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Olivier St-Cyr

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream

Faculty of Information

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  • Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
    Faculty of Information
  • 416-978-8876 (Work)
  • University of Toronto, Faculty of Information, 140 St. George Street, BL-628, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G6, Canada

BIO

Dr. Olivier St-Cyr is an Associate Professor, Teaching Stream and the Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning at the Faculty of Information (iSchool) and a cross-appointed professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto.

Prior to joining the Faculty of Information, he taught several courses as a sessional lecturer in Computer Programming, User Interface/User Experience Design (UI/UX), and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). He also spent eight years working in industry on HCI related projects in organizations such as the University Health Network (UHN), IBM Canada Limited, and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL).

Since joining the Faculty of Information in 2016, Professor St-Cyr has been working on designing and deploying the user experience design concentration curriculum of the Master of Information (MI) degree. As part of deploying this curriculum, Professor St-Cyr designed and oversaw the construction of two novel learning spaces at the Faculty of Information. These spaces allow professors at the Faculty to teach active learning and technology enhanced courses and to introduce studio sessions in their classes.

Professor St-Cyr serves in leadership roles on academic and professional committees related to teaching and learning. He is the co-founder of EduCHI, an international community of practice of HCI/UX educators. EduCHI is a part of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). It has seen steady growth in the past five years. Every year, EduCHI symposia feature paper presentations on HCI/UX education trends, curricula, pedagogies, teaching practices, and diverse and inclusive HCI/UX education. Professor St-Cyr is also a member of the ACM Education Advisory Committee, representing the Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI).

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He was the 2016/17 recipient of the Faculty of Information Master of Information Student Council (MISC) Outstanding Instructor Award and one of four recipients of the University of Toronto Early Career Teaching Award in 2020/21.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning
    University of Toronto, Faculty of Information, Toronto, Canada1 Jan 2024 - present
  • Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
    University of Toronto, Faculty of Information, Toronto, Canada2022 - present
  • Cross-Appointed Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Toronto, Canada2012 - present
  • Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
    University of Toronto, Faculty of Information, Toronto, Canada2016 - 2022

DEGREES

  • PhD, Industrial Engineering
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2006
  • MASc, Systems Design Engineering
    University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada2002
  • BA, Computer Science and Psychology
    York University, Toronto, Canada2000

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Limited Engineering Licensee
    Professional Engineers Ontario, Toronto, Canada2013 - present

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • French
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

AVAILABILITY

  • Media enquiries
  • Industry Projects
  • Career advice
  • Collaborative projects
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
  • Mentoring (long-term)
  • Mentoring (short-term)
  • Teaching provision

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