Dr. Brad Myers

Biography

Brad Myers is the Charles M. Geschke Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute and a Professor at the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, holding an affiliated faculty appointment in the Software Societal Systems Department. His research focuses on human-computer interaction and user interface design, which has led to numerous accolades, including the ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 and the Alan J. Perlis Award in 2022 for his pioneering work in human-centered methods that democratize programming. Myers has published over 550 works, including books and articles, and is on the editorial board of eight journals. He has consulted with 90 companies on user interface design and regularly teaches courses on the subject. He earned his PhD in computer science from the University of Toronto, where he developed the Peridot user interface tool, and has degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include user interfaces, programming environments, programming language design, end-user software engineering, API usability, developer experience, interaction techniques, mobile computing, and visual programming.

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