Rachel Pottinger

Professor

Office
ICCS
345
Office Phone #
604-822-0436

Academic Information

B.S., Computer Science, Duke University (1997); M.S., Computer Science, University of Washington (1999); Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Washington (2004); Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia (2004 - 2012); Associate Professor, University of British Columbia (2012 - 2021); Professor, University of British Columbia (2021-present).

Research Areas

data management and mining

Interests

Data is overwhelming us at an ever increasing rate.There are winners and losers in this computer-rich data-laden world. Those who have access to data and the training that they need to use it can do things beyond the wildest dreams of 20 years ago. Those who have neither risk being left behind.  My research centers on making sure that data is more useful and accessible to more and more people. In particular, the key focus of my research has been helping those who struggle to explore, process, interpret, and generally understand their data.

Keywords

databases; data management

Courses

2023 Winter
CPSC 504 - Data Management
CPSC 304 - Introduction to Relational Databases
2022 Winter
CPSC 504 - Data Management
CPSC 304 - Introduction to Relational Databases
2021 Winter
CPSC 304 - Introduction to Relational Databases
CPSC 304 - Introduction to Relational Databases
2019 Winter
CPSC 100 - Computational Thinking
2018 Winter
CPSC 504 - Data Management
2017 Winter
CPSC 304 - Introduction to Relational Databases
CPSC 100 - Computational Thinking
2016 Winter
CPSC 100 - Computational Thinking
2014 Winter
CPSC 504 - Data Management
CPSC 101 - Connecting with Computer Science