Richard J Anderson

Richard J. Anderson is Professor Emeritus in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. His long-term focus is computing for development (ICTD). His work spans educational technology, community-led video education, data tools for health systems, and digital financial services, as well as earlier research in parallel algorithms, computational geometry, and formal software verification. Representative projects include Classroom Presenter, Digital StudyHall, Projecting Health, Open Data Kit, and the UW Digital Financial Services research group. The University of Washington profile and ICTD Lab people page are the primary sources for his current and historical profile.

• 1986–present (currently emeritus)·Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington·Professor; now Professor Emeritus
  • Joined the University of Washington in 1986; his work later centered on ICTD, educational technology, global health, and digital financial services.
• 2009–2011·PATH, Digital Health Solutions·Work and collaboration during an extended sabbatical
  • Worked on health technologies for low-resource environments and projects including Projecting Health; the source calls this an extended sabbatical, not a permanent appointment.
• 2001–2002·Microsoft Research, Learning Sciences and Technology Group·Visiting Researcher
  • Led development of Classroom Presenter, a Tablet PC presentation and classroom-interaction tool.
• 1993–1994 academic year·Indian Institute of Science·Visiting Professor
  • Taught and conducted research in Bangalore, India.
• 1985–1986·Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), Berkeley·Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Conducted algorithmic and mathematical research before joining the University of Washington.

• 1985·Stanford University·Ph.D. in Computer Science
• 1981·Reed College·B.A. in Mathematics

• Classroom Presenter: a Tablet PC classroom-interaction and presentation tool developed with Microsoft Research.
• Digital StudyHall / Projecting Health: projects using community-led video education for education and health practice.
• Open Data Kit: mobile data-management tools for resource-constrained environments.
• UW Digital Financial Services: a research group founded in 2015 to study challenges in deploying financial technologies in the developing world.
• Honors: NSF Presidential Young Investigator award (1987); UW College of Engineering Faculty Innovator for Teaching Award (2007).

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