Ben Shneiderman

Summary

Ben Shneiderman is a human^[1]. His place of birth was New York City^[2]. He was born on +1947-08-21T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,233 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Ben Shneiderman was born in New York City^[2].
• Ben Shneiderman was born on +1947-08-21T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Ben Shneiderman held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Ben Shneiderman's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Ben Shneiderman worked as an engineer^[5].
• Ben Shneiderman's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Ben Shneiderman's field of work was computer science^[9].
• Ben Shneiderman's field of work was human–computer interaction^[10].
• Ben Shneiderman's field of work was user interface design^[11].
• Ben Shneiderman's field of work was information visualization^[12].
• Ben Shneiderman's field of work was social media^[13].
• Ben Shneiderman held the position of full professor^[14].
• Ben Shneiderman held the position of full professor^[15].
• Among Ben Shneiderman's employers was University of Maryland^[16].
• Ben Shneiderman was educated at Bronx High School of Science^[17].
• Ben Shneiderman's education included a stint at Stony Brook University^[18].
• Ben Shneiderman received the CHI Academy^[19].
• Ben Shneiderman received the ACM Fellow^[20].
• Ben Shneiderman received the IEEE Fellow^[21].
• Ben Shneiderman received the honorary doctor of the State University of New York at Stony Brook^[22].
• Ben Shneiderman received the honorary doctorate of the University of Castille-La Mancha^[23].
• Ben Shneiderman received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[24].
• Ben Shneiderman was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers^[25].
• Ben Shneiderman was a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science^[26].
• Ben Shneiderman was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[27].

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Origins and Family

Ben Shneiderman was born in New York City^[2]. He was born on +1947-08-21T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Bronx High School of Science^[17], a high school^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1938^[30] and Stony Brook University^[18], a public university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1957^[33], headquartered in Stony Brook University^[34]. Academic degrees include Doctor of Philosophy^[35], Master of Science^[36], and Bachelor of Science^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6]. Fields of work include computer science^[9], an academic discipline^[38]; human–computer interaction^[10], an academic discipline^[39]; user interface design^[11], an academic discipline^[40]; information visualization^[12]; and social media^[13], an economic activity^[41]. Ben Shneiderman was employed by University of Maryland^[16]. Positions held include full professor^[14], an academic rank^[42]. Doctoral students include Andrew Sears^[43], a scientist^[44]; Jinwook Seo^[45], a computer scientist^[46], b. 1972^[47], of South Korea^[48]; and Christopher L. North^[49], a university teacher^[50].

Recognition

Awards received include CHI Academy^[19], a science award^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 2001^[53]; ACM Fellow^[20], a fellowship award^[54]; IEEE Fellow^[21], a science award^[55]; honorary doctor of the State University of New York at Stony Brook^[22], an award^[56], in United States^[57]; honorary doctorate of the University of Castille-La Mancha^[23], an award^[58], in Spain^[59]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[24], a fellowship award^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1874^[62].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ben Shneiderman include Nassi–Shneiderman diagram^[63], a diagram^[64].

Why It Matters

Ben Shneiderman ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,233 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[65]

He is credited with the discovery of treemap^[66]. Entities named for him include Nassi–Shneiderman diagram^[63], a diagram^[64].

His notable doctoral advisees include Christopher L. North^[67], a university teacher^[68] and Jinwook Seo^[69], a computer scientist^[70], b. 1972^[71], of South Korea^[72].

FAQs

Where was Ben Shneiderman born?

Born in New York City^[2], Ben Shneiderman…

What did Ben Shneiderman do for work?

Ben Shneiderman worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Where did Ben Shneiderman go to school?

Ben Shneiderman was educated at Bronx High School of Science^[17] and Stony Brook University^[18].

What awards did Ben Shneiderman receive?

Honors received include CHI Academy^[19], ACM Fellow^[20], IEEE Fellow^[21], and honorary doctor of the State University of New York at Stony Brook^[22].

What did Ben Shneiderman discover?

Ben Shneiderman is credited as discoverer of treemap^[66].