. 3rd IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing Networking and Communications Wimob 2007. DOI
• Leroux, J.-D., Selivanov, V., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2007). Accelerated iterative image reconstruction methods based on block-circulant system matrix derived from a cylindrical image representation. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Junnarkar, S.S., Mitra, S., Fontaine, R. (2007). FPGA based field deployable instrumentation system for neutron time of flight sub nanosecond coincidence spectroscopy. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Leroux, J.-D., Selivanov, V., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2007). Fast 3D image reconstruction method based on svd decomposition of a block-circulant system matrix. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Leroux, J.-D., Thibaudeau, C., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2007). Fast, accurate and versatile Monte Carlo method for computing system matrix. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Riendeau, J., Bérard, P., Viscogliosi, N., Tétrault, M.-A., Lemieux, F., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2007). High rate photon counting CT using parallel digital PET electronics. 2007 15th IEEE Npss Real Time Conference RT. DOI
• Desrochers, J., Vermette, P., Fontaine, R., Bérubé-Lauzière, Y. (2007). Imaging growth of thick engineered tissues with fluorescence diffuse optical tomography. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers. DOI
• Desrochers, J., Vermette, P., Fontaine, R., Bérubé-Lauzière, Y. (2007). Imaging growth of thick engineered tissues with fluorescence diffuse optical tomography. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. DOI
• Junnarkar, S.S., Fried, J., Southekal, S., Maramraju, S.H., Pratte, J.-F., O'Connor, P., Radeka, V., Vaska, P., Woody, C., Schlyer, D., Fontaine, R. (2007). New time to digital converter, signal processing, data acquisition, calibration and test hardware for RatCAP. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Junnarkar, S.S., Fried, J., Southekal, S., Pratte, J.-F., O'Connor, P., Radeka, V., Vaska, P., Purschke, M., Tomasi, D., Woody, C., Fontaine, R. (2007). Next generation of real time data acquisition, calibration and control system for the RatCAP scanner. 2007 15th IEEE Npss Real Time Conference RT. DOI
• Bergeron, M., Cadorette, J., Beaudoin, J.-F., Rousseau, J.A., Dumoulin, M., Lepage, M.D., Robert, G., Selivanov, V., Tétrault, M.-A., Viscogliosi, N., Dumouchel, T., Thorn, S., DaSilva, J., DeKemp, R.A., Norenberg, J.P., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2007). Performance evaluation of the LabPET™ APD-based digital PET scanner. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Fontaine, R., Michaud, J.-B., Leroux, J.-D., Viscogliosi, N., Riendeau, J., Semmaoui, H., Lemieux, F., Yousefzadeh, C., Tétrault, M.-A., Bérard, P., Bergeron, M., Pepin, C., Cadorette, J., Lecomte, R. (2007). Roadmap to fully-digital PET/CT scanners. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Michaud, J.-B., Brunet, C.-A., Rafecas, M., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2007). Sensitivity in PET: Neural networks as an alternative to compton photons LOR analysis. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Pratte, J.-F., Junnarkar, S., Deptuch, G., Fried, J., O'Connor, P., Radeka, V., Vaska, P., Woody, C., Schlyer, D., Stoll, S., Maramraju, S.H., Krishnamoorthy, S., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2007). The RatCAP front-end ASIC. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Vaska, P., Woody, C., Schlyer, D., Pratte, J.-F., Junnarkar, S., Southekal, S., Stoll, S., Schulz, D., Schiffer, W., Alexoff, D., Lee, D., Patel, V., Purschke, M., Lee, W., Fried, J., Lenz, W., Krishnamoorthy, S., Maramraju, S., Kriplani, A., ... Fontaine, R. (2007). The design and performance of the 2nd-generation RatCAP awake rat brain PET system. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Fontaine, R., Lemieux, F., Viscogliosi, N., Tétrault, M.-A., Bergeron, M., Riendeau, J., Bérard, P., Cadorette, J., Lecomte, R. (2007). Timing improvement by low-pass filtering and linear interpolation for the LabPET™ scanner. 2007 15th IEEE Npss Real Time Conference RT. DOI
