Wayne Alton Davis

Background

Davis, Wayne Alton was born on November 16, 1931 in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada. Son of Frederick and Anna Mary (Barr) Davis.

Education

Biosystems Engineering, George Washington University, 1960; Master of Science, U. Ottawa, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Ottawa, 1967.

Career

Science officer, Defense Research Board, Ottawa, Ontario, 1960-1968; research scientist, Department Communications, Ottawa, 1968-1969; visiting scientist, National Research Council, Ottawa, 1975-1976; associate professor, U. Alberta, Edmonton, 1969-1977; professor computing science, U. Alberta, Edmonton, 1977-1991; professor emeritus, U. Alberta, Edmonton, since 1991; acting chairman computing science, U. Alberta, Edmonton, 1982-1983; acting director, Alberta Centre for Machine Intelligence and Robotics, 1988-1989. Lecturer U. Ottawa, 1965-1969. Sessional lecturer Carleton U., 1967.

Consultant.

Achievements

• Wayne Alton Davis has been listed as a noteworthy Computer science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Canada Information Processing Society (president 1978-1979), Canada Human Computer Communications Society (president 1981-1996), Canada Society Computational Study of Intelligence (treasurer 1976-1986), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

Connections

Married Audrey M. Zorolow, July 17, 1959 (divorced 1989). Children: Fredrick M., Peter W., Timothy M. Married Patricia Ruth Syme, March 24, 1990.

Father:

Frederick Davis

Mother:

Anna Mary (Barr) Davis

Spouse:

Audrey M. Zorolow

Spouse:

Patricia Ruth Syme

child:

Timothy M. Davis

child:

Fredrick M. Davis

child:

Peter W. Davis