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Professor
Ellen Spertus
Ph.D.
Professor Ellen Spertus Ph.D.
	Spertus in 2012
Born	United States
Education	New Trier High School; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S., computer science and engineering, 1990; M.S., electrical engineering and computer science, 1992; Ph.D., electrical engineering and computer science, 1998;
Known for	App Inventor for Android; Leasing a General Motors EV1; Comparing male and female graduate student attitudes and progress;
Spouse	Keith Golden
Awards	Sexiest Geek Alive, 2001
	Scientific career
Fields	Computer science
Institutions	Microsoft; Mills College; Google;
Thesis	ParaSite: mining the structural information on the World-Wide Web (1998)
Doctoral advisor	Lynn Andrea Stein

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Ellen R. Spertus is an American computer scientist who is currently the Elinor Kilgore Snyder Professor of computer science at Mills College, Oakland, California, and a former senior research scientist at Google.^[2]

Early life and education

Spertus grew up in Glencoe, Illinois, where she attended New Trier High School.^[3]

At MIT she received a Bachelor of Science in computer science and engineering in 1990, a Master of Science in electrical engineering and computer science in 1992, and a Doctor of Philosophy in electrical engineering and computer science in 1998,^[2]^[4] with a Ph.D. thesis entitled ParaSite: mining the structural information on the World-Wide Web.^[1]

Career

Spertus has written articles treating both technical and social subjects, often combining the two. In 1993, she was profiled in The New York Times as one of the "women who might change the face of the computer industry" and in a follow-up article in 2003.^[4] In 2001, she was named "The Sexiest Geek Alive".^[5]^[6]

While at Google,^[2] Spertus spent her time working on App Inventor for Android, a block based development platform with a graphical user interface (GUI) that lets developers and amateurs create applications for Android.^[7] In May 2011, O'Reilly Media published the book App Inventor, which Spertus co-authored with David Wolber, Hal Abelson, and Liz Looney.^[8] She spent several summers between terms working for Microsoft.^[3]

Spertus was a lessee of one of the approximately 1,000 General Motors EV1s.^[9] She is married to computer scientist Keith Golden.^[4]

In 2014, she went on Sabbatical from Mills to work with Google for the development of the Blockly programming environment.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b Spertus, Ellen (1998). ParaSite: mining the structural information on the World-Wide Web (PhD thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/9814.
^ ^a ^b ^c Spertus, Ellen (2019-03-24). "Ellen Spertus's CV". Spertus Family. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
^ ^a ^b Hafner, Katie (1993-08-29). "Woman, Computer Nerd – and Proud". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c Katie Hafner (2003-08-21). "3 Women, 3 Paths, 10 Years On". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
^ Ward, Mark (2001-06-21). "Sexiest geek declared". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
^ Spertus, Ellen. "Articles about Ellen Spertus and SGA 2K+1". Spertus Family. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
^ "App Inventor for Android". Archived from the original on 12 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
^ App Inventor. O'Reilly Media. 2011. ISBN 978-1449397487.
^ Mieszkowski, Katharine (2002-09-04). "Steal this car!". Salon. Salon Media Group. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
^ Cassidy, Mike (2014-02-21). "Google researcher, Mills College professor Ellen Spertus still working for gender equality in computer science". The Mercury News. MediaNews Group. Retrieved 2019-07-01.

External links

Official website
Official website, Mills College: Mathematics & Computer Science
Ellen Spertus publications indexed by Google Scholar

[parasite-1] Spertus, Ellen (1998). ParaSite: mining the structural information on the World-Wide Web (PhD thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/9814.

[ellenspertuscv-2] Spertus, Ellen (2019-03-24). "Ellen Spertus's CV". Spertus Family. Retrieved 2019-07-01.

[NYTimes1993-3] Hafner, Katie (1993-08-29). "Woman, Computer Nerd – and Proud". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-01.

[NYTimes2003-4] Katie Hafner (2003-08-21). "3 Women, 3 Paths, 10 Years On". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-01.

[5] Ward, Mark (2001-06-21). "Sexiest geek declared". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2019-07-01.

[6] Spertus, Ellen. "Articles about Ellen Spertus and SGA 2K+1". Spertus Family. Retrieved 2019-07-01.

[7] "App Inventor for Android". Archived from the original on 12 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

[8] App Inventor. O'Reilly Media. 2011. ISBN 978-1449397487.

[9] Mieszkowski, Katharine (2002-09-04). "Steal this car!". Salon. Salon Media Group. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2008-03-01.

[10] Cassidy, Mike (2014-02-21). "Google researcher, Mills College professor Ellen Spertus still working for gender equality in computer science". The Mercury News. MediaNews Group. Retrieved 2019-07-01.

