Bill Buxton

Bill Buxton

OC
Bill Buxton; OC
	Buxton with a Microwriter chord input device
Born	William Arthur Stewart Buxton; March 10, 1949; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Alma mater	St. Lawrence College; Queen's University; Utrecht University; University of Toronto;
Known for	User interface pioneer; Marking menu; Sketching in design;
Awards	SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement Award (Association for Computing Machinery)
	Scientific career
Fields	Computer science and design
Institutions	Utrecht University; University of Toronto; Ontario College of Art & Design; Alias Wavefront; Xerox PARC; Microsoft Research;
Doctoral students	Brad Myers

William Arthur Stewart Buxton OC (born March 10, 1949) is a Canadian computer scientist and designer. He is regarded as one of the pioneers in the field of human–computer interaction and is currently active in research at the University of Toronto. He is especially known for his curation of his collection documenting the history of interactive devices. He was a partner researcher at Microsoft Research before leaving in December 2022.

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