• Yousefzadeh, H.C., Viscogliosi, N., Tétrault, M.-A., Pepin, C.M., Bérard, P., Bergeron, M., Semmaoui, H., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2007). ULTRA-fast wiener filter based crystal identification algorithm applied to the LabPET™ phoswich detectors. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Park, S.-J., Southekal, S., Purschke, M., Junnarkar, S.S., Pratte, J.-F., Radeka, V., O'Connor, P., Stoll, S.P., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R., Woody, C.L., Schlyer, D.J., Vaska, P. (2006). Digital coincidence processing for the RatCAP conscious rat brain PET scanner. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Junnarkar, S.S., Fried, J., O'Connor, P., Radeka, V., Vaska, P., Purschke, M., Tomasi, D., Pratte, J.-F., Park, S.-J., Woody, C., Fontaine, R. (2006). MRI compatible G-link and PCI based data acquisition hardware for the RatCAP scanner. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Bérard, P., Riendeau, J., Pepin, C.M., Rouleau, D., Cadorette, J., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2006). Novel CT detector based on an inorganic scintillaior working in photon-counting mode. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. DOI
• Vaska, P., Woody, C., Schlyer, D., Radeka, V., O'Connor, P., Park, S.-J., Pratte, J.-F., Junnarkar, S., Purschke, M., Southekal, S., Stoll, S., Schiffer, W., Lee, D., Neill, J., Wharton, D., Myers, N., Wiley, S., Kandasamy, A., Fried, J., ... Fontaine, R. (2006). Performance enhancement of the RatCAP awake rat brain PET system. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Pepin, C.M., Bérard, P., Cadorette, J., Tétrault, M.-A., Leroux, J.-D., Michaud, J.-B., Robert, S., Dautet, H., Davies, M., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2006). Performance evaluation of a deal-crystal APD-based detector modules for positron emission tomography. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. DOI
• Viscogliosi, N., Riendeau, J., Bérard, P., Lefebvre, R., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2006). Real time implementation of a wiener filter based crystal identification algorithm for photon counting CT imaging. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Lecomte, R., Dekemp, R.A., Klein, R., Cadorette, J., Lepage, M.D., Robert, G., Selivanov, V., Bélanger, F., Semmaoui, H., Tétrault, M.A., Viscogliosi, N., Bergeron, M., Lemieux, F., Lemonde, M.A., Fontaine, R. (2006). Sci‐Fri PM Imaging‐10: LabPETtm: A Second‐Generation APD‐Based Digital Scanner for High‐Resolution Small Animal PET Imaging. Medical Physics. DOI
• Tétrault, M.-A., Viscogliosi, N., Riendeau, J., Bélanger, F., Michaud, J.B., Semmaoui, H., Bérard, P., Lemieux, F., Arpin, L., Cadorette, J., Pepin, C.M., Robert, G., Lepage, M.D., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2006). System integration of the LabPET™ small animal PET scanner. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Semmaoui, H., Viscogliosi, N., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2006). Wavelets-based crystal identification of phoswich detectors for small-animal PET. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Convert, L., Morin-Brassard, G., Cadorette, J., Rouleau, D., Croteau, E., Archambault, M., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2005). A microvolumetric β blood counter for pharmacokinetic PET studies in small animals. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Junnarkar, S.S., Purschke, M., Pratte, J.-F., Park, S.-J., O'Connor, P., Fontaine, R. (2005). An FPGA-based, 12-channel TDC and digital signal processing module for the RatCAP scanner. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Semmaoui, H., Viscogliosi, N., Bélanger, F., Michaud, J.-B., Pepin, C.M., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2005). Crystal identification based on recursive-least-squares and least-mean-squares AutoRegressive models for small animal PET. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Vaska, P., Woody, C.L., Schlyer, D.J., Radeka, V., O'Connor, P., Pratte, J.-F., Shokouhi, S., Stoll, S.P., Junnarkar, S.S., Purschke, M., Park, S.-J., Southekal, S., Dzhordzhadze, V., Schiffer, W., Neill, J., Murphy, M., Aubele, T., Kristiansen, R., Villanueva, A., ... Fontaine, R. (2005). Initial performance of the RatCAP, a PET camera for conscious rat brain imaging. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Tétrault, M.-A., Lepage, M.D., Viscogliosi, N., Bélanger, F., Cadorette, J., Pepin, C.M., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2005). Real time coincidence detection system for digital high resolution APD-based animal PET scanner. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Fontaine, R., Tétrault, M.-A., Bélanger, F., Viscogliosi, N., Himmich, R., Michaud, J.-B., Robert, S., Leroux, J.-D., Semmaoui, H., Bérard, P., Cadorette, J., Pepin, C.M., Lecomte, R. (2005). Real time digital signal processing implementation for an APD-based PET scanner with phoswich detectors. 2005 14th IEEE Npss Real Time Conference. DOI
