Faculty of Computer Science blog
Skill stacking helped Sean Falconer build a successful career in tech
UNB Alumni
Posted: Jun 8, 2023
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...
Read the full post“Co-op gave me a resumé”
UNB Alumni
Posted: Jun 7, 2023
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...
Read the full postMeet the Barrett Chair in Entrepreneurship for Digital Transformation
Dr. Ken Kent
Posted: Mar 31, 2023
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...
Read the full postMeet the Workforce of the Future: Michelle Suk (BSSWE’22)
UNB Faculty of Computer Science
Posted: Dec 6, 2022
Category: Student Spotlight
Name: Michelle Suk (BSSWE’22)Co-op Placements: Sonrai Security, UNB Health Lab and VeroSource Solutions Inc.Current Employer: VeroSource Solutions Inc. The UNB Computer Science Co-op Program partners with more than 75 companies to provide roughly 300 student experiential learning opportunities yearly. Michelle Suk (BSCS ’22) shares how experiential learning impacted her university...
Read the full postMeet the Workforce of the Future: Ryan DeLong, CS student
UNB Faculty of Computer Science
Posted: Dec 6, 2022
Category: Student Spotlight
Name: Ryan DeLong, current studentCurrent Co-op Placement: VeroSource Solutions Inc.Fourth-year software engineering student, Ryan DeLong, explains how experiential learning puts classroom and lab work into perspective and prepares future graduates to transition to the workplace. What was your biggest concern starting your degree? I had no real connections to this field of work when I started...
Read the full postMeet the Workforce of the Future: Sean Lalla (BCSc’22, current MSc candidate)
UNB Faculty of Computer Science
Posted: Dec 6, 2022
Category: Student Spotlight
Name: Sean Lalla (BCSc’22, current MSc candidate)Co-op Placements: VeroSource Solutions Inc.Current Employer: VeroSource Solutions Inc.Computer science alumnus Sean Lalla learned firsthand how experiential opportunities increase students’ exposure to various new technologies and help build a more robust application for graduate studies. Did you experience any unexpected benefits...
Read the full postPipeline of talent from UNB Computer Science
UNB Faculty of Computer Science
Posted: Dec 6, 2022
Category: Student Spotlight , News
VeroSource, an innovative New Brunswick company founded in 2014 and led by CS alum Mark McAllister (BCS'00), offers healthcare providers technology and support to go digital. They've been growing and creating waves of change thanks to a talent pipeline of students and graduates from UNB's computer science faculty. McAllister says that co-op students are invaluable to the company, and...
Read the full postBuilding an outstanding IT career right here in New Brunswick
UNB Faculty of Computer Science
Posted: Nov 17, 2022
Category: Alumni Spotlight
Mary Goggin (BScCS’82) is very modest about her success in the IT field, but her track record speaks for itself. Mary’s been instrumental in the growth and development of several IT consulting companies, including CGI and the company she co-founded, Accreon Inc. She’s been a sought-after project manager, technology expert and business strategist, having made a significant...
Read the full postNew Shankar Computer Science Laboratory opens for students
UNB Faculty of Computer Science
Posted: Oct 3, 2022
Category: Alumni Spotlight , News
Computer science students at UNB are thrilled with the technology and convenience of the new Shankar Computer Science Laboratory, which was opened at the beginning of the Fall 2022 academic year, and officially dedicated on September 26th. The new lab, made possible through a $1M gift from UNB alumnus Subramonian Shankar (MScEE'76), includes 74 workstation class machines and, in an...
Read the full postPioneering computer science at UNB: the Wasson family bridges technology, business and learning
UNB Alumni
Posted: Sep 19, 2022
Category: Alumni Spotlight
Photo (from 2013): Brad Wasson, Marie-Claire Wasson (Brad & Colettes’s daughter), Colette Gagnon Wasson, Dana Wasson, Jane Wasson, Barbara Wasson, Didrik Wasson Lillehaug (Barbara's son), Svein-Ivar Lillehaug (Barbara's husband) From her classroom at the University of Bergen, Norway, Professor Barbara Wasson (BScCS’82) tells her students that “data is the new...
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