University of Toronto, Canada
DuPont, Q. (2014). The Politics of Cryptography: Bitcoin and the Ordering Machine. Journal of Peer Production. 1(4). Retrieved from http://peerproduction.net/issues/issue-4-value-and-currency/peer-reviewed-articles/the-politics-of-cryptography-bitcoin-and-the-ordering-machines. [Quantified peer-review: 9/10]
DuPont, Q. (2014). Unlocking the digital crypt: Exploring a framework for cryptographic reading and writing. Scholarly and Research Communication. 5(2), 1 - 7. Retrieved from http://www.src-online.ca.
DuPont, Q. (2013). Cracking the Agrippa Code: Cryptography for the Digital Humanities. Scholarly and Research Communication. 4(3), 1 - 8. Retrieved from http://www.src-online.ca.
Takhteyev, Y., & DuPont, Q. (2013). Retrocomputing as Preservation and Remix. Library Hi-Tech. 31(2), 355 - 370. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/07378831311329103.
DuPont, Q. (2014). From Order to Control: How Cryptography Functions in Bitcoin. Moneylab: Coining Alternatives. Amsterdam, Netherlands. [Slides, PDF | Video]
Takhteyev, Y., & DuPont, Q. (2013). From Telephonoscope to Cyberspace to Computable Space. Society for the Social Study of Science (4S). San Diego, CA.
Takhteyev, Y., & DuPont, Q. (2013). From Flux to Bits: Socio-Technical Analysis of Old Computing Systems. Society for the Social Study of Science (4S). San Diego, CA.
DuPont, Q. (2013). Unlocking the Digital Crypt: Exploring a Framework for Cryptographic Reading and Writing. Research Foundations for Understanding Books and Reading in the Digital Age: E/Merging Reading, Writing, and Research Practices (INKE). New York, NY.
DuPont, Q. (2013). Round-Trip Encryption: How a Hacker Contest Cracked Agrippa. Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC). Toronto, ON.
Takhteyev, Y., & DuPont, Q. (2013). Retrocomputing as Preservation and Remix. iConference. Fort Worth, TX. [Honorable Mention Best Paper Award]
DuPont, Q. (2012). Cracking the Agrippa Code: Creativity without Destruction. Research Foundations for Understanding Books and Reading in the Digital Age: E/Merging Reading, Writing, and Research Practices (INKE). Havana, Cuba.
DuPont, Q. (2012). William Gibson Book. As It Happens [Radio episode]. Toronto, ON: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved from http://www.cbc.ca/asithappens/episode/2012/07/12/the-thursday-edition-37/.
DuPont, Q. (2011). Source Control: Competing and complimentary histories. Society for the Social Study of Science (4S). Cleveland, OH.
DuPont, Q. (2011). Email: A History of Syntax. Boundaries, Frontiers, and Gatekeepers. Toronto, ON.
DuPont, Q. (2011). Email: A History of Syntax. Connections 2011: Discourse & Illumination. Milwaukee, MI.
DuPont, Q. (2011). Controlling Production: The History of Source Code Control Systems. FOSS Brownbag seminar at the iSchool. Toronto, ON.
DuPont, Q. (2011). Networked Modes of Production: Source Code Control as the Post-Fordist Factory. RFC: Request for Critique Los Angeles, CA.
2010—current,
Tentative dissertation title: Discrete Matters: Finding the Hidden Sciences of Cryptography.
Received SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship (2012-14); Enhanced MITACS Accelerate PhD Fellowship (2011-12); Ontario Graduate Scholarships (2010–11 & 2011–12 & 2012–13 [declined]). Brian Cantwell Smith is advisor.
Approaches and interests: Software Studies, Digital Humanities, Philosophy, History of Science and Philosophy, Science and Technology Studies
2006—2007, University of Toronto
Ancient and medieval theories of the mind, politics, and self. Contemporary philosophy of science, information, and epistemology.
Approaches and interests: Metaphysics, Epistemology, History of Ideas
2006—2007, University of Western Ontario
Philosophy of information. Practical study of information architecture, metadata, and library science.
Approaches and interests: Epistemology and Praxis
2002—2005, University of Victoria
Medieval Arabic political philosophy. History of epistemology and political philosophy.
Approaches and interests: Anglo-American Philosophy, History of Ideas
(2012—current) Researcher: Geography of Software (SSHRC Insight funded)
(2012—current) Researcher: Software Preservation (GRAND Network of Centers of Excellence funded)
(2007—2010) Researcher & Project Administrator: The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Utilitarianism
(2006 & 2011—2013) Teaching Assistant: Representation, Organization, Classification, Meaning-Making (INF1002) (x3); Foundations in Library and Information Science (INF1300); Early Medieval Philosophy (PHIL205); Ancient Philosophy (PHIL200)
(2004—2005) Researcher: Ancient Philosophy (SSHRC CRC funded)
(2003—2004) Researcher: Environmental Studies (SSHRC CRC funded)
(2012—2013) Digital Librarian & Archivist: Global Summitry Project
(2007—2011) Senior Information Specialist: Algorithmics (an IBM company)
(2012—2014) SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship ($40,000), University of Toronto
(2011—2012) Enhanced MITACS Accelerate PhD Fellowship ($40,000), Algorithmics and University of Toronto
(2006—2007, 2010—2011, & 2012—2013 [declined]) Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Western Ontario and University of Toronto ($15,000 x 3)
(2009) R&D Core Services Q2 2009 Excellence, Algorithmics
(2007, 2008, 2009 & 2013) Digital Humanities SSHRC Summer Institute Scholarship, University of Victoria ($1000 x 4)
(2006—2007) SSHRC Canadian Graduate Scholarship, University of Toronto ($17,500)
(2006—2007 & 2010—2014) External Funding Award, University of Toronto ($1000, $2000 x 4)
(2011—2013) Member and elected President: Doctoral Student Association
(2011—2012) Co-organizer: FOSS Brown Bag Series
(2010—2013) Organizer: Various extra-curricular salons, pan-university reading and writing events
(2007—2010) Volunteer teacher: Yonge Street Mission