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{{short description|American computer scientist}}
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| alma_mater = [[Virginia Tech]]<br>[[Vincennes University]]
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'''Newton Lee''' is a [[computer scientist]] who is an author and administrator in the field of education and technology commercialization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5369363/bio|title=IMDb}}</ref>
'''Newton Lee''' is a [[computer scientist]] who is an author and administrator in the field of education and technology commercialization. He is known for his total information awareness book series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2012086717/|title=Lee, Newton|publisher=OCLC WorldCat|access-date=2018-09-29}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==

Newton Lee holds a B.S. and M.S. in [[computer science]] from [[Virginia Tech]], and an [[electrical engineering]] degree and honorary doctorate from [[Vincennes University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cs.vt.edu/advisory-board-lee-newton|title=Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science}}</ref>
Lee holds a B.S. and M.S. in [[computer science]] from [[Virginia Tech]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cs.vt.edu/Alumni/Alumni-in-the-news/lee-alumni-profile.html|publisher=Virginia Tech|title=Alumnus Newton Lee envisions a future with universal rights for all|accessdate=2020-11-11}}</ref> and an [[electrical engineering]] degree and honorary doctorate from [[Vincennes University]].<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Staff writer|title=Gregg and Lee receive honorary degrees|volume=76|magazine=Trailblazer|publisher=Vincennes University|date=2000-04-28}}</ref> He was a 2021 graduate of the [[FBI]] Citizens Academy<ref>{{cite book|url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-0716-1867-7#authorsandaffiliationsbook|title=Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness|publisher=Springer Nature|date=2021|doi=10.1007/978-1-0716-1867-7 |edition=3rd |last1=Lee |first1=Newton |isbn=978-1-0716-1866-0 |s2cid=246481921 }}</ref> and the founding president of the [[Los Angeles]] chapter of the [[Virginia Tech]] Alumni Association.<ref name=vtmag>{{cite magazine|first=Sally|last=Harris|url=http://www.vtmag.vt.edu/spring05/feature1.html|title=Here are the Hokies in your neighborhood|volume=27|magazine=Virginia Tech Magazine|publisher=Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|date=2005}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==


Lee is editor and curator of SpringerBriefs in [[Computer Science]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.springer.com/series/10028|title=SpringerBriefs in Computer Science|publisher=Springer Science+Business Media}}</ref> [[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]] International Series on [[Entertainment Technology|Computer Entertainment]] and [[Media Technology]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.springer.com/series/13820|title=International Series on Computer Entertainment and Media Technology|publisher=Springer Science+Business Media}}</ref> and Springer Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games.<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games|publisher= Springer International Publishing|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-08234-9|isbn = 978-3-319-08234-9|year= 2019|s2cid= 83458248|editor1-last= Lee|editor1-first= Newton}}</ref>
Newton Lee is adjunct professor of Media Technology at [[Woodbury University]] School of Media, Culture & Design.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mcd.woodbury.edu/member/newton-lee/|title=Woodbury University Media Technology}}</ref> and curator of SpringerBriefs in [[Computer Science]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.springer.com/series/10028|title=SpringerBriefs in Computer Science}}</ref> and [[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]] International Series on [[Entertainment Technology|Computer Entertainment]] and [[Media Technology]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ifers.org/publish-books.html|title=Publishing Books = KWH (Knowledge Worth Hatching)}}</ref> Previously, he was digital media manager for ''Finding [[Noah]]: The Search for [[Noah's Ark]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.baggieboyfilms.twobytwo|title=Finding Noah: The Search for Noah's Ark (17K ASL)}}</ref> chief executive officer of Hollywood Lab and director of internship at the [[National University of Singapore]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://enterprise.nus.edu.sg/about-us/our-people|title=NUS Enterprise}}</ref> senior producer and lead engineer at [[The Walt Disney Company]],<ref name="disney"></ref> research scientist at [[VTLS]] where he created the world's first annotated multimedia [[OPAC]] for the U.S. [[National Agricultural Library]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1667862| title=InfoStation: A multimedia access system for library automation. The Electronic Library (1990) 8, 415-421.}}</ref> computer science and artificial intelligence researcher at [[AT&T]] [[Bell Laboratories]] where he created Bell Labs' first-ever commercial AI tool,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4306954&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee.org%2Fiel5%2F64%2F4306943%2F04306954.pdf%3Farnumber%3D4306954|title=Programming with P-Shell}}</ref> and research staff member at the [[Institute for Defense Analyses]] conducting military-standard [[Ada (programming language)|Ada]] research for the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]] (DoD)<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books/about/Military_Standard_Common_APSE_Ada_Progra.html?id=EjEYOAAACAAJ| title=Military Standard Common APSE (Ada Programming Support Environment) Interface Set (CAIS)}}</ref> and AI research for a multi-agency counterterrorism project involving the [[Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (DARPA), [[National Security Agency]] (NSA), and [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI).<ref name="counterterrorism"></ref>


