Digital Transformation and the Training of Highly Qualified Professionals

DTiG Conference 2021 - Day 2 – 16 June 2021 - Liam Peyton, PhD (UofO) – Digital Transformation and the Training of Highly Qualified Professionals

Abstract:
Digital Transformation is changing our world in fundamental ways that presents challenges and opportunities for government, industry, and academia. An important role for academia is the training of highly qualified professionals for this new world in the context of research and thought leadership on the one hand as well as education and mentorship on the other. Increasingly, the university is delivering that training through integrated collaboration with government and industry, in flexibly located, tailored learning environments.

This presentation will highlight uOttawa’s graduate programs in Digital Transformation and Innovation as an example of research and thought leadership; but it will focus mainly on exploring new directions for education delivery at the University in collaboration with government and industry, including distance learning, life-long learning, projects and mentorship, industry-tailored training, and strategic government initiatives (national and international) to develop industrial capacity.

Biography:
Liam Peyton, PhD PEng, is a professor in the new School of Engineering Design and Teaching Innovation at the University of Ottawa, cross-appointed to the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He is currently Vice-Dean, Graduate Studies for the Faculty of Engineering. Previously, he was Director and founder of uOttawa’s interfaculty PhD and Masters programs in Digital Transformation and Innovation. He is a principal investigator for the Intelligent Data Warehouse Laboratory at uOttawa. In addition to 15+ years of academic research and teaching related to digital transformation, he has 15+ years of related industry experience and consulting.

More Information: https://digitaltransform.ca/2021/speakers/
Presentations: https://digitaltransform.ca/2021/presentations/

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