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Steve Easterbrook is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Director of the School of the Environment at the University of Toronto. He holds affiliations with the Sustainability Informatics research group, the Centre for Global Change Science, and the graduate faculty of the School of the Environment. His research focuses on climate informatics, applying software engineering to address climate change challenges, including the analysis of climate models and the development of systems thinking tools for sustainability education.
His work spans decades, from early contributions to software verification and systems analysis to pioneering studies on climate model architectures and software quality. He has authored influential papers on topics such as multi-valued reasoning in software models and empirical methods in requirements engineering. Recent efforts include launching a new undergraduate course, Confronting the Climate Crisis, and publishing a book on climate modeling history.
Research interests include climate modeling processes, interdisciplinary education, and collective decision-making tools for climate policy. His students and advisees explore themes like software for climate solutions, ethical computing, and transdisciplinary sustainability science. Easterbrook advocates for open science and ethical software practices, emphasizing the societal impacts of technological development.
