About Me
Ken Barker, Ph.D. I.S.P.
Research Interests
My research interests have been very wide ranging over the last two or more decades and details of much of this work can be found on my Research page.
My current interests are in the area of Privacy Preserving Data Repositories. I am specificially interested in investigating how to build a privacy-aware database management system and then to determine ways to ensure privacy is preserved when it is being mined. The work first must define a data model suitable for data preservation that meets the intentions defined by various governmental agencies.
Work Experience
Professor and Head
University of Calgary
2001-present
- A dynamic research-intensive department with a strong desire to excel at the national and international levels.
- An accredited undergraduate program.
- A large graduate program with a strong doctoral program.
- A personal ongoing active research agenda with many excellent gradudate students.
Professor
University of Calgary
1999-2001
- Established Advanced Database Systems and Applications Laboratory and began several successful research agendas.
Assistant/Associate Professor
University of Manitoba
1990-1999
- Established the Advanced Database System Laboratory and began my independant research career.
Educational Qualifications
Ph.D. University of Alberta
1990
Computing Science
- Transaction Management in Multidatabase Systems
M.Sc. University of Calgary
1984
Computer Science
- Local Area Network Security
B.Sc. University of Calgary
1982
Computer Science
Current Professional Activities/Interests
President of the Canadian Association of Computer Science (CACS/AIC)
Canadian Computer Science Accreditation Council