Ian Foster

Ian T. Foster (born 1959 in Wellington, New Zealand). He is a New Zealand-American computer scientist and the Director of the Computation Institute in Chicago, Illinois. He is also a Distinguished Fellow and Senior Scientist in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory, and a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Chicago.

Education and career

Foster was educated at Wellington College and the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, and Imperial College London.

In 2006, he was appointed director of the Computation Institute, a joint project between the University of Chicago, and Argonne. There, Foster brings together computational scientists and discipline thought leaders to work on a wide range of projects with computation as a key component. CI research efforts include the Center for Robust Decision Making on Climate and Energy Policy, which combines the best of modern computational and economic science to guide climate and energy policy, and the Urban Center for Computation and Data, which seeks to optimize the operation of cities and anticipate the impact of their growth using computational methods and tools.

Ian Foster (footballer)

Ian Foster (born 11 November 1976 in Liverpool) is an English football manager. He is a holder of the UEFA Pro Licence, the highest qualification in football coaching.

Career

Foster cut his management teeth when he was appointed as boss of Galway United in January 2009 after the departure of Jeff Kenna to Saint Patrick's Athletic. The season previous, Foster acted as Kenna’s assistant and helped Galway to safety, before being promoted to the manager’s seat two months later. As a player, Foster started out at Liverpool and went on to spend time at Chester City, Hereford United and Kidderminster Harriers in both League Two and the Conference.

He retired from playing football in early 2006 to take up the position of physio with the Harriers. However, his time in that job came to an end when he arrived at Galway in April 2008, as he accompanied Kenna to Terryland Park following the sacking of Tony Cousins. The Tribesmen experienced a turbulent season due to financial worries, problems which forced both Kenna and Foster out of retirement to help Galway’s cause.

Ian Foster (rugby union)

Ian Foster is the assistant coach of the All Blacks and a former rugby union player. He was the coach of the Waikato Chiefs from 2004 to 2011. During his playing career he made 148 appearances for Waikato, a union record. He also played 28 games for the Chiefs. Foster is widely touted as the greatest New Zealand rugby player to never have played for the All Blacks.

Since 2012, he has been an assistant coach for the All Blacks.

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