Dr. Thomas Dean

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Biography

Thomas Dean is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Queen's University. He also serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Royal Military College of Kingston. His research background includes significant contributions to air traffic control systems and the formalization of programming languages. Dean has spent over five years as a Senior Research Scientist at Legasys Corporation, focusing on advanced techniques for software transformation and evolution in industrial settings. His current research interests encompass Software Transformation, Software Evolution, Web Site Evolution, and Security in Network Applications. He teaches undergraduate courses including Introduction to Computer Programming for Engineers and Operating Systems, and he offers a graduate course in Software Evolution.

Research Interests

Courses

1st Year Introduction Computer Programming for Engineers 3rd Year Operating Systems 4th Year Requirements Analysis Graduate Course in Software Evolution

Requirements for Queen's University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor degree Background in Computing, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
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Specialization Notes

Department of Computing offers research-based, project-based, and course-based patterns.