Ben Bederson
Appearance
Benjamin B. Bederson | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
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Known for | Zooming User Interface, Human Computation, Digital Libraries |
Awards | ACM Distinguished Scientist, CHI Academy, SIGCHI Social Impact Award |
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Fields | Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction |
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Benjamin "Ben" 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]
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 [2] where he researched Zooming User Interface.
Bederon became inducted into Association for Computing Machinery's CHI Academy as a Distinguished Scientist in 2012[3] and became a ACM Distinguished Scientist in 2011.[4] In 2010 he won the SIGCHI Social Impact Award[5] for developing the International Children's Digital Library.
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 Institute Press.
References
- ^ The Zumbi Network, accessed 2012-03-03.
- ^ CV,, accessed 2012-03-03.
- ^ ACM Awards, accessed 2012-03-03.
- ^ Distinguished Member - 2011, 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.