Gregory V. Wilson
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| Born | 1963 British Columbia, Canada |
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| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | University of Toronto |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
- This article is about a programmer and author. For the British DJ, see Greg Wilson; for the American magician, see Gregory Wilson.
Gregory V. Wilson (b. January 25, 1963) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. He is a member of the editorial board of Computing in Science and Engineering and Dr. Dobb's Journal and has written books related to software engineering and children's' books.
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[edit] Biography
Wilson received his Bachelors of Science in Mathematics and Engineering at Queen's University in 1984. At the University of Edinburgh, he received his Masters of Science in Information Technology in 1986 and his Ph.D. in 1993. He has worked on high-performance scientific computing, data visualization, and computer security. Wilson was the driving force behind the original Software Carpentry project, and later the creator of the open source course of the same name.
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[edit] Software Engineering
- Oram, Andy & Wilson, Gregory V. (2007), Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think, O'Reilly Media, Inc., ISBN 978-0596510046
- Wilson, Gregory V. (2005). Data Crunching: Solve Everyday Problems Using Java, Python, and More. Pragmatic Bookshelf. ISBN 978-0-9745140-7-9.
- Wilson, Gregory V. & Lu, Paul (1996), Parallel Programming Using C++, MIT Press, ISBN 978-0-262-73118-8
- Wilson, Gregory V. (1995), Practical Parallel Programming, MIT Press, ISBN 978-0-262-23186-2
[edit] Children's Books
- Wilson, Gregory V. (1999), Three Sensible Adventures, Annick Press, ISBN 978-1550375985