• Fontaine, R., Bélanger, F., Viscogliosi, N., Semmaoui, H., Tétrault, M.-A., Michaud, J.-B., Pepin, C., Cadorette, J., Lecomte, R. (2005). The architecture of LabPET™, a small animal APD-based digital PET scanner. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Purschke, M.L., Kandasamy, A., Kriplani, A., Lecomte, R., O'Connor, P., Pratte, J.-F., Radeka, V., Schlyer, D., Southekal, S., Stoll, S., Vaska, P., Villanueva, A., Woody, C.L., Junnakar, S., Krishnamoorthy, S., Shokouhi, S., Fontaine, R., Dzhordzhadze, V. (2005). The ratCAP conscious small animal PET tomograph. 2005 14th IEEE Npss Real Time Conference. DOI
• Fontaine, R., Otis, M., Jarry, M., Semmaoui, H., Gosselin, M.-È., Masson, P., Ménard, H. (2004). Conception d'un BioMicroRobot autonome. Conference Proceedings 2nd Annual IEEE Northeast Workshop on Circuits and Systems Newcas 2004.
• Michaud, J.-B., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2004). Experimental results of identification and vector quantization algorithms for DOI measurement in digital PET scanners with phoswich detectors. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record.
• Pratte, J.-F., De Geronimo, G., Junnarkar, S., O'Connor, P., Yu, B., Robert, S., Radeka, V., Woody, C., Stoll, S., Vaska, P., Kandasamy, A., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2004). Front-end electronics for the RatCAP mobile animal PET scanner. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. DOI
• Pratte, J.-F., Junnarkar, S., O'Connor, P., Woody, C., Stoll, S., Villanueva, A., Kandasamy, A., Radeka, V., Yu, B., Robert, S., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2004). Front-end electronics for the RatCAP mobile animal PET scanner: Timing discriminator and 32 line address priority serial encoder. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record.
• Fontaine, R., Tétrault, M.-A., Bélanger, F., Viscogliosi, N., Bérard, P., Cadorette, J., Leroux, J.-D., Michaud, J.-B., Pratte, J.-F., Pepin, C., Robert, S., Lecomte, R. (2004). Preliminary results of a data acquisition sub-system for distributed, digital, computational, APD-based, dual-modality PET/CT architecture for small animal imaging. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record.
• Woody, C., Dzhordzhadze, V., Fontaine, R., Junnakar, S., Kandasamy, A., Kriplani, A., Krishnamoorthy, S., Lecomte, R., O'Connor, P., Page, C., Pratte, J.-F., Purschke, M., Radeka, V., Rampil, I., Schlyer, D., Shokouhi, S., Southekal, S., Stoll, S., Vaska, P., ... Yu, B. (2004). The RatCAP conscious small animal PET tomograph. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record.
• Leroux, J.-D., Rouleau, D., Pepin, C.M., Michaud, J.-B., Cadorette, J., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2004). Time discrimination techniques using artificial neural networks for positron emission tomography. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record.
• Fontaine, R., Bélanger, F., Cadorette, J., Leroux, J.-D., Martin, J.-P., Michaud, J.-B., Pratte, J.-F., Robert, S., Viscogliosi, N., Lecomte, R. (2003). A data acquisition sub-system for distributed, digital, computational, APD-based, bimodal PET/CT architecture for small animal imaging. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Hajri, Z., Boukadoum, M., Hamam, H., Fontaine, R. (2003). A mildly invasive, ultrasound-based, approach for stroke disruption. Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Biomedical Engineering.
• Michaud, J.-B., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2003). ARMAX model and recursive least-squares identification for DOI measurement in PET. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record.
• Jarry, M., Otis, M., Semmaoui, H., Haché, G., Fontaine, R. (2003). Core Control Circuit for Submillimiterrobot. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Proceedings.
