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Computer Science Tutorial Assistance Centre
Welcome to the Computer Science Tutorial Assistance Center (CSTAC)! We provide a drop-in tutoring service for our first and second year programming courses. This term, the following courses are supported:
Location: 1170 Herzberg (tunnel level)
Email: cstac scs.carleton.ca
Schedule for Winter 2012
(in effect January 16 to April 5, excluding Winter Break)
TA Listing
| Brandon Delaney |
Brandon is in his second year of a Bachelor of Computer Science in the Computer Game Development stream. He loves video games, and he's also a sports fan, especially hockey. If you need his help, he's always happy to give a hand!
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| Jason Hall |
Jason is taking a degree in Computer Science in the game development stream. He is a second year student and from here in Ottawa.
With many years experience programming in C, C++, and Java, he developed his first 3D game engine from scratch over 8 years ago when DirectX 7 was new. If you have any programming related questions, you are more than welcome to contact Jason. Or, if you want to follow the development of his latest game, check out the latest news on Facebook or at the Kingdomcraft.ca Facebook link. |
| Peter Hayman |
Peter is in his third year of the Theoretical stream of the Physics Honours program, taking minors in Computer Science and Mathematics. He is currently researching for the International Linear Collider project. His research is specifically working with an international collaboration to develop an analysis software package for a prototype particle detector. Aside from the obvious, he is also very interested in Astronomy and History.
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| Troy Hildebrandt |
Originally from Vancouver, the greatest city on Earth, and currently a third-year Computer Science student, he's been through 2401, 2404 and 3004 with Christine.
Having programmed since before the age of 10, he's strong in C, C++, C#, and Java, with a zest for 3D game/engine/tool development. A die-hard Vancouver Canucks fan, he also loves zombies (slow OR fast) and old Volvos.
His passion for code is only matched by his passion for cars, and he likes to spend his weekends slinging wrenches on one when possible.
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| David Krutsko |
Hailing from his beloved fortress in the great Kingdom of Toronto, David has found his new home in the magical city of Ottawa where he is currently muscling through his last couple semesters of the Game Development Stream. He has five years’ experience being a TA, most of them working with Dr. Christine Laurendeau.
In addition to being exceptionally handsome, David has a lot of programming experience. His primary skills include Game Engine and Systems Design as well as User Experience and Tools Development. Furthermore, David likes to experiment with new technologies constantly, taking upon new challenges which may improve his areas of expertise.
Outside of Computer Science, David is a passionate gamer and loves Science Fiction. He is also involved in the music scene, having played Piano for over a decade. So if you require assistance or just want to stay a while and listen then by all means, drop by.
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| Fraser MacQuarrie |
Fraser graduated from Carleton University in 2009 with a degree in Computer Science with minors in Mathematics and Economics. He is currently pursuing his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Kranakis. He is a volunteer with Let's Talk Science ( letstalkscience.ca) a science outreach program. Among his interests are photography, travel and sports. He was a member of the Carleton University Men's Baseball Club, as well as the Captain of the CU Men's Volleyball Club. He was also the Chapter President of the Carleton Chapter of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity ( carletonbeta.org), where he currently serves an alumnus position as Chapter Counselor. |
| Simon Pratt |
Having grown up in the wild western town of Calgary, Simon briefly studied engineering before realizing his passion is for computer science. When Simon isn't busy shifting bits, he enjoys reading and playing video games.
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| Bjørn Vardal |
Bjørn is from Norway (Northern Europe), and came to Canada for the experience and adventure of studying abroad. This is his third year in Computer Science at Carleton, and he’s hoping for many more. He is in the Software Engineering stream and minoring in Business.
He has four years of work experience where he learned many things that four years of Computer Science can’t teach you. There he also got experience using VB/VBA, Perl, PHP, SQL, and C#. Later he has learned Java, C, C++ and Assembly (NASM).
Bjorn is also a passionate musician, playing piano, guitar and bass guitar. He conducts, arranges and enjoys listening to the work of better musicians.
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| Hamidreza Zaboli |
Hamidreza is a fourth year PhD student in Computer Science. His area of interest is Parallel Computing and he is currently working on his PhD thesis. He uses a lot of C++ code in his research in the platform of programming languages such as OpenMP, CILK, and CUDA. He has been TA of different courses in the past 3 years including COMP 2002/2402, COMP 4900, COMP 4009, COMP 3500.
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