| Name |
David Allison |
| School | School of Applied Computer Science & Information Technology |
Program
| - Bachelor of Computer Science
- Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours)
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| Academic and professional designations | - Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)
- Ph.D. in Sûreté du Logiciel et Calcul Haute Performance (Software Security and High Performance Computing), Université Toulouse 1 Capitole, France
- Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Software Engineering), The University of Western Ontario
- M.E.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Software Engineering), The University of Western Ontario
- B.E.Sc. in Software Engineering, The University of Western Ontario
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| Title | Chair, School of Applied Computer Science & Information Technology |
| Courses taught | - CSCN71000 - Software Engineering Fundamentals
- CSCN71020 - Project I: Software Implementation and Unit Testing
- CSCN72010 - Software Quality I - Testing Tools and Methodologies
- CSCN72030 - Project III - Software Development Life Cycle
- CSCN72060 - Software Quality II - User Experience Evaluation
- PROG72365 - Data Structures and Algorithms
- PROG72370 - Data Structures and Algorithms
- PROG73010 - Introduction to Big Data
- SECU74010 - Privacy in Computing
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| Areas of expertise & interest | - Applied Research
- Databases
- Privacy protection
- Software development
- Software engineering
- Software testing
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| Industry experience, professional currency activities | - Industrial experience in software research, development, database testing, and data analysis
- Experienced teacher in post-secondary education
- Data analyst and 3D modeler for large data sets collected by remote operated vehicles (LiDAR, sonar, GPS, photo images, etc.)
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| Major research projects, scholarly activities, and/or publications |
Publications:
- Has been the lead author or co-author on two book chapters, several journal articles and many conference proceedings
Research: - Oversees applied research for the School of Applied Computer Science & Information Technology, and the School of Creative Industries
- Experience as principal investigator on an applied research project
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| Additional information | David possesses industrial experience in the field of Software Engineering as an entrepreneur delivering products, applied research experience as a Principal Investigator on applied research projects, has an extensive background in curriculum development, and experience teaching at the college level. As Chair, David oversees the Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) and Bachelor of Computer Science degrees, and leads applied research, community, and partnership activities for the School of Applied Computer Science & Information Technology, and the School of Creative Industries. |