• Robert, S., Pratte, J.-F., DeGeronimo, G., O'Connor, P., Stoll, S., Pepin, C.M., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2003). Design and performance of 0.18-μm CMOS charge preamplifiers for APD-based PET scanners. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record.
• Fontaine, R., Michaud, J.-B., Bélanger, F., Cadorette, J., Leroux, J.-D., Pratte, J.-F., Robert, S., Lecomte, R. (2003). Design of a Dual-Modality, Digital Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) Scanner for Small Animal Imaging. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Proceedings.
• Otis, M., Bernier, R., Pasco, Y., Ménard, H., Semmaoui, H., Jarry, M., Fontaine, R. (2003). Development of an Hexapod BioMicRorobot with Nafion-Pt IPMC Microlegs. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Proceedings.
• Pratte, J.-F., De Geronimo, G., Junnarkar, S., O'Connor, P., Yu, B., Robert, S., Radeka, V., Woody, C., Stoll, S., Vaska, P., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2003). Front-end electronics for the RatCAP mobile animal PET scanner. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Vaska, P., Woody, C.L., Schlyer, D.J., Shokouhi, S., Stoll, S.P., Pratte, J.-F., O'Connon, P., Junnarkar, S.S., Rescia, S., Yu, B., Purschke, M., Kandasamy, A., Villanueva, A., Kriplani, A., Radeka, V., Volkow, N., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2003). RatCAP: Miniaturized head-mounted PET for conscious rodent brain imaging. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Leroux, J.-D., Martin, J.-P., Rouleau, D., Pepin, C.M., Cadorette, J., Fontaine, R., Lecomte, R. (2003). Time determination of BGO-APD detectors by digital signal processing for Positron Emission Tomography. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. DOI
• Chtourou, Z., Mouïne, J., Fontaine, R. (2000). An advanced software tool for evaluation and rehabilitation of cochlear prosthesis users. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Proceedings.
• Fontaine, Rejean, Pourmehdi, Soheil, Mouine, Jaouhar, Duval, Francois, Wei, Maoxin. (1995). Cochlear implant stimulation based on vector quantization. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Proceedings.
• Wei, Maoxin, Mouine, Jaouhar, Fontaine, Rejean, Duval, Francois. (1995). Dedicated microprocessor for externally powered implantable pain controller. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Proceedings.
• Mouine, Jaouhar, Wei, Maoxin, Fontaine, Rejean, Duval, Francois. (1995). Design and test of an eight-channel cochlear implants. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Proceedings.
• Mouine, Jaouhar, Wei, Maoxin, Fontaine, Rejean, Duval, Francois. (1995). Full custom sixteen-channel cochlear implant microstimulator. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Proceedings.
• Wei, Maoxin, Mouine, Jaouhar, Fontaine, Rejean, Duval, Francois. (1995). Multichannel dedicated microprocessor for control of urge and stress urinary incontinence. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Proceedings.
• Fontaine, Rejean, Alary, Antoine, Mouine, Jaouhar, Duval, Francois. (1995). Programmable speech processor for profoundly deaf people. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Proceedings.
• Wei, M., Duval, F., Fontaine, R., Mouine, J., Sawan, M., Elhilali, M., Hassouna, M. (1994). Dedicated microprocessor for urinary incontinence stimulator. Proceedings of the Annual Southeastern Symposium on System Theory.

Propriétés intellectuelles

Brevets

• R. Fontaine, J. Rossignol*, Y. Bérubé Lauzière. PULSED X-RAY IMAGING. (2019).

Autres contributions

Cours enseignés à l'UdeS

• GEI788 - Conception de circuits imprimés multicouches. (2024, 2026). (3CR).
• GEN420 - Mathématiques des circuits logiques. (2024, 2026). (2CR).
• GEI705 - Étude spécialisée III. (2024). (3CR).

Divers

• Koleibi, E.R., Bostani, R., Koua, K., Roy, S., Nabki, F., Gosselin, B., Fontaine, R. (2025). A Compact Carrier-Based IR-UWB Transmitter in 28 nm CMOS for On-Cortex Neural Implants. Techrxiv.
• Koleibi, E.R., Bostani, R., Koua, K., Lemaire, W., Roy, S., Nabki, F., Gosselin, B., Fontaine, R. (2025). An Ultra Compact and Fully-Integrated Tunable IR-UWB Transmitter in 28 nm CMOS for High-Density Neural Implants. Techrxiv.
