I have more than twenty years of research experience in the field of digital image processing applied to different topics in geomatics sciences. My main research focus as a professor of image processing is the application of artificial intelligence techniques to very high resolution satellite images, as well as ultra-high resolution aerial images (acquired by drones). I also have expertise in precision agriculture. My other areas of expertise include radiometric and atmospheric corrections of multispectral optical images; the application of polarimetry and SAR interferometry; signal processing and modelling; advanced statistics; solar energy field.
Use of drones and deep learning for automated pest detection in agriculture
Assessment of the photovoltaic potential of building roofs on WorldView-3 images by conventional image processing techniques (photogrammetry and OO classification) and advanced image processing techniques (convolutional neural networks)
Intelligent mapping of agricultural soils by EO megadata mining
Publications (selected articles)
Kacem, H. A., Bouroubi, Y., Khomalli, Y., Elyaagoubi, S., Maanan, M., Rhinane, H., & Maanan, M. (2022). The economic benefit of coastal blue carbon stocks in a Moroccan Lagoon ecosystem: A case study at Moulay Bousselham Lagoon. Wetlands, 42(2), 1-15.
Clabaut, É., Lemelin, M., Germain, M., Bouroubi, Y., & St-Pierre, T. (2021). Model Specialization for the Use of ESRGAN on Satellite and Airborne Imagery. Remote Sensing, 13(20), 4044.
Turgeon-Pelchat, M., Foucher, S., & Bouroubi, Y. (2021). Deep Learning-Based Classification of Large-Scale Airborne LiDAR Point Cloud. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 1-15.
Bouroubi Y., P. Bugnet, T. Nguyen-Xuan, L. Longchamps, C. Bélec. 2018. Pest detection on UAV imagery using a convolutional deep neural network. The 14th International Conference on Precision Agriculture. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sadanand Shinde S., V. Adamchuk, R. Lacroix, N. Tremblay, Y. Bouroubi. 2018. Development of an Online Decision-Support Infrastructure for Optimized Fertilizer Management. The 14th International Conference on Precision Agriculture. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Adamchuk V., R. Lacroix, N. Tremblay, Y. Bouroubi, 2018. Development of a decision support system for 4R optimization of Nitrogen Fertilization. Canadian 4R network meeting, January 24, 2018. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Bouroubi Y., M. Desrosiers, T. Nguyen-Xuan, 2017, Estimation des concentrations de sediments en suspension dans les eaux côtières à partir d’images Pleiades. Accepté par la Revue Française de Photogrammétrie et Télédétection en juin 2017.
Dahmane M., Foucher S., Beaulieu M., Riendeau F., Bouroubi Y. and Benoit M., 2016. Evaluation of Deep Features for Car Detection in Very High Resolution Imagery. 23rd International Conference on Pattern Recognition, December 2016, Cancun, Mexico.
Bouroubi Y., V. Sarago, M. Benoit and C. Gosselin, 2016. 2D dam displacement measurements from space using SAR interferometry. Canadian Dam Association Annual Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 15-20, 2016.
Khun K., P. Vigneault, N. Tremblay, Y. Bouroubi, F. Cavayas and C. Codjia. 2016. Comparative benefits of drone imagery for nitrogen status determination in corn. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Precision Agriculture July 31 – August 3, 2016, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Dahmane M., Foucher S., Beaulieu M., Riendeau F., Bouroubi Y. et Benoit M., 2016. Object Detection in Pleiades Images using Deep Features. IGARSS 2016, July 10-15, 2016, Beijing, China.
Bouroubi Y., Rheault M., Sarago V., Gosselin C. et Benoit M, 2016. DInSAR technology applied to TerraSAR-X and RADARSAT-2 images for monitoring the stability of mine sites. KEGS PDAC Symposium 2016: Geophysics and the Environment, March 5th, 2016, Toronto, Canada.