Previously, Lee was adjunct professor of Media Technology at Woodbury University,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehollywoodtimes.today/following-up-with-newton-lee-after-digital-hollywood-spring-2015/|title=Following Up with Newton Lee After Digital Hollywood Spring 2015|first=Laura|last=Wilhelm|publisher=The Hollywood Times|date=2015-05-02}}</ref> senior producer and lead engineer at [[The Walt Disney Company]],<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Disney Consumer Products News|title=Disney VoluntEARS|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|date=1998}}</ref> research scientist at [[VTLS]] where he created the world's first annotated multimedia [[OPAC]] for the U.S. [[National Agricultural Library]],<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1667862|title=InfoStation: A multimedia access system for library automation|journal=The Electronic Library|volume=8|issue=6|pages=415–421|date=1990|doi=10.1108/eb045015|last1=Lee|first1=Newton S.}}</ref> computer science and artificial intelligence researcher at [[AT&T]] [[Bell Laboratories]] where he created Bell Labs' first-ever commercial AI tool,<ref>{{cite journal|title=Programming with P-Shell|journal=IEEE Expert|volume=1|issue=2|pages=50–63|date=1986|doi=10.1109/MEX.1986.4306954|last1=Lee|first1=Newton S.|s2cid=6607915}}</ref> and research staff member at the [[Institute for Defense Analyses]] conducting military-standard [[Ada (programming language)|Ada]] research for the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]] (DoD).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EjEYOAAACAAJ| title=Military Standard Common APSE (Ada Programming Support Environment) Interface Set (CAIS)|publisher=Defense Technical Information Center|date=1985}}</ref>
==Philanthropy==


Newton Lee is the founding president of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifers.org| title=Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijik7oSgJNY| title=Quincy Jones spoke at the AFI on behalf of ACM CIE and IFERS (November 4, 2006)}}</ref> He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the nonprofit Computers in Entertainment (CIE) magazine<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acm.org/pubs/cie.html| title=ACM Computers in Entertainment (CIE)|publisher=[[Association for Computing Machinery]]}}</ref> published by the [[Association for Computing Machinery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acm.org/announcements/cie.12-5-03.html| title=ACM Press Release (December 8, 2003)}}</ref> He has interviewed Who's Who including [[Roy E. Disney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=950566.950581| title=Interview with Roy E. Disney}}</ref> [[Quincy Jones]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=973801.973815| title=Interview with Quincy Jones}}</ref> and [[George Lucas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1236224.1236228| title=Interview with George Lucas}}.</ref> Previously, he was the founding president of the [[Los Angeles]] chapter of the [[Virginia Tech]] Alumni Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vtmag.vt.edu/spring05/feature1.html| title=Virginia Tech Magazine}}</ref>
In 2003, Lee founded the nonprofit [[Computers in Entertainment]]. It was published by the [[Association for Computing Machinery]] (ACM)<ref>{{cite web|last=Gold|first=Virginia|title=ACM's Online Magazine Explores Computer Games and Education|url=https://www.acm.org/announcements/cie.12-5-03.html|publisher=Association for Computing Machinery|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928165826/https://www.acm.org/announcements/cie.12-5-03.html |access-date=2003-12-08|archive-date=2015-09-28 }}</ref> for which Lee interviewed [[Roy E. Disney]],<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Disney|first1=Roy E.|date=2003|title=Interview with Roy E. Disney|journal=Computers in Entertainment|volume=1|pages=9|doi=10.1145/950566.950581|s2cid=52814839}}</ref> [[Quincy Jones]],<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Jones|first1=Quincy|date=2004|title=Interview with Quincy Jones|journal=Computers in Entertainment|volume=2|pages=8|doi=10.1145/973801.973815|s2cid=35080800}}</ref> and [[George Lucas]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Newton|date=2007|title=Interview with George Lucas|journal=Computers in Entertainment|volume=5|pages=2|doi=10.1145/1236224.1236228|s2cid=21798213}}</ref> He oversaw the journal and magazine for 15 years from 2003 to 2018, which is the longest term held as editor-in-chief in the history of ACM.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cie.acm.org/articles/acm-computers-entertainment-ends-its-run/|title=ACM Computers in Entertainment Ends Its Run|date=2018-12-28|publisher=ACM}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title= COMPUTERS IN ENTERTAINMENT Home|journal=Computers in Entertainment|url=https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=J912|publisher=ACM|accessdate=2018-12-28}}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Awards and honors==


