 |
Bill Buxton |
Sponsored by |
Bill Buxton is a designer and a researcher concerned with human aspects of technology. His work reflects a particular interest in the use of technology to support creative activities such as design, film making and music. Mr. Buxton's research specialties include technologies, techniques and theories of input to computers, technology mediated human-human collaboration, and ubiquitous computing.
Mr. Buxton is currently Principal of his own boutique design and consulting firm, Buxton Design, where his time is split between working for clients, lecturing, and trying to finish a long-delayed book on sketching and interaction design. In the fall of 2004, Mr. Buxton will begin a stint as a part-time instructor in the Department of Industrial Design at the Ontario College of Art and Design. He also has an association with Bruce Mau Design, of Toronto, where he acts as Chief Scientist, and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto.
Mr. Buxton began his career in music, having done a Bachelor of Music degree at Queen's University. He then studied and taught at the Institute of Sonology, Utrecht, Holland, for two years. After completing an M.Sc. in Computer Science on Computer Music at the University of Toronto, he joined the faculty as a lecturer. Designing and using computer-based tools for music composition and performance is what led him into the area of human-computer interaction. From 1994 until December 2002, Mr. Buxton was Chief Scientist of Alias|Wavefront, and from 1995, its parent company SGI Inc.
For additional information about Bill Buxton, visit his Web site at www.billbuxton.com.