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+'''Ellen R. Spertus''' is an American [[computer scientist]] who is currently the Elinor Kilgore Snyder Professor of [[computer science]] at [[Mills College]], [[Oakland, California]], and a former senior research scientist at [[Google]].<ref name=ellenspertuscv>{{cite web |url=http://www.spertus.com/ellen/cv.html |title=Ellen Spertus's CV |last=Spertus |first=Ellen |date=2019-03-24 |website=Spertus Family |access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref>
+== Early life and education ==
-Spertus grew up in [[Glencoe, Illinois|Glencoe]], [[Illinois]], where she attended [[New Trier High School]].<ref name=nytimes1993 >{{cite web|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFD9123AF93AA1575BC0A965958260|title=Woman, Computer Nerd -- and Proud |accessdate=2008-03-01 |author=Katie Hafner|date=1993-08-29 |work= |publisher=The New York Times}}</ref> At [[MIT]]  she received a [[B.S.]] in [[Computer Science and Engineering]] (1990), a [[master's degree]] in [[Electrical Engineering and Computer Science]] (1992), and a [[Ph.D.]] in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (1998).<ref name=ellenspertuscv /><ref name=nytimes2003 >{{cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02E1DB1F30F932A1575BC0A9659C8B63|title=3 Women, 3 Paths, 10 Years On |accessdate=2008-03-01 |author=Katie Hafner|date=2003-08-21 |work= |publisher=The New York Times}}</ref>  She spent several summers between terms working for [[Microsoft]].<ref name=nytimes1993 />
+Spertus grew up in [[Glencoe, Illinois]], where she attended [[New Trier High School]].<ref name="NYTimes1993">{{cite web |url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFD9123AF93AA1575BC0A965958260 |title=Woman, Computer Nerd – and Proud |access-date=2008-03-01 |last=Hafner |first=Katie |date=1993-08-29 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>
+At [[MIT]] she received a [[Bachelor of Science]] in [[computer science and engineering]] in 1990, a [[Master of Science]] in [[electrical engineering and computer science]] in 1992, and a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in electrical engineering and computer science in 1998,<ref name="ellenspertuscv" /><ref name="NYTimes2003">{{cite web |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02E1DB1F30F932A1575BC0A9659C8B63 |title=3 Women, 3 Paths, 10 Years On |access-date=2008-03-01 |author=Katie Hafner |date=2003-08-21 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> with a Ph.D. [[thesis]] entitled ''ParaSite: mining the structural information on the World-Wide Web''.<ref name="parasite" />
-Spertus has written articles treating both technical and social subjects, often combining the two. She was profiled in a 1993 [[New York Times]] article about "women who might change the face of the computer industry" and in a follow-up article in 2003.<ref name=nytimes2003 /> In 2001 she was named "The Sexiest Geek Alive".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1400333.stm|title=Sexiest geek declared|accessdate=2008-03-01 |author= Mark Ward|date=2001-06-21|work= |publisher=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
-| title = SGA 2K+1 Articles
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-| url = http://www.spertus.com/ellen/Geek/articles.html
-}}</ref>
+== Career ==
-Since January 2009,<ref name=ellenspertuscv /> Spertus has spent her time at Google working on [[Google App Inventor|App Inventor for Android]], a block based development platform with a graphical user interface that lets developers and amateurs alike create applications for Android.<ref>{{cite web|title=App Inventor for Android|url=http://www.appinventorbeta.com/about/moreinfo/|accessdate=11 December 2011}}</ref> In May 2011, [[O'Reilly Media]] published [http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920016632.do ''App Inventor''], which Spertus co-authored with David Wolber, [[Hal Abelson]], and Liz Looney.<ref>{{cite web|title=App Inventor - O'Reilly Media|url=http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920016632.do|accessdate=11 December 2011}}</ref>
+Spertus has written articles treating both technical and social subjects, often combining the two. In 1993, she was profiled in ''[[The New York Times]]'' as one of the "women who might change the face of the computer industry" and in a follow-up article in 2003.<ref name="NYTimes2003" /> In 2001, she was named "The Sexiest Geek Alive".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1400333.stm |title=Sexiest geek declared |last=Ward |first=Mark |date=2001-06-21 |website=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.spertus.com/ellen/Geek/articles.html |title=Articles about Ellen Spertus and SGA 2K+1 |last=Spertus |first=Ellen |website=Spertus Family |access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref>
+While at Google,<ref name=ellenspertuscv /> Spertus spent her time working on [[App Inventor for Android]], a block based development platform with a [[graphical user interface]] (GUI) that lets developers and amateurs create applications for Android.<ref>{{cite web |title=App Inventor for Android |url=http://www.appinventorbeta.com/about/moreinfo/ |access-date=11 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111212060041/http://www.appinventorbeta.com/about/moreinfo/ |archive-date=12 December 2011 }}</ref> In May 2011, [[O'Reilly Media]] published the book ''App Inventor'', which Spertus co-authored with David Wolber, [[Hal Abelson]], and Liz Looney.<ref>{{cite book |title=App Inventor |publisher=O'Reilly Media |date=2011 |isbn=978-1449397487 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781449397487 }}</ref>  She spent several summers between terms working for [[Microsoft]].<ref name="NYTimes1993" />
-Spertus was a lessee of one of the approximately 1,000 [[General Motors EV1]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2002/09/04/woe_to_ev1/index.html|title=Steal this car!|accessdate=2008-03-01 |author=Katharine Mieszkowski|date=2002-09-04 |work= |publisher=Salon.com}}</ref> She is married to computer scientist Keith Golden.<ref name=nytimes2003 />
+Spertus was a lessee of one of the approximately 1,000 [[General Motors EV1]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2002/09/04/woe_to_ev1/ |title=Steal this car! |last=Mieszkowski |first=Katharine |date=2002-09-04 |work=Salon |publisher=Salon Media Group |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307120559/http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2002/09/04/woe_to_ev1/index.html |archive-date=2008-03-07 |access-date=2008-03-01}}</ref> She is married to computer scientist Keith Golden.<ref name="NYTimes2003" />
+In 2014, she went on Sabbatical from Mills to work with [[Google]] for the development of the [[Blockly]] programming environment.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cassidy |first=Mike |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/02/21/google-researcher-mills-college-professor-ellen-spertus-still-working-for-gender-equality-in-computer-science/ |title=Google researcher, Mills College professor Ellen Spertus still working for gender equality in computer science |date=2014-02-21 |work=The Mercury News |publisher=MediaNews Group |language=en-US |access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref>
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-*[http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RGl9bbkAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao Ellen Spertus] on ''[[Google Scholar]]''
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