Thesis and Dissertation Advisors -
Engineering
GLENN HILTON
Scope: computer science, software engineering, formal methods, requirements specification, computers, electrical engineering, engineering, mathematics, business, information technology, telecommunications, computer security, computer systems, computer networks, physics, chemistry, internet, operating systems, UNIX, Latex, Framemaker.
GLENN HILTON has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Toronto and a B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from McGill University in Montreal. He spent nine years as a telecommunications officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force before leaving to attend graduate school. After completing his graduate studies, he was a faculty member for 26 years in the Department of Computing and Information Science at Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. During his time at Queen's he supervised numerous Ph.D. and M.Sc. dissertations, served on many examination committees in engineering and the natural sciences, reviewed many articles for research journals, published a textbook in computer systems, and published numerous journal and conference papers. During this time he also co-founded and was the first President of Andyne Computing Limited, which grew to be a successful public company marketing business software. His research and technical interests include computer systems, software engineering, telecommunications, computer security, and critical computer systems.
Additional Information >>ELANA SHIPPEN
Scope: technical writing: manufacturing, engineering, math, aerospace/aviation, information technology, scientific books and publications
ELANA SHIPPEN, P.E., is a licensed professional engineer in mechanical engineering with 22 years of experience, including 14 years in the aerospace industry with Boeing Company's commercial airplanes program. She edits scientific and technical material, such as engineering books, design requirement documents, process documents, Request for Proposal (RFP), reference guides, case studies, and academic research papers and journals.
Elana also offers a technical editing course, for those currently working or studying in technical fields. This course provides steps for improving the technical writing style and offers key strategies for enhancing the overall quality of technical communications.
Elana completed the Technical Writing and Editing Certificate Program at the University of Washington in 2001.
