Sven Dickinson -- Personal Information


Education

B.A.Sc, Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, 1983.
M.S., Computer Science, University of Maryland, 1988.
PhD, Computer Science, University of Maryland, 1991.

Academic Work Experience

Acting Chair (2008-2009), Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto.
Professor (2007-present), Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto.
Associate Professor (2000-present), Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto.
Vice Chair (2003-2006), Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto.
Assistant Professor (1995-2000), Department of Computer Science, Rutgers University.
Member (1998-2000), DIMACS, Rutgers University.
Joint Faculty Appointment (1995-2000), Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science (RuCCS), Rutgers University.
Assistant Research Professor (1994-1995), Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science (RuCCS), Rutgers University.
Visiting Assistant Professor (1994-1997), Computer Vision Laboratory, University of Maryland.
Visiting Assistant Professor (1994-1996), Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto.
Visiting Assistant Research Scientist (1993-1994), Computer Vision Laboratory, University of Maryland.
Visiting Scientist (1992-1994), Vision and Modeling Group, Media Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Research Associate (1991-1994), Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto.

Non-Academic Work Experience

Consultant and Member, Board of Advisors, Idee, Inc., Toronto, Ontario, 2003-present.
Software Engineer, advanced OCR system design, DEST Corporation, Milpitas, CA, 1984-1985.
Software Engineer, image processing system design, Grinnell Systems, San Jose, CA, 1983-1984.
Interests

Electronic music (ever since I was a kid), soccer (I live for the World Cup!), hockey (especially when scoring on Tom), scuba (when I get a chance, which is rare), science fiction (books and movies -- send me your recommendations!), eating out (especially Thai, Indian, Greek, or Italian - great selection in Toronto!), travelling to exotic places (thanks to my job), and spending quality time with my family (which is a challenge, also thanks to my job).

My Roots

Born in Santa Monica, CA; grew up in Canada (dual citizen); spent most of my life bouncing back and forth across the border; now I'm back in Canada feeling very Canadian these days. Go Leafs! 
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Last modified: Nov 1, 2008
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