| Name |
Russell Foubert |
| School | School of Applied Computer Science & Information Technology |
| Program | Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours)
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| Academic and Professional Designations | - Master of Science, Information Technology
- Bachelor of Science, Biology
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| Title | Chair
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Areas of Expertise & Interest
| - Digital Learning Simulations incl. eXtended Reality (XR)
- Industry 4.0/Smart Manufacturing
- Precision Agriculture Technology
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Industry Experience, Professional Currency Activities
| - Developed IT solutions for manufacturing industry (incl. Y2K)
- Designed cloud hosted medical record software solution for Canadian healthcare market
- Teaching at Conestoga College in area of software development
- Applied Research with Conestoga's SMART Centre and VARLab
- Member of BCS degree program design team
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| Major Research Projects, Scholarly Activities, and/or Publications | - Multi-learner VR Training Simulator for Automotive Manufacturing
- Geo-Fencing Mobile App for Truck Drivers (COVID-19 Response)
- Mentored over 100 Student Applied Research and Capstone Projects
- Conference Presentation: Training Across Realities (Polytechnics Canada 2019 Showcase, Vancouver, B.C.)
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| Additional Information | Russell brings the results of applied research activity in software development back into the classroom every day – through years as a faculty member, or new program development as department chair. He helped develop and oversees Conestoga's VARLab, a software development lab driven by the talents of our students.
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