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Johanna Brewer | |
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Nationality | American |
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Fields | Ubiquitous computing, Human-computer interaction |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Smith College |
Johanna Brewer is a developer, designer, ethnographer and professor at Smith College. [1] Brewer was a co-founder and CEO of Frestyl. [2] [3] In 2014, they started work on a tracking toolkit for home automation systems with a special focus on user privacy. [3] In 2016, they founded a research and design studio called Neta Snook, [4] [5] focusing on the creation of technology that works towards a diverse society. [3] [5] In spring 2019, they started as a research associate and postdoctoral researcher at MIT. [3] Their research areas include ubiquitous computing and human-computer interaction, social connectivity and how technology functions in society. [6]
Johanna Brewer graduated with a B.A. in Computer Science and Philosophy and a Master's Degree in Computer Science from Boston University. [6] They then acquired a PhD in Informatics and Computer Science at the University of California [2] [7] where they also worked as a staff researcher. [6] One area of their research in this time focused on urban computing and mobility in urban spaces. [8] They did ethnographic studies on inclusivity and diversity in the online gaming scene, as well as on public transportation, and helped create a new interface for a molecular simulator on the Swiss National Supercomputer. [3] They also developed a real-time tracking system for radiation therapy at the Massachusetts General Hospital. [2]
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Johanna Brewer | |
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Nationality | American |
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Boston University University of California |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Ubiquitous computing, Human-computer interaction |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Smith College |
Johanna Brewer is a developer, designer, ethnographer and professor at Smith College. [1] Brewer was a co-founder and CEO of Frestyl. [2] [3] In 2014, they started work on a tracking toolkit for home automation systems with a special focus on user privacy. [3] In 2016, they founded a research and design studio called Neta Snook, [4] [5] focusing on the creation of technology that works towards a diverse society. [3] [5] In spring 2019, they started as a research associate and postdoctoral researcher at MIT. [3] Their research areas include ubiquitous computing and human-computer interaction, social connectivity and how technology functions in society. [6]
Johanna Brewer graduated with a B.A. in Computer Science and Philosophy and a Master's Degree in Computer Science from Boston University. [6] They then acquired a PhD in Informatics and Computer Science at the University of California [2] [7] where they also worked as a staff researcher. [6] One area of their research in this time focused on urban computing and mobility in urban spaces. [8] They did ethnographic studies on inclusivity and diversity in the online gaming scene, as well as on public transportation, and helped create a new interface for a molecular simulator on the Swiss National Supercomputer. [3] They also developed a real-time tracking system for radiation therapy at the Massachusetts General Hospital. [2]