Ben Bederson

American computer scientist
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Ben Bederson

Summary

Ben Bederson is a human[1]. He was born on +1964-06-21T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], writer[4], university teacher[5], expert witness[6], and entrepreneur[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ben Bederson was born on +1964-06-21T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Ben Bederson's father was Benjamin Bederson[9].
  • Among Ben Bederson's spouses was Allison J. Druin[10].
  • Ben Bederson held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Ben Bederson's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Ben Bederson worked as a writer[4].
  • Ben Bederson's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Ben Bederson worked as an expert witness[6].
  • Ben Bederson worked as an entrepreneur[7].
  • Ben Bederson's field of work was computer science[12].
  • Ben Bederson's field of work was human–computer interaction[13].
  • Among Ben Bederson's employers was University of Maryland[14].
  • Ben Bederson's doctoral advisor was Eric L. Schwartz[15].
  • Ben Bederson received the CHI Academy[16].
  • Ben Bederson received the ACM Distinguished Member[17].
  • Ben Bederson is recorded as male[18].
  • Ben Bederson's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Ben Bederson supervised Bongshin Lee as a doctoral student[20].
  • Ben Bederson supervised Mehmet Adil Yalçın as a doctoral student[21].
  • Ben Bederson supervised Bongwon Suh as a doctoral student[22].
  • Ben Bederson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000052184754[23].
  • Ben Bederson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 78783027[24].
  • Ben Bederson's GND ID is recorded as 1147068461[25].
  • Ben Bederson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2002051772[26].
  • Ben Bederson's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14602436b[27].

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Origins and Family

Ben Bederson was born on +1964-06-21T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Benjamin Bederson[9].

Education

Ben Bederson's doctoral advisor was Eric L. Schwartz[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], writer[4], university teacher[5], expert witness[6], and entrepreneur[7]. Fields of work include computer science[12], an academic discipline[28] and human–computer interaction[13], an academic discipline[29]. Ben Bederson was employed by University of Maryland[14]. Doctoral students include Bongshin Lee[20], a researcher[30], of South Korea[31]; Mehmet Adil Yalçın[21], a software engineer[32], of Turkey[33], specialised in analytics[34]; and Bongwon Suh[22], a researcher[35], of South Korea[36], specialised in human–computer interaction[37].

Recognition

Awards received include CHI Academy[16], a science award[38], in United States[39], founded in 2001[40] and ACM Distinguished Member[17], a science award[41].

Personal Life

Among Ben Bederson's spouses was Allison J. Druin[10].

Why It Matters

Ben Bederson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Who were Ben Bederson's parents?

Ben Bederson's father was Benjamin Bederson[9].

Who was Ben Bederson married to?

Ben Bederson's spouses include Allison J. Druin[10].

What did Ben Bederson do for work?

Ben Bederson worked as computer scientist[3], writer[4], university teacher[5], expert witness[6], and entrepreneur[7].

What awards did Ben Bederson receive?

Honors received include CHI Academy[16] and ACM Distinguished Member[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . Crunchbase. Retrieved . cs.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . bederson.org. Retrieved . bederson.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Ancestry. Retrieved . search.ancestry.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . cs.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Google Scholar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Google Scholar. Retrieved . cs.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . cs.umd.edu. Retrieved . cs.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . cs.umd.edu. Retrieved . cs.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Google Scholar. Retrieved . cs.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . LinkedIn. Retrieved . cs.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . AngelList. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Google Scholar. Retrieved . cs.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . cs.umd.edu. Retrieved . cs.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . drum.lib.umd.edu. drum.lib.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . drum.lib.umd.edu. drum.lib.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . Ancestry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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