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D-Index
68
Citations
20942
World Ranking
2064
National Ranking
1044

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - ACM Distinguished Member
  • 1975 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Benjamin B. Bederson is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans several fields including Social Sciences and Computer Science, with particular emphasis on subfields such as Information Systems, Library and Information Sciences, and Education.

The scientist's work addresses topics that include:

  • ICT in Developing Communities
  • Library Science and Administration
  • Child Development and Digital Technology

Among recent publications, Benjamin B. Bederson contributed to the paper titled Breaking Down Barriers Through the Creation of an International Digital Library for Children, published in 2021 in the IASL Annual Conference Proceedings.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bederson include:

  • Ann Carlson Weeks
  • Allison Druin
  • Juan Pablo Hourcade
  • Anne C. Rose
  • Allison Farber

The IASL Annual Conference Proceedings is the venue associated with their publications, reflecting a focus on topics related to library science and education.

Throughout their career, Benjamin B. Bederson has received recognition in the form of awards such as:

  • ACM Distinguished Member (2011)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1975)

Best Publications

  • Technology probes: inspiring design for and with families

    Hilary Hutchinson;Wendy Mackay;Bo Westerlund;Benjamin B. Bederson

  • Human computation: a survey and taxonomy of a growing field

    Alexander J. Quinn;Benjamin B. Bederson

  • Pad++: a zooming graphical interface for exploring alternate interface physics

    Benjamin B. Bederson;James D. Hollan

  • A review of overview+detail, zooming, and focus+context interfaces

    Andy Cockburn;Amy Karlson;Benjamin B. Bederson

  • Ordered and quantum treemaps: Making effective use of 2D space to display hierarchies

    Benjamin B. Bederson;Ben Shneiderman;Martin Wattenberg

  • Single display groupware: a model for co-present collaboration

    Jason Stewart;Benjamin B. Bederson;Allison Druin

  • PhotoMesa: a zoomable image browser using quantum treemaps and bubblemaps

    Benjamin B. Bederson

  • Automatic thumbnail cropping and its effectiveness

    Bongwon Suh;Haibin Ling;Benjamin B. Bederson;David W. Jacobs

  • Space-scale diagrams: understanding multiscale interfaces

    George W. Furnas;Benjamin B. Bederson

  • SpaceTree: supporting exploration in large node link tree, design evolution and empirical evaluation

    C. Plaisant;J. Grosjean;B.B. Bederson

  • Jazz: an extensible zoomable user interface graphics toolkit in Java

    Benjamin B. Bederson;Jon Meyer;Lance Good

  • Target size study for one-handed thumb use on small touchscreen devices

    Pekka Parhi;Amy K. Karlson;Benjamin B. Bederson

  • Pad++: A Zoomable Graphical Sketchpad For Exploring Alternate Interface Physics

    Benjamin B. Bederson;James D. Hollan;Ken Perlin;Jonathan Meyer

  • The Craft of Information Visualization: Readings and Reflections

    Benjamin B. Bederson;Ben Shneiderman

  • Toolkit design for interactive structured graphics

    B.B. Bederson;J. Grosjean;J. Meyer

  • Designing storytelling technologies to encouraging collaboration between young children

    Steve Benford;Benjamin B. Bederson;Karl-Petter Åkesson;Victor Bayon

  • Navigation patterns and usability of zoomable user interfaces with and without an overview

    Kasper Hornbæk;Benjamin B. Bederson;Catherine Plaisant

  • AppLens and launchTile: two designs for one-handed thumb use on small devices

    Amy K. Karlson;Benjamin B. Bederson;John SanGiovanni

  • Fisheye menus

    Benjamin B. Bederson

  • KidPad: a design collaboration between children, technologists, and educators

    Allison Druin;Jason Stewart;David Proft;Ben Bederson

Frequent Co-Authors

Allison Druin
Allison Druin University of Maryland, College Park
Bongshin Lee
Bongshin Lee Microsoft (United States)
Catherine Plaisant
Catherine Plaisant University of Maryland, College Park
James D. Hollan
James D. Hollan University of California, San Diego
Eric L. Schwartz
Eric L. Schwartz Boston University
Philip Resnik
Philip Resnik University of Maryland, College Park
Ben Shneiderman
Ben Shneiderman University of Maryland, College Park
Frederick G. Conrad
Frederick G. Conrad University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mary Czerwinski
Mary Czerwinski Microsoft (United States)
George G. Robertson
George G. Robertson Microsoft (United States)

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