Status Divorced, two daughters:
Catherine (11Nov85) and Sarah (10Aug88)
Viewpoints conservative fiscally, liberal socially, diverse
politically
Current Interests
Two daughters – now out of
the nest, but we stay in touch ... (also, big university costs
<grin>)
Genetics, neurology, the brain,
and artificial neural networks – casual interests springing
from ANNs below, and including:
"Mindcode" –
non-protein coding DNA and the architecture, ontogeny, function, and
process in the brain (including more-or-less direct coding of mental
capabilities in DNA and epigenetically)
various forms of brain/hardware
systems – eg Multi-Electrode Arrays (MEAs), electrode array
insertions into brain and systems for brain/electronic functionality
(for disease, brain damage, etc), silicon system inserts (eg
Cochlear implants
Neural networks – takes up a
huge portion of my "leisure" time which is contributed as
a volunteer
active member of INNS and
IEEE-CIS (see below), author of recent paper and co-editor of a
Special Issue of Neural Networks
regular attendee of International
Joint Conference on Neural Networks or World Congress on Neural
Networks (1992 to present) – this is from my own after-tax
wallet, and using my vacation time!!!
Running – casual runs to
stay in shape only now (past marathoner and ultra-marathoner)
Solar modelling and forecasting –
especially related to climate change, pandemics and cancer, major
seismic activity, etc. Timesapns from daily through geologic. Mostly
acting as an admin/organizational helper for expert scientists, but
I follow some of the literature very closely. (I also worked on
Climate Change programs in the federal government)
Toastmasters – 2005-present
Memberships:
Canadian Institute of Mining,
Metallurgy, and Petroleum (CIM) #102357 - on&off since 1974
International Neural Network
Society (INNS) #174 since ~1989 to present , was Program Co-Chair of
IJCNN05 in Montreal
Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, Computational Intelligence Society (IEEE-CIS)
#41565049 since ~2003 to present
Ordre des Ingénieurs du
Québec (OIQ) #033549 since ~1981 to present
Investments - corporate &
market analysis (no time for that now)
Landlord - Montreal condo in the
McGill University ghetto
Ottawa
Hi-Tech Entrepreneurs (~1999-2003) – awesome forum to meet
great entrepreneurs from Ottawa area and hear their stories/ lessons
Ottawa Java Users' Group
(~1993-1995) - hard-core programming club, although I never got
around to doing Java seriously
Running
Ottawa H3 running club
(1993-Aug06)
Marathons - approximately 14 to
16 official, 5 or 6 unofficial (including Calgary 1997; Montreal
1995; New York City 1998, Ottawa- 1995/96/97/98/200#? ; Québec
City 1998/200#?; Toronto 1997/98; several more between 1999
&200 & unofficial)
Ultramarathons - Sri Chimnoy 24
run Ottawa, 4 times: 1998 (I ran/walked 107,~103, 101, and fially
~97 km, although we were each supposed to run >100 miles in 24
hours, this was NOT a relay!!) unofficial: 47 km during Cabot Trail
relay race in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia – I did the
Smokey Mountain portan then I ran the next leg and much of the
next-next-leg as well. The next morning I did the last of 17 legs
with the amulance chasing me in because I was so slow.
Labatt 24 hour relays in Ottawa,
Cabot Trail Relay in Cabe Breton Nova Scotia, Uttica Boilermaker in
New York State
triathlons - Meech Lake 1995
(0.75/20/7) and one other time, National Capital (1.5/40/10) Deep
River 1998 (1/26/8) etc
Small Business proprietor - resale
of large vocabulary voice dictation systems to doctors & lawyers
in Ottawa (1993-1996)
Sports
Hockey - to midget level while in
grade school, occasional industrial/ fun leagues prior to 1992
tackle football (high school
quarterback - team won city finals grade 10, university intramural
– almost broke my neck)
soccer Chicoutimi league 1980
lacrosse Calgary city champs
1969, Alberta midget champs 1971
Student Leadership
Engineering Students' Society
Student of the Year 1975-76
President, Engineering Students
Society, U of Calgary 1977-78
President, Chemical Engineering Graduate SS, U of Ottawa
~1983ish?