Biographical sketches of authors
Wendy A. Kellogg IBM Research Division,
Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 704,
Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 (electronic mail:
kellogg@watson.ibm.com). Dr. Kellogg, a research staff member,
holds a Ph.D. degree in cognitive psychology from the University of
Oregon. Her research interests include human-computer interaction, the
Internet, and virtual communities.
John T. Richards IBM Research Division,
Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 704,
Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 (electronic mail:
jtr@watson.ibm.com). Dr. Richards manages the Niche Networking
department at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center. His research
interests include object-oriented application development and
human-computer interaction. Dr. Richards holds a Ph.D. degree in
cognitive psychology from the University of Oregon.
Calvin Swart IBM Research Division,
Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 704,
Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 (electronic mail:
cals@watson.ibm.com). Mr. Swart is a senior software engineer
whose work has included object-oriented toolkits, video subsystems, and
Internet technology.
Peter Malkin IBM Research Division,
Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 704,
Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 (electronic mail:
malkin@watson.ibm.com). Mr. Malkin's work has included mobile
robotics, multimedia object-oriented databases, and network design. He
is an advisory software engineer.
Mark Laff IBM Research Division,
Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 704,
Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 (electronic mail:
mrl@watson.ibm.com). Mr. Laff, a research staff member, has been
affiliated with the Thomas J. Watson Research Center since 1960. His
research has ranged from fractals to operating systems and from video
editing to VLSI (very large scale integrated) circuit logic design. He
continues to try to make computers do things that are useful for
people.
Vicki Hanson IBM Research Division,
Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 704,
Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 (electronic mail:
vlh@watson.ibm.com). Dr. Hanson manages the K-12 Networking and
Collaborative Learning department at the Thomas J. Watson Research
Center. Her research interests include language and reading, software
tools for performance-based assessment of students, and professional
development for teachers. Dr. Hanson holds a Ph.D. degree in cognitive
psychology from the University of Oregon.
Brent Hailpern IBM Research Division,
Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 704,
Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 (electronic mail:
bth@watson.ibm.com). Dr. Hailpern manages the Internet Technology
organization at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center, which includes
workflow, Internet server performance, Internet software for K-12
education, electronic mail, intelligent agents, and antivirus software.
Dr. Hailpern holds a Ph.D. degree in computer science from Stanford
University.
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