• Katourani, S.A., Besrour, M., Omrani, T., Koua, K., Benhouria, M., Giustolisi, G., Fontaine, R., Tétrault, M.-A. (2025). LUCAS: A Low-Power Ultra-Low Jitter Compact ASIC for SiPM Targetting ToF-CT. Arxiv.
• Lemaire, W., Koleibi, E.R., Benhouria, M., Koua, K., Ménard, J., Gagnon, K., Quesnel, C., Gauthier, L.-P., Omrani, T., Dridi, M., Majdoub, M., Besrour, M., Roy, S., Fontaine, R. (2025). Scalable 49-Channel Neural Recorder with an Event-Driven Ramp ADC and PCA Compression in 28 nm CMOS. Arxiv.
• Dumont, L., Richard, G., Espagnet, R., Frisch, F., Fortin, M., Samson, A., Bouchard, J., Fontaine, R., Croteau, E., Phoenix, S., Dubreuil, S., Guérin, B., Turcotte, É.E., Carpentier, A.C., Blondin, D.P. (2025). Shivering, but not adipose tissue thermogenesis, increases as a function of mean skin temperature in cold-exposed men and women. Biorxiv.
• Koleib, E.R., Bostani, R., Koua, K., Roy, S., Nabki, F., Gosselin, B., Fontaine, R. (2025). Ultra-Compact Tunable IR-UWB Transmitter in 28 nm CMOS for Neural Implants with IEEE 802.15.6 Compliance. Techrxiv.
• Besrour, M., Lavoie, J., Omrani, T., Martin-Hardy, G., Koleibi, E.R., Menard, J., Koua, K., Marcoux, P., Boukadoum, M., Fontaine, R. (2024). Analog Spiking Neuron in CMOS 28 nm Towards Large-Scale Neuromorphic Processors. Arxiv.
• Koleibi, E.R., Koua, K., Lemaire, W., Benhouria, M., Besrour, M., Omrani, T., Ménard, J., Gauthier, L.-P., Dridi, M., Mazandarani, M.S., Gosselin, B., Roy, S., Fontaine, R. (2024). Design and Implementation of a Low-Power Low-Noise Biopotential Amplifier in 28 nm CMOS Technology with a Compact Die-Area of 2500 µm2. Arxiv.
• Ahnood, A., Cheriton, R., Bruneau, A., Belcourt, J.A., Ndabakuranye, J.P., Lemaire, W., Hilkes, R., Fontaine, R., Cook, J.P.D., Hinzer, K., Prawer, S. (2024). Laser driven miniature diamond implant for wireless retinal prostheses. Arxiv.
• Lemaire, G., Espagnet, R., Rossignol, J., Gaulin, L.-D., Villemure, E., Therrien, A.C., Bérubé-Lauzière, Y., Tétrault, M.-A., Fontaine, R. (2023). Time-of-Flight X-ray Measurements for Computed Tomography. Arxiv.
• Moghadam, N., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2022). Novel Carbon Nanotube-Composite for Electromagnetic Shielding of Radiation Detectors: A Step Toward Fully Integrated Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems. SSRN.
• Moghadam, N., Lecomte, R., Fontaine, R. (2022). Novel Carbon Nanotube-Composite for Electromagnetic Shielding of Radiation Detectors: A Step Toward Fully Integrated Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems. Ssrn.
• Lemaire, W., Benhouria, M., Koua, K., Tong, W., Martin-Hardy, G., Stamp, M., Ganesan, K., Gauthier, L.-P., Besrour, M., Ahnood, A., Garrett, D.J., Roy, S., Ibbotson, M.R., Prawer, S., Fontaine, R. (2020). Feasibility Assessment of an Optically Powered Digital Retinal Prosthesis Architecture for Retinal Ganglion Cell Stimulation. Arxiv.
• Gallina, G., Giampa, P., Retière, F., Kroeger, J., Zhang, G., Ward, M., Margetak, P., Li, G., Tsang, T., Doria, L., Al Kharusi, S., Alfaris, M., Anton, G., Arnquist, I.J., Badhrees, I., Barbeau, P.S., Beck, D., Belov, V., Bhatta, T., ... Ziegler, T. (2019). Characterization of the Hamamatsu VUV4 MPPCs for nEXO. arXiv.
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