August 1, 2024
Vincent Larivière is professor of information science at the Université de Montréal, where he also holds the UNESCO Chair on Open Science and serves as Associate Vice-President for Strategic Planning and Communications. He co-holds the Chaire de recherche du Québec sur la découvrabilité des contenus scientifiques en français, and serves as the scientific director of the scholarly publishing platform Érudit.
His research focuses on 1) scientific policies and the characteristics of research systems, 2) transformations in the digital world regarding the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge, 3) issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the scientific community, and 4) research integrity. He has represented North America and Western Europe on the UNESCO Open Science Advisory Committee, and is a regular member of the Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur la science et la technologie.