===Encyclopedia===
Newton Lee was a juror for the first-ever 2003 Advanced Media Technology [[Emmy Awards]]. He has been honored with a [[Michigan]] Leading Edge Technologies Award, two community development awards from the California [[Junior Chamber of Commerce]], and four volunteer project leadership awards from [[The Walt Disney Company]].<ref name="disney"></ref>
*''Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games'' (2023), {{ISBN|978-3031231599}}


===Academic books===
==Books==
*''Digital Twin: Fundamentals and Applications'' (2024), with Soheil Sabri and Kostas Alexandridis, {{ISBN|978-3031677779}}
*''Nonprofit Digital Transformation Demystified: A Practical Guide'' (2023), with Ali A. Gooyabadi and Zahra GorjianKhanzad, {{ISBN|978-3031471810}}
*''Disney Stories: Getting to Digital'', 2nd Edition (2020), with Krystina Madej, {{ISBN|978-3-0304-2737-5}}
*''The Transhumanism Handbook'' (2019), {{ISBN|978-3-030-16919-0}}
*''Emotion in Video Game Soundtracking'' (2018), with Duncan Williams, {{ISBN|978-3-319-72271-9}}
*''Game Dynamics: Best Practices in Procedural and Dynamic Game Content Generation'' (2017), with Oliver Korn, {{ISBN|978-3-319-53087-1}}
*''Digital Da Vinci: Computers in the Arts and Sciences'' (2014), {{ISBN|978-1-4939-0964-3}}
*''Digital Da Vinci: Computers in Music'' (2014), {{ISBN|978-1-4939-0535-5}}
*''Disney Stories: Getting to Digital'' (2012), with Krystina Madej, {{ISBN|978-1-4614-2100-9}}


