THOMAS KEENAN
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Watch as Thomas Keenan discusses cybersecurity, online learning and teaching, and course delivery.
Watch as Thomas Keenan discusses cybersecurity, online learning and teaching, and course delivery.
Profile
Thomas Keenan taught Canada’s first computer security course in 1977 and has been a systems programmer, computer science professor and expert witness in technology cases. He is also the author of the best-selling book Technocreep: The Surrender of Privacy and the Capitalization of Intimacy. He has spoken about the social implications of technology on five continents and appears frequently in the media.
Tom was educated at Columbia University, earning degrees in philosophy, mathematics and engineering, and a doctorate in education. He is currently a professor in the School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape at the University of Calgary, where he teaches courses on smart communities. He is also an adjunct professor of computer science where he teaches students about computer security and cyberwarfare. He is a fellow of the Canadian Information Processing Society and the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, and board chair of the Information and Communications Technology Council of Canada.
Thomas Keenan taught Canada’s first computer security course in 1977 and has been a systems programmer, computer science professor and expert witness in technology cases. He is also the author of the best-selling book Technocreep: The Surrender of Privacy and the Capitalization of Intimacy. He has spoken about the social implications of technology on five continents and appears frequently in the media.
Tom was educated at Columbia University, earning degrees in philosophy, mathematics and engineering, and a doctorate in education. He is currently a professor in the School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape at the University of Calgary, where he teaches courses on smart communities. He is also an adjunct professor of computer science where he teaches students about computer security and cyberwarfare. He is a fellow of the Canadian Information Processing Society and the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, and board chair of the Information and Communications Technology Council of Canada.