	Faculty Information / Biography Ian! D. Allen
Rate This Professor Jump down to: Education Work Experience Professional Interests Favourite Sayings Résumé Links	I am a professor at the Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I started teaching in the Computer Studies (CS) department in January 1997. In the summer of 1999 I transferred to the Information and Quantitative Systems (IQS) department in the school of Business. In the summer of 2002 the College closed IQS and moved me back into the Computer Studies department, now in the School of Advanced Technology (now SAT, formerly CTET). I teach technologies under a license - Linux, Apache, etc. Do not send me any proprietary Microsoft documents, please. Contact Information: Prof Timetable Teaching Home Page: http://teaching.idallen.com/ Personal Home Page: http://www.idallen.com/

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I am a professor at the Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I started teaching in the Computer Studies (CS) department in January 1997. In the summer of 1999 I transferred to the Information and Quantitative Systems (IQS) department in the school of Business. In the summer of 2002 the College closed IQS and moved me back into the Computer Studies department, now in the School of Advanced Technology (now SAT, formerly CTET).

I teach technologies under a license - Linux, Apache, etc.

Do not send me any proprietary Microsoft documents, please.

Contact Information:: Prof Timetable
Teaching Home Page:: http://teaching.idallen.com/
Personal Home Page:: http://www.idallen.com/

Education:

1985 M.Math, Computer Science
University of Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA

1980 B.A., Honours Psychology (Deans List)
University of Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA

Work Experience:

University of Waterloo Unix System Administrator 1980-1993
National Research Council (NRC) Guest Worker (IIT) 1993
Community Network (FreeNet) System Administrator 1993-1996
Professor of Computer Studies (Algonquin College) 1997-1999
Professor of Information Systems (Algonquin College) 1999-2002
Professor of Computer Studies (again) 2002 to present
Linux / Unix / Open Source Consultant 1985 to present

Professional/Academic Interests:

Computer Aided social interaction
Community Networks (FreeNets)
Enabling, non-fascist Unix System Administration
Home computing environments (Linux, ADSL networking, IP Tunnelling, etc.)