Ben Bederson
American computer scientist
- New York University
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- University of Maryland, College Park (1998–Present)
- University of New Mexico (1995–1997)
Benjamin Bederson is a Computer Science professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, a member of the University of Maryland Human-Computer Interaction Lab, and a co-founder of Zumobi.[1]
His father was Benjamin Bederson, Sr., a Professor of Physics Emeritus, New York University.[2]
Biography
Ben Bederson received a B.S. in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1986. Bederson received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science in 1987 and 1992 from New York University[3] where he researched Zooming User Interface.
Bederson became inducted into the Association for Computing Machinery's CHI Academy as a Distinguished Scientist in 2012[4] and became an ACM Distinguished Scientist in 2011.[5] In 2010 he and Allison Druin won the SIGCHI Social Impact Award[6] for developing the International Children's Digital Library.
Bederson was an expert witness for Samsung in Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. to discuss prior art.[7]
Publications
A selection:
- 2008. Voting Technology and the Not-So-Simple Act of Casting a Ballot; with Herrnson, P.S., Niemi, R.G., Hanmer, M.J., Conrad, F.G., Traugott, M.; Brookings Institution Press.
References
- ^ The Zumbi Network, accessed 2012-03-03.
- ^ "Benjamin Bederson, Sr.", bederson.org
- ^ CV, accessed 2012-03-03.
- ^ ACM Awards Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2012-03-03.
- ^ Distinguished Member - 2011 Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2012-03-03.
- ^ Ben Bederson and Allison Druin from the University of Maryland are awarded The SIGCHI Social Impact Award for 2010, accessed 2012-03-03.
- ^ accessed 2012-08-29.
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