External Review Committee

Pierre Belanger   Chair, ERC; Conseiller scientifique for the Fonds quebecois de recherche sur la nature et les technologies  
Eric Grimson   Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  
John Hollerbach   Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, University of Utah School of Computing  
Gordon MacNabb   Founding President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council  
John Mylopoulos   Professor of Computer Science, University of Toronto Bahen Centre for Information Technology  
Nicholas Pippenger   Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University  




iCORE’s proposal review processes are structured to ensure the unbiased review of all requests. The processes are tailored specifically for each grant program, and involve external peer review at different levels.

The External Review Committee meets electronically on an as required basis to process proposals for major chair and professor awards. To perform an external review, the ERC will solicit opinions from a number of non-Albertan referees. These referees must be experts in the proposed candidate’s field of research.

The ERC will evaluate a candidate and produce a report and recommendation based on the candidate’s research and leadership record and the opinions of the referees. This ERC report is given to the IRC to assist in making a decision on an award. The ERC is composed of three to five representatives from the international ICT research community. In order to be appointed to the committee, the individuals must have extensive academic and industry research experience within ICT.