Ben Bederson

Benjamin B. Bederson
Nationality  United States
Fields Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction
Institutions
Alma mater
Known for Zooming User Interface, Human Computation, Digital Libraries
Notable awards ACM Distinguished Scientist, CHI Academy, SIGCHI Social Impact Award

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]

His father is 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 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:

References

  1. ↑ The Zumbi Network, accessed 2012-03-03.
  2. ↑ "Benjamin Bederson, Sr.", bederson.org
  3. ↑ CV, accessed 2012-03-03.
  4. ↑ ACM Awards, accessed 2012-03-03.
  5. ↑ Distinguished Member - 2011, accessed 2012-03-03.
  6. ↑ Ben Bederson and Allison Druin from the University of Maryland are awarded The SIGCHI Social Impact Award for 2010, accessed 2012-03-03.
  7. ↑ accessed 2012-08-29.
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