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Byron Reeves is the Paul C. Edwards Professor of Communication at Stanford University and a professor by courtesy in the Graduate School of Education. He has a long history of experimental research on psychological processing media and its resulting effects. His work has primarily focused on the influence of media on attention, memory, and emotional responses, with applied research areas that include speech dialogue systems, interactive games, advanced displays, social robots, and autonomous cars. Reeves launched the Human Screenome Project in collaboration with Stanford colleagues, which aims to capture moment-by-moment changes in technology usage across various applications and platforms. At Stanford, he serves as the Director of the Center for the Study of Language and Information and Co-Director of the H-STAR Institute, a program designed to facilitate discussions at the intersection of academic and applied interests in technology. He has also worked with Microsoft Research and various technology startups, and is known for his involvement in media policy regarding key institutions like the FTC and FCC. He is an elected Fellow of the International Communication Association and has received numerous awards for his contributions to the field.
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