After completing his PhD (Computing) in 2021 and celebrating in person at convocation in 2022, Taylor Smith is starting in a tenure-track faculty role in the Department of Computer Science at St. Francis Xavier University, N.S., in July. He credits much of his success to his Âé¶¹¹Ù꿉۪s supervisor, Kai Salomaa, “the greatest faculty memberâ€� at the university. He adds that, “I would not be where I am today without his guidance and support.â€� Previously, he was a limited-term faculty member at St. Francis Xavier from 2021 to 2023.