Welcome!

My name is Cate Huston. I'm 25, and currently an Extreme Blue Intern at IBM. I will finish my Masters degree in Computer Science at the University of Ottawa by the end of 2010.

I'm originally from the UK, and have a BSc (hons) from the University of Edinburgh. In between, I worked in the US as a programming instructor, trained in martial arts in China and qualified as a ski instructor (CSIA Level 2). Last summer I was working in Shanghai, again as a programming instructor. I also developed the programming curriculum that was taught across the US and in Shanghai. My latest curriculum is entirely visual and was created for the University of Ottawa. It is available for anyone to use, and can be found here. In the fall, I TA'd CSI 1706 ("Éléments de programmation pour la gestion"), and in the spring ITI 1521 ("Introduction à l'informatique II"). My teaching resources can be found here. I was also a ski instructor at Edelweiss for the 2010 season

My blog, Accidentally in Code, is mostly about topics that arise from my research, which is mostly about Social Networking and Web 2.0, for the reasoning behind the naming, see this post. I also write about my personal experience as a graduate student, and as a female in computer science. I spend a lot of time thinking about, writing about and using Twitter – I’m @kittenthebad. You can find some examples of my work here. Mostly I am interested in how computers can be better; more usable, more useful, and how we can use computers to improve our efficiency.

Currently, I am the Instigator of Awesome for Awesome Ottawa. Every month, we give $1000 to help make our city more awesome - no strings attached. Follow our blog and twitter to stay up to date on what we're doing!

I recently stepped down as President of the Women in Science and Engineering uOttawa Chapter, but am still actively involved. You can find out more about what we do on our blog, twitter, and through our Facebook group.

My full CV is on Brazen Careerist and LinkedIn.