Ben Shneiderman
Ben Shneiderman (born August 21, 1947) is an American computer scientist, a Distinguished University Professor in the University of Maryland Department of Computer Science, which is part of the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park, and the founding director (1983-2000) of the University of Maryland Human-Computer Interaction Lab. He conducted fundamental research in the field of human–computer interaction, developing new ideas, methods, and tools such as the direct manipulation interface, and his eight rules of design.
Ben Shneiderman | |
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Shneiderman at UNC Charlotte, April 1, 2011 | |
| Born | August 21, 1947 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | City College of New York (B.S., Mathematics and Physics, 1968) Stony Brook University (M.S., Computer Science, 1972; Ph.D., 1973) |
| Known for | Nassi–Shneiderman diagram, treemap, Information Visualization, HyperLink, Touchscreen, Direct manipulation interface |
| Awards | Member National Academy of Engineering, ACM Fellow, AAAS Fellow, IEEE Fellow, IEEE Visualization Career Award, SIGCHI LifeTime Achievement, Miles Conrad Award, National Academy of Inventors Fellow |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science, human–computer interaction, information visualization social media |
| Institutions | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Doctoral advisor | Jack Heller |
| Doctoral students | Andrew Sears |
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