Fred Popowich, Scientific Director, KEY, SFU's Big Data Initiative
Fred Popowich received his PhD in Cognitive Science from the University of Edinburgh in 1989, and since then has been a faculty member in the School of Computing Science at 麻豆视频, where he is also Associate Director Research and Industrial Relations, and Director of the 麻豆视频Professional Masters in Big Data. He is the President of the Canadian Network for Visual Analytics () and Founding Director of the , a joint initiative of 麻豆视频 and the University of British Columbia. At SFU, he is also an Associate Member of the Department of Linguistics, and an Associate Member (and past director) of the . At Dalhousie University, he is an Adjunct of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. He is an active in technology commercialization, and was co-founder, president, COO and then CTO of He is currently the Executive Director of , a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the , and the 麻豆视频Representative for .