Ayaovi Locoh is a PhD candidate in forestry sciences (forest economics) in the department of wood and forest sciences at Université Laval (Canada) under the supervision of Professors Evelyne Thiffault and Simon Barnabé. He is developing research expertise on issues related to energy transition and climate change, bioenergy hybridization and the economics of renewable energy and materials. He is a member of the Association des Économistes Québécois.