Bill Buxton

William Arthur Stewart Buxton OC (born March 10, 1949) is a Canadian computer scientist and designer. He is regarded as one of the pioneers in the field of human–computer interaction and is currently active in research at the University of Toronto. He is especially known for his curation of his collection documenting the history of interactive devices. He was a partner researcher at Microsoft Research before leaving in December 2022.

Bill Buxton

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Buxton with a Microwriter chord input device
Born
William Arthur Stewart Buxton

(1949-03-10) March 10, 1949
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Alma mater
  • St. Lawrence College
  • Queen's University
  • Utrecht University
  • University of Toronto
Known for
  • User interface pioneer
  • Marking menu
  • Sketching in design
AwardsSIGCHI Lifetime Achievement Award (Association for Computing Machinery)
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science and design
Institutions
  • Utrecht University
  • University of Toronto
  • Ontario College of Art & Design
  • Alias Wavefront
  • Xerox PARC
  • Microsoft Research
Doctoral studentsBrad Myers
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