===Total information awareness book series===
===Digital Da Vinci Series===
*''Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness'', 3rd Edition (2024), {{ISBN|978-3-031-63125-2}}
* Computers in the Arts and Sciences (ed.) (Springer, August 2014) ''(with contributing coauthors Dennis Anderson, Keith Armstrong, Stephen Barrass, Nathan Cohen, Ben Cowley, Roman Danylak, Raffaella Folgieri, Marco Granato, Daniele Grechi, Claudio Lucchiari, Robert Niewiadomski, Mine Özkar, Gavin Sade, Diomidis Spinellis, and Mari Velonaki)''<ref>{{cite book|first=Newton|last=Lee|title=Digital Da Vinci: Computers in the Arts and Sciences|url=http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Da-Vinci-Computers-Sciences/dp/1493909649/|publisher=Springer Science+Business Media|date=2014}}</ref> ISBN 978-1-4939-0964-3
*''Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness'', 3rd Edition (2021), {{ISBN|978-1-0716-1866-0}}
* Computers in Music (ed.) (Springer, April 2014) ''(with contributing coauthors Stephen Barrass, Tim Barrass, Juan Pablo Bello, Mattia G. Bergomi, Simone Castellani, Kai Ton Chau, Elaine Chew, Shlomo Dubnov, Alexandre R. J. Francois, M. Nyssim Lefford, Anton Nijholt, Mustafa Radha, Dennis Reidsma, Isaac Schankler, and Greg Surges)''<ref>{{cite book|first=Newton|last=Lee|title=Digital Da Vinci: Computers in Music|url=http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Da-Vinci-Computers-Music/dp/149390535X|publisher=Springer Science+Business Media|date=2014}}</ref> ISBN 978-1-4939-0535-5
*''Google It: Total Information Awareness'' (2016), {{ISBN|978-1-4939-6413-0}} <ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehollywoodtimes.net/2016/08/08/google-it-and-global-issues/ |title=GOOGLE IT and Global Issues |first=Laura |last=Wilhelm |publisher=The Hollywood Times |date=2016-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://myfaithradio.com/program_podcast/hearing-genius-dr-newton-lee/ |title=Hearing from a genius with Dr. Newton Lee |first=Carmen |last=LaBerge |publisher=Faith Radio |date=2018-11-09}}</ref>
*''Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness'', 2nd Edition (2015), {{ISBN|978-3-319-17243-9}}
*''Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness'', 2nd Edition (2014), {{ISBN|978-1-4939-1739-6}}
*''Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness'' (2013), {{ISBN|978-1-4614-7204-9}} <ref>{{cite magazine |title=Counterterrorism and cybersecurity: total information awareness |first=Brad |last=Reid |publisher=ACM |magazine=ACM Computing Reviews |date=2013-07-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Counterterrorism and cybersecurity: total information awareness |first=Alessandro |last=Berni |publisher=ACM |magazine=ACM Computing Reviews |date=2015-10-12}}</ref>
*''Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness'' (2012), {{ISBN|978-1-4614-5307-9}} <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/book-review-facebook-nation/411729 |title=BOOK REVIEW: 'Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness' Is A Must |first=Will |last=M |publisher=AdWeek SocialTimes |date=2013-01-15}}</ref>


== Movies, games, and music==
===Getting to Digital Series===
* Disney Stories: Getting to Digital (Springer, April 2012) ''(with coauthor Krystina Madej)''<ref name="disney">{{cite book|first=Newton|last=Lee|title=Disney Stories: Getting to Digital|url=http://www.amazon.com/Disney-Stories-Getting-Newton-Lee/dp/1461421004/|publisher=Springer Science+Business Media|date=2012}}</ref> ISBN 978-1-4614-2100-9


Lee was credited as a [[software engineer]] for ''[[Disney's Animated Storybook]]s'' (1994 video game)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1332665/?ref_=nm_knf_i2|title=Animated StoryBook: The Lion King (1994 Video Game) Cast & Crew|website=IMDb}}</ref> (featured on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=1995-02-18|title=Film Developments|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wgsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69|page=69|last=Gillen|first=Marilyn A.}}</ref>) and ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'' (1996 video game).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0222280/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|title=Pocahontas (1996 Video Game) Cast & Crew|website=IMDb}}</ref>
===Total Information Awareness Series===
* Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness (Springer, April 2013)<ref name="counterterrorism">{{cite book|first=Newton|last=Lee|title=Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness|url=http://www.amazon.com/Counterterrorism-Cybersecurity-Total-Information-Awareness/dp/1461472040/|publisher=Springer Science+Business Media|date=2013}}</ref> ISBN 978-1-4614-7204-9
* Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (Springer, September 2012)<ref>{{cite book|first=Newton|last=Lee|title=Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness|url=http://www.amazon.com/Facebook-Nation-Total-Information-Awareness/dp/1461453070/|publisher=Springer Science+Business Media|date=2012}}</ref> ISBN 978-1-4614-5307-9
* Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (Second Edition) ''(with contributing coauthors Alex Houg, Emily Temple-Wood, and Dennis Yu)'' (Springer, October 2014)<ref>{{cite book|first=Newton|last=Lee|title=Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition)|url=http://www.amazon.com/Facebook-Nation-Total-Information-Awareness/dp/1493917390/|publisher=Springer Science+Business Media|date=2014}}</ref> ISBN 978-1-4939-1739-6


Lee was also credited for [[web design]] and [[Game programming|game development]] for the 2015 documentary film ''Finding [[Noah]]: The Search for [[Noah's Ark]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3362064/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|title=Finding Noah Full Cast & Crew|website=IMDb}}</ref>
===Others===

* Machine Learning and Uncertain Reasoning (