What VIU Computing Science graduates do
In Academia
- Associate Professor U. of Manitoba
At grad school
- Doctorates: U. of Alberta, U. of Calgary
- Masters: Harvard, U. of Victoria, U. of Toronto, McGill, SFU, UBC,
U. of Alberta, U. of Calgary
Working in IT on the island
- IT: Pelican Software, ABE Books, Ministry of Forestry,
Kitchen's Best, Byers Security,
FuturShop, North Nanaimo Medical Clinic,
Innovation Credit Union
Working in Software Development on the island
- Rogers
- Shaw
- Telus
- City of Nanaimo
- Bravenet
- Priority Automation,
- BC Public Service,
- Inuktun Services (Robotics)
- Resonance Software
Telecommuting from the island
Working in games development
- Vancouver: Nintendo, Electronic Arts,
LeapIn Entertainment, Magellan Interactive, United Front Games
- Washington/Oregon: Microsoft, BuzzMonkey Software
- Overseas: FunMobile
Working in IT and Software Development nationally/internationally
- CyberCrime unit (RCMP)
- Intelligence Analysis (US Military)
- Systems Analysis (Canadian Forces, IBM)
- Digital Choreography (U. of T.)
- SAP Agile Developer
- Workday (Silicon Valley)
Career areas
- Business systems: web programming, business and systems analysis,
data management, data mining, data analysis
- Technical systems: network programming, security,
- Entertainment: games, animation, social networking sites
- R & D: AI, robotics, theory of computing,
- Mobile devices and embedded systems: phones, iPods, hand held games,
DVRs