Our presenters of day 1

Dr. Rosemarie Heath

Daniel Coore

Prof. Daniel Coore is a Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computing at the UWI, Mona.  His current research interests are in complex systems, robotics and automation, and computer science education.  He has taught courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, spanning a broad range of areas including algorithms, theory of computation, language processing and cryptography.  His teaching and research activities have exposed him to a broad cross-section of disciplines, particularly in Science, Engineering and Education, and he has a keen interest in the problems that exist at the boundaries between these disciplines.  He is also a co-inventor of the UWI Cardiac Surgery Simulator: a computer-controlled device that simulates a patient undergoing open-heart surgery, and is suitable for training cardiac surgeons in both basic and advanced procedures. Prof. Coore obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering (1994), a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (1994), and a Ph.D. in Computer Science (1999), all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Erik Boekesteijn

Dr. Ruth Baker-Gardner

Ruth Baker-Gardner is a lecturer in the Department of Library and Information Studies at The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. She has over thirty-four years of experience in teaching at various levels of the education system. Her research interests include school librarianship, teacher induction and academic integrity. Her first single authored book titled Academic Integrity in the Caribbean: Plagiarism Policies, Perception, Prevalence and Possible Solutions was published in 2022.

Recent Publication:
Baker-Gardner, R. (2022). Academic Integrity in the Caribbean Plagiarism Policies, Perception, Prevalence and Possible Solutions. UWI Press.
UWI Press: https://www.uwipress.com/9789766409210/academic-integrity-in-the-caribbean/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Academic-Integrity-Caribbean-Plagiarism-Perception/dp/9766409218/ref=sr_1_9?qid=1683930280&refinements=p_27%3ARuth+Gardner&s=books&sr=1-9

Wilson Tsu

Wilson Tsu, Founder & CEO.  Wilson founded PowerNotes in 2016 based on his experience with digital research and writing in law school and business school while in Northwestern University’s joint JD/MBA program during the mid-2000’s. This experience was contrasted to his print research and writing training while attending Cornell University in the mid-90’s when he received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering.

His current position as a startup founder and entrepreneur has been the most enjoyable and rewarding of his life. He has also practiced law at Kirkland & Ellis and was an engineer for several years at IBM.

Eric Kokke