Steve Whittaker

English-American computer scientist (born 1957)
Person human Q7614294
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Steve Whittaker

Summary

Steve Whittaker is a human[1]. He was born in Liverpool[2]. He was born on January 1, 1957[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], computer scientist[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Steve Whittaker was born in Liverpool[2].
  • Steve Whittaker was born on January 1, 1957[3].
  • Steve Whittaker held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Steve Whittaker held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Steve Whittaker worked as an engineer[4].
  • Steve Whittaker worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • Steve Whittaker's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Steve Whittaker's field of work was human–computer interaction[10].
  • Steve Whittaker's field of work was information science[11].
  • Steve Whittaker's field of work was information retrieval[12].
  • Among Steve Whittaker's employers was University of Sheffield[13].
  • Among Steve Whittaker's employers was University of California, Santa Cruz[14].
  • Steve Whittaker was educated at University of Cambridge[15].
  • Steve Whittaker was educated at University of St Andrews[16].
  • Steve Whittaker received the CHI Academy[17].
  • Steve Whittaker received the ACM Fellow[18].
  • Steve Whittaker was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[19].
  • Steve Whittaker is recorded as male[20].
  • Steve Whittaker's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Steve Whittaker's family name is recorded as Whittaker[22].
  • Steve Whittaker's given name is recorded as Steve[23].
  • Steve Whittaker's official website is recorded as https://people.ucsc.edu/~swhittak/Steve_Whittaker_Santa_Cruz_HCI/Steve_Whittaker.html[24].
  • Steve Whittaker's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].

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Origins and Family

Steve Whittaker was born in Liverpool[2]. He was born on January 1, 1957[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge[15], a collegiate university[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1209[28], headquartered in Cambridge[29] and University of St Andrews[16], a public university[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1413[32], headquartered in Fife[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], computer scientist[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include human–computer interaction[10], an academic discipline[34]; information science[11], an academic discipline[35]; and information retrieval[12], an activity[36]. Employers include University of Sheffield[13], a public research university[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1905[39], headquartered in Sheffield[40] and University of California, Santa Cruz[14], a campus[41], in United States[42], founded in 1965[43].

Recognition

Awards received include CHI Academy[17], a science award[44], in United States[45], founded in 2001[46] and ACM Fellow[18], a fellowship award[47].

Why It Matters

Steve Whittaker ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Steve Whittaker born?

Born in Liverpool[2], Steve Whittaker…

What did Steve Whittaker do for work?

Steve Whittaker worked as engineer[4], computer scientist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Steve Whittaker go to school?

Steve Whittaker was educated at University of Cambridge[15] and University of St Andrews[16].

What awards did Steve Whittaker receive?

Honors received include CHI Academy[17] and ACM Fellow[18].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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