Faculty of Computer Science blog
Skill stacking helped Sean Falconer build a successful career in tech
UNB Alumni
Posted: June 8, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Alumni Spotlight
When Sean Falconer (BCS’03, MCS’05) was growing up in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, he leaned into computers and the internet just as they were exploding onto the mainstream. He would take apart PCs and fix hardware issues, and get up at 5 in the morning before school to learn simple coding and build websites. As teachers in his high school struggled to adapt to new technology, Sean...
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UNB Alumni
Posted: June 7, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Alumni Spotlight
When Reuben Peter-Paul (BCS’05, MCS’08) began studying programming in his undergraduate computer science degree at UNB, he knew he was in the right place. “I fell in love with programming. The idea of solving a puzzle and building something you can’t see but that gives you a sense of structure and scale in your mind – it’s fascinating.” Now a principal...
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Dr. Ken Kent
Posted: March 31, 2023 10:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Faculty Spotlight
My name is Dr. Ken Kent and I’m a professor of computer science here at UNB. I’m also the director of the IBM Centre for Advanced Studies – Atlantic, an honourary professor at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (Germany) and co-founder and advisor at anessa (previously WEnTech Solutions Inc). My research work primarily explores the computer systems that lie between the hardware and a...
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