User:ISeal

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Welcome to my page! My name is Julien McArdle, and I'm a researcher at the Laboratory for Applied Geomatics and GIS Science^[1] at the University of Ottawa. GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems, a fascinating field which represents the natural evolution of cartography into the digital age. When you think about it, much of your daily life is impacted by this field: it helps determine where stores are placed, where the buses go for their routes, where new outlying housing developments are built!

1 Film Making
2 Hobbies & Life
3 References
4 External Links
5 Comments by Other Users

[edit] Film Making

As it stands, my time is divided pretty evenly between three activities: my research, my filmmaking, and my 'real' job. Yes, I'm also a filmmaker. I'm the founder of Celsius Studios^[2], a film production company. I just released a documentary^[3]^[4] on the subject of Internet piracy (aptly named "On Piracy"), and I'm currently working on a comedy^[5]. The film making has led me to participate in panels at a number of conferences, including ISEA/ZeroOne^[6] and HOPE^[7].

[edit] Hobbies & Life

On the side, I enjoy all manner of things pertinent to computer security. I also enjoy writing articles for a variety of publications, when the opportunity arises, such as PCWorld^[8] and 2600 Magazine. As none of the former activities generate any substantial revenue, I work full-time at a coffee shop. The money is then all spent on schooling (or making more films.) Ah yes, forgot to mention: I'm also a Physical Geography student (BSc. Honours) at the University of Ottawa.

It's a pretty hectic life!