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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- NSF Presidential Young Investigator award (1987)
- UW College of Engineering Faculty Innovator for Teaching Award (2007)
- Led the development of Classroom Presenter
- Founded the Professional Master's Program and tutored video instruction efforts
Research Experience
- Joined the University of Washington in 1986
- Received an NSF Presidential Young Investigator award in 1987
- Visiting professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India from 1993-1994
- Visiting researcher in the Learning Sciences and Technology group at Microsoft Research from 2001-2002, leading the development of Classroom Presenter
- Founder of the department's Professional Master's Program and led efforts in Tutored Video Instruction before MOOCs became popular
- Recipient of the UW College of Engineering Faculty Innovator for Teaching Award in 2007
- Associate chair for educational programs from 2004 through 2009
- Extended sabbatical working at PATH from 2009-2011
Education
- Degrees: B.A. in Mathematics (1981), Ph.D. in Computer Science (1985)
- Schools: Reed College (B.A.), Stanford University (Ph.D.)
- Advisors: Not mentioned
- Time: Received B.A. in 1981, Ph.D. in 1985
Background
- Research Interests: Human-Centered Computing, Computing for Development
- Professional Field: Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICTD)
- Biography: Richard Anderson is a Professor Emeritus in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. He focuses on the application of information technology in developing countries.