Denis Hains
Strategic Advisory Group
Denis Hains, Doctor Honoris Causa (D.H.C.), is Founder, President, and CEO of H2i. He is Affiliate Research Professor at the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire (USA), and Guest Professor in Geomatics Sciences at Université Laval (Canada). He represents the United States and Canada Hydrographic Commission (USCHC) on the International Hydrographic Review Editorial Board of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO).
D.H.C. Hains serves on the IHO Working Group on Crowdsourced Bathymetry and the Hydrographic Professional Accreditation Scheme Panel of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS). He is also an active member of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Commission 4, the Canadian Hydrographic Association (CHA), the Association Francophone d’Hydrographie (AFHy), and the Association of Canada Lands Surveyors (ACLS).
He holds a B.Sc. in Geodetic Science and a Doctorate Honoris Causa in Geomatics Sciences (2025) from Université Laval. His leadership has been recognized with the 2025 Québec Land Surveyors President’s Award and the 2024 Sam Masry Award of Excellence.
He served over 35 years in Canada’s Public Service, concluding as Hydrographer General of Canada.