Welcome!
I am a teaching-stream professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, St. George campus. .
To the left is the most flattering picture of myself I could find. It also has the advantage that it perfectly encapsulates my relationship with chocolate.
Current teaching
In 2022-23, I taught or co-taught:
- CSC110 Foundations of Computer Science I
- CSC111 Foundations of Computer Science II
- CSC209 Software Tools and Systems Programming
- ENG286 Literature and Data
- GGR274 Introductory Computation and Data Science for the Social Sciences
- EEB125 Introductory Computation and Data Science for the Life and Physical Sciences
My life so far
I was born in Ottawa some time ago, and after spending a few years skating on the Rideau Canal, I moved to Toronto to attend this place.
I did my undergraduate studies in Mathematics at the University of Waterloo, primarily with these fantastic people, and would not be where I am today without the inspiration and support of Levent Tuncel and Andrew Childs.
After I graduated, I moved right around the corner from the best cafe in Toronto. I completed a Master's degree in the Computer Science Theory Group at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Toni Pitassi and Steve Cook. In July 2015, I joined the department permanently as a teaching-stream faculty member. And on July 2021, I was promoted to Associate Professor, Teaching Stream!
Other things about me
- My favourite local band.
- My favourite place to get desktop wallpapers.
- I sometimes do these problems for fun.
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I recently had headshots for the department website. There is an Easter egg hidden here.
Contact information
My office is located in the Bahen Centre, room 4260. I usually prefer setting up appointments by email, but if you see my door open feel free to ask if I have a moment (but I might say no). My email address is david at cs dot toronto dot edu.
Credits
My website favicon is from favicon.cc.