Simon Dufour is a professor of veterinary epidemiology at the Université de Montréal’s Faculté de médecine vétérinaire. He currently leads the Op+lait FRQ-NT research group, and he is Co-director of the Chair in biosecurity of dairy production. He is passionate about infectious diseases epidemiology and about monitoring usage of antimicrobials in dairy animals. He also has a strong expertise in diagnostic strategies, control of infectious diseases, and development of data visualization tools for monitoring and benchmarking health issues. He has been involved in the training of many graduate students (most survived). Above all, he is passionate about learning and teaching.