Bill Tomlinson

2010

He studies the fields of environmental informatics, human-computer interaction, multi-agent systems and computer-supported learning. His book examines the ways in which information technology can help people think and act on the broad scales of time, space, and complexity necessary for us to address the world"s current environmental issues. In addition, he has authored dozens of papers across a range of journals and conferences in computing, the learning sciences, and the law. His work has been reviewed by the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Wired.com, Scientific American Frontiers, Cable News Network, and the British Broadcasting Corporation. He holds an Bachelor of Arts in biology from Harvard College, an Master of Fine Arts in experimental animation from CalArts, and Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Laboratory His animated film, Shaft of Light, screened at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival and dozens of other film festivals around the world. His 2009 paper with Andrew Torrance on patent systems has been cited in amicus briefs and in a writ filed with the United States Supreme Court. Currently his research is focused on the expanding field on disaster informatics, which deals with using information technology on limited resources in times of disaster or chaos to locate scarce resources.

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(Greening Through IT: Information Technology for Environmental Sustainability ) Author: Bill Tomlinson May-2010

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Greening through IT: Information Technology for Environmental Sustainability (MIT Press)

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Greening through IT: Information Technology for Environmental Sustainability (MIT Press) by Bill Tomlinson (2012-02-10)

Bill Tomlinson

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computer scientist

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Harvard University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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He studies the fields of environmental informatics, human-computer interaction, multi-agent systems and computer-supported learning. His book examines the ways in which information technology can help people think and act on the broad scales of time, space, and complexity necessary for us to address the world"s current environmental issues. In addition, he has authored dozens of papers across a range of journals and conferences in computing, the learning sciences, and the law.

His work has been reviewed by the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Wired.com, Scientific American Frontiers, Cable News Network, and the British Broadcasting Corporation. He holds an Bachelor of Arts in biology from Harvard College, an Master of Fine Arts in experimental animation from CalArts, and Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Laboratory

His animated film, Shaft of Light, screened at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival and dozens of other film festivals around the world. His 2009 paper with Andrew Torrance on patent systems has been cited in amicus briefs and in a writ filed with the United States Supreme Court.

Currently his research is focused on the expanding field on disaster informatics, which deals with using information technology on limited resources in times of disaster or chaos to locate scarce resources.