It is with deep sadness that we inform the Carleton community of the death of Sylvain Pitre, Manager, Research Computing Services, who passed away on Feb. 23, 2019, after a brief illness.

Dr. Pitre has been associated with the School of Computer Science since 2001 where he completed his Master’s in Computer Science (M.C.S), Ph.D. in Computer Science, and was a MITACS and NSERC Postdoctoral Fellows. He also worked at the school as a tutorial assistant, research assistant and was a contract instructor for various computer science courses. His professionalism, expertise,and friendship will be deeply missed.

Our most sincere condolences go out to Sylvain’s spouse Melanie and the entire Pitre family.

Carleton University (ITS): In Memoriam: Sylvain Pitre