The CAD Research Group (GRCAO) is a university research group pursuing the following main objectives:

• to actively work for the development of fundamental and applied research in the field of Computer-Aided Design and its applications in architecture, archeology and urban design (environmental design, in general)
• to gather around research and development projects professors, researchers, professionals, technicians and students;
• to contribute dynamically to the CAD education and to all other related teaching domains in the Faculty of Environmental Design or in any other academic institution;
• to contribute to the training of young researchers in the domain, by supervising students of 2nd (M. Sc. A.) and 3rd cycle (Ph.D.) of education;
• to establish links and collaborations with researchers from the other faculties of the University of Montreal, as well as with other universities working in similar or complementary fields of knowledge.