Books
Dahmane, M., S. Foucher, M. Beaulieu, Y. Bouroubi, M. Benoit, 2017.The Potential of Deep Features for Small Object Class Identification in Very High Resolution Remote Sensing Imagery. Chapter in book: Image Analysis andRecognition, pp.569-577, January 2017. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59876-5_63.
Bouroubi Y., F. Cavayas et N. Tremblay, 2010. Les corrections radiométriques des images multispectrales et leur importance pour la fiabilité des applications de la télédétection, Éditions Universitaires Européennes, Sarrebruck, Germany, ISBN 978-613-1-50059-6. Tremblay N, Y.
Bouroubi, B. Panneton, P. Vigneault and S. Guillaume, 2010. Space, Time, Remote Sensing and Optimal Nitrogen Fertilization Rates – A Fuzzy Logic Approach, GIS Applications in Agriculture Nutrient Management for Improved Energy Efficiency, CRC Press, 2010.
Presentations and posters
Bouroubi Y., P. Bugnet, T. Nguyen-Xuan, L. Longchamps, C. Bélec. 2018. Pest detection on UAV imagery using a convolutional deep neural network. The 14th International Conference on Precision Agriculture. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sadanand Shinde S., V. Adamchuk, R. Lacroix, N. Tremblay, Y. Bouroubi. 2018. Development of an Online Decision-Support Infrastructure for Optimized Fertilizer Management. The 14th International Conference on Precision Agriculture. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Adamchuk V., R. Lacroix, N. Tremblay, Y. Bouroubi, 2018. Development of a decision support system for 4R optimization of Nitrogen Fertilization. Canadian 4R network meeting, January 24, 2018. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Bouroubi Y., P. Bugnet, T. Nguyen-Xuan, C. Gosselin and M. Benoit, 2017. Deep learning for a better use of UAV imagery in agriculture. Sommet OT 2017 – EO Summit 2017, 20 au 22 juin, Montréal, QC, Canada
Bouroubi Y., P. Bugnet, T. Nguyen-Xuan, C. Gosselin and M. Benoit, 2017. Rooftop characterization by applying deep learning to WorldView-3 images: application to technical solar photovoltaic assessment. Sommet OT 2017 – EOSummit 2017, 20 au 22 juin, Montréal, QC, Canada
Bouroubi Y., P. Bugnet, T. Nguyen-Xuan, C. Gosselin, M. Benoit and R. Touzi, 2017. Use of SAR Polarimetry to improve the mapping and monitoring of Canadian natural Environments. Sommet OT 2017 – EO Summit 2017, 20 au 22 juin, Montréal, QC, Canada
Codjia C., Y Bouroubi, G. Gosselin et F. Cavayas, 2017. Correction des effets cardinaux sur les images SAR quadpol portant sur le milieu urbain : comparaison des méthodes basées sur les décompositions polarimétriques et des fonctions de compensation relatives à l’angle azimutal des objets. Sommet OT 2017 – EO Summit 2017, 20 au 22 juin, Montréal, QC, Canada
Khun, K., Vigneault, P., Tremblay, N., Fallon, E., Bouroubi, Y., Cavayas, F. and Codjia, C., 2017. Towards an operational procedure to automatically extract information on crop biomass from UAV-based RGB imagery. Submitted to ECPA 2017, Edinburgh.
N. Tremblay, C. Bélec, Y. Bouroubi, 2016. SCAN: A New Decision-Support System for Sidedressed NRate Recommendation in Corn. ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2016 Meeting, November 6-9, 2016, Phoenix, AZ.
Bouroubi Y., 2016. Field mapping of agricultural soils by satellite imagery. Agricultural Colloquium: scientific, technological and socio-economic issues. Université de Montréal, March 23, 2016.
Bouroubi Y. 2015. Remote sensing for major disasters. Lecture Series on Remote Sensing and Environmental Emergencies. Université de Montréal, December 1st, 2015.
Tremblay, N. Y. Bouroubi, C. Bélec, E. Fallon, 2015. Meta-analyses on an Eastern Canada database of in-season corn nitrogen response trials. Symposium Meta-Analysis Applications in Agricultural Research. ASA-SSSA-CSSA-ESA 2015 Meeting. Minneapolis. November. Oral presentation.
Bouroubi Y., T. Nguyen-Xuan, P. Bugnet, J. Surprenant, N. Tremblay, L. Grenonie et P. Vigneault, 2015. Cartography of agricultural soils using cartographic data fusion and THR satellite imagery. AQT 2015 Congress, Québec City, October 2015. Oral presentation.
Khun K., C. Codjia, F. Cavayas, Y. Bouroubi, et J-P. Gastellu-Etchegorry, 2015. Optical and thermal simulation of an urban landscape with a radiative transfer model. AQT 2015 Congress, Québec City, October 2015. Oral presentation.
Lepage R., Bouroubi Y., D. Dubois, F. Riendeau, 2015. Semi-automatic processing of satellite imagery for major disasters. AQT 2015 Congress, Québec City, October 2015. Oral presentation.
Desrosiers M., G. Aubé, Bouroubi Y., M. Benoit, M. Lévesque, B. Poulin, 2015. Validation of a methodology for the estimation of suspended matter at sea using Pleiades images for the monitoring of dredging projects. AQT 2015 Congress, Québec City, October 2015. Poster.
Bouroubi Y., T. Nguyen-Xuan, P. Bugnet, C. Gosselin, M Benoit et Ridha Touzi, 2015, Mapping Canadian Natural Environments with the Application of Polarimetric Decompositions to RADARSAT-2 Images. ASAR2015 Workshop, Canadian Space Agency, October 2015. Oral presentation.
Codjia C., K. Khun, Y. Bouroubi, F. Cavayas, 2015. Characterization of soil occupancy types in urban environments with SAR images: textural approach using dynamic sized windows. ASAR2015 Workshop, Canadian Space Agency, October 2015. Oral presentation.
Codjia C., G. Gosselin, Y. Bouroubi, F. Cavayas. 2015. Correction of cardinal effects on quad-pol SAR images of the urban environment: polarimetric decompositions based method. ASAR2015 Workshop, Canadian Space Agency, October 2015. Oral presentation.
Tremblay N. C. Bélec, P. Vigneault, L. Grenon, E. Fallon, Y. Bouroubi, 2015. Response of corn to N rates as a function of soil properties in a precision farming context. ISMOM Congress, Montréal, July 2015.
Bouroubi Y. et M. Rheault, 2014. Characteristics of drones and potential applications in the mining sector. Québec-Mines Congress, Québec City, November 2014. Oral presentation.
Carignan M., T. Nguyen-Xuan, P. Bugnet et Y. Bouroubi, 2013. Développement d’applications RADARSAT-2 opérationnelles pour la mise en place et le suivi des indicateurs canadiens de durabilité des terres humides. 15e congrès de L’AQT, Rimouski, 25-27 septembre 2013.
Tremblay, N., Y. Bouroubi, C. Bélec, R. Mullen, N. Kitchen, W. Thomason, S. Ebelhar, D. Mengel, B. Raun, D. Francis, E.D. Vories, and I. Ortiz-Monasterio. 2013. A Meta-Analysis on Sensors Readings from the 2006-2009 North-American Regional Corn Trial. NUE Workshop (Sensor-Based Nutrient Management Community of ASA). August 5-7, 2013, Des Moines, Iowa. Oral.
Tremblay N., Y. Bouroubi and C. Bélec, 2012. Reference plots for N management. Do they have a place? CSSS-AQSSS (Canadian Soil Science Specialists – Association Québécoise des Spécialistes des Sciences du Sol) Joint Meeting, 3-7 June 2012, Québec.
Tremblay N, Y Bouroubi and C. Bélec, 2012. Meta-analyses applied to nitrogen management issues. CSSS-AQSSS (Canadian Soil Science Specialists – Association Québécoise des Spécialistes des Sciences du Sol) Joint Meeting, 3-7 June 2012, Québec.
Reyes E.L., Y. Bouroubi, A. Bannari and N. Tremblay, 2011, Optimal Nitrogen Reference Plots Locations for Corn Using NDVI and Soil Apparent Electrical Conductivity, 32nd Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, June 13th to 16th, Bishop’s University, Sherbrooke, Québec.
Xie M., N. Tremblay, Gaetan Bourgeois, Y. Bouroubi and Z. Wei, 2010. Weather Effects On Corn Response to in-Season Nitrogen Rates., Oct 31-Nov 3, ASA, CSSA, and SSSA International Annual Meetings, long Beach, CA.
Bouroubi Y., F. Cavayas, N. Tremblay, 2010. REFLECT: Software for Ground Reflectance Restitution to Enhance the Accuracy of the Information Extracted from Satellite Images. Conference of the Canadian Remote Sensing Society, the Prairie Summit, 1-5 June 2010, Regina, Canada.
Tremblay N., Y. Bouroubi, P. Vigneault, C. Bélec and M. Tétreault, 2007. Spatial analysis of NO3-N levels in the soil profile as a function of N fertilization and terrain attributes, AQSSS – SCSS / CSSS Annual Meeting. Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier (Québec). Scientific Program and Abstracts. p. 157. 3-7, juin 2007.
Cavayas F., C. Gosselin et Yacine Bouroubi, , Sigma0 pour la mise à jour des cartes topographiques 1/20 000 à partir d’images radar et optiques, Géocongrès international, 2-5 octobre 2007, Québec, (Qc.) Canada.
Tremblay N., P. Vigneault, Y. Bouroubi, C. Bélec, D. Haboudane, J.R. Miller and J. Lewis, 2006. Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization, Soil Conductivity and Topography on Wheat and Corn Growth, 8th International Conference on Precision Agriculture and Other Precision Resources Management, July 23-26, 2006, Minneapolis, USA. Poster.
Tremblay N., Y. Bouroubi, P. Vigneault, C. Bélec, B. Panneton and J. Lewis, 2006. Study of Wheat and Corn NDVI and Nitrogen Saturation Index as affected by Soil, Topography and Date, 8th International Conference on Precision Agriculture and Other Precision Resources Management, July 23-26, 2006, Minneapolis, USA.
Gountit A., D. Haboudane, N. Tremblay, P. Vigneault, Y. Bouroubi et J.R. Miller, 2006, Analyse géospatiale des facteurs affectant la réponse d’une culture de blé à la fertilisation azotée; 14ème conférence de l’ISCO «International Soil Conservation Organisation»; Marrakech, Maroc, du 14 au 19 Mai 2006.
Bouroubi Y., N. Tremblay, P. Vigneault et F. Cavayas, 2005. Algorithme de correction des images satellitales multispectrales fondé sur le code 6S et la méthode des cibles obscures. 12e congrès de l’AQT & 73e Congrès de l’ACFAS, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, mai 2005.
Tremblay N., P. Vigneault, Y. Bouroubi, 2005. L’observation des légumes de transformation au Québec au moyen du capteur ETM+ de Landsat 7. 12e congrès de l’AQT. UQAC, mai 2005.
Tremblay N., Y. Bouroubi and P. Vigneault, 2005. How can geostatistics save precision farming? Symposium on precision farming, February 2005, Saskatoon, Canada.
Cavayas, F., Y. Bouroubi, P. Vigneault, et N. Tremblay, 2003. Landsat-7 ETM + image correction algorithm based on 6S atmospheric code and the dark target method. 25th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing: from Image to Information, October 14-17, 2003, Montréal.
Bouroubi Y. and A. Mefti, 2002. An optimisation of PV Systems based on a stochastic modelling of solar irradiation. World Renewable Energy Congress, July 2002, Cologne, Germany. Proc. of extended abstracts p74.
Mefti A., Y. Bouroubi et A. Adane, 2000. Determination of the components of solar radiation received on an inclined plane. National Congress of Applied Physics, November 21st, 2000, Sidi-Fredj, Algiers, Algeria.
