Dr. Eric Yu

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Biography

Eric Yu received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Toronto and was appointed to the Faculty of Information in 1995. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. Throughout his academic career, he has held positions in hardware, software, and services development at Bell and Nortel Laboratories in Ottawa. Professor Yu’s research interests lie in the areas of information systems analysis and design, software requirements engineering, and knowledge management, with a particular focus on modeling technology systems within social contexts. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 research papers and books. His research has been funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. He is a co-editor for a MIT Press monograph series on Information Systems and serves as an associate editor for the International Journal of Information Systems Modeling. He has also been a program co-chair for the 27th and 33rd International Conferences on Conceptual Modeling (ER’08, ER’14) and serves on editorial boards for the Requirements Engineering Journal, the International Journal of Agent-Oriented Software Engineering, and the IET Software Journal Data Semantics.

Research Interests

Courses

INF1341H System Analysis Process Innovation INF1342H System Requirements Architectural Design INF2177H Information Management Systems INF2183H Knowledge Management Systems

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology