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Flags on campus currently lowered in will remain lowered for Roger Browse, a faculty member in the Queen ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s School of Computing. Dr. Browse died on July 18 after a long illness.

Dr. Browse joined the Queen ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s School of Computing (then the Department of Computing and Information Science) shortly after receiving his PhD from the University of British Columbia in 1982. He quickly established himself as a recognized expert in artificial intelligence, computer vision, and robotics.

In 1984, he founded the school ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s cognitive science undergraduate program, believed to be the first such program in the world, combining computer science, psychology, philosophy, linguistics and neuroscience. Over the years, Dr. Browse remained the program ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s main architect, passionate advocate and indefatigable promoter. He served as its co-ordinator, principal instructor and dedicated student advisor.

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