Faculty
Honorary doctorate for Guy Paré
April 22, 2026
Professor Guy Paré has been awarded a Doctorate Honoris Causa by Aix-Marseille Université (AMU) in recognition of his distinguished career and the sheer extent of his contributions to research in digital health and information systems.
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Guy Paré with representatives from AMU and CERGAM Éric Berton, Stefan Enoch, Claudio Vitari and Aurélie Hamonnet-Goujot.
His work has been instrumental in creating a better understanding of the role of digital technologies in the transformation of public health systems, both in Quebec and abroad.
“In receiving this honour today, I am filled with gratitude, and also with a renewed sense of responsibility: that of pressing ahead with rigourous and committed research that is deeply focused on the common good.”
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Guy Paré, Professor, Department of Information Technologies
A strong collaboration in Europe
This renowned researcher has been working closely for many years with AMU, one of the largest French-speaking universities and a major player in research in Europe, which distinguishes itself through the scope of its scientific activities and involvement in global partnerships. He was also a visiting scholar at the Centre d’Etudes et de Recherche en Gestion d’Aix-Marseille (CERGAM), in 2023.
“Guy Paré’s research in digital health serves as a constant source of inspiration for the members of CERGAM. His work is characterized by the close links it establishes between academic research and tangible challenges facing healthcare systems. He demonstrates how researchers can combine excellence in advancing scientific knowledge with the pursuit of societal impact through research.”
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Claudio Vitari, University Professor, Aix-Marseille Université, Faculty of Economics and Management (FEG) and CERGAM.
Key highlights regarding Guy Paré
- Among the most prolific researchers worldwide in the field of home telecare, according to a bibliometric study published in Digital Health (2026)
- Fellow of the Association for Information Systems (2025) and of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (2023)
- Recipient of the Jean Guertin Award in 2024, the Pierre Laurin Award in 2020 and the Esdras Minville Award in 2019 from HEC Montréal
- In the top 2% of the world’s leading digital health researchers, according to a ranking compiled by Stanford University and Elsevier (since 2019)
- Senior editor of the literature reviews section of the Journal of the Association for Information Systems (2018)
- Recipient of the President's Medal from the Université de Montpellier (2015)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2012)
- Recipient of the Associate Editor Excellence Award from the MIS Quarterly journal (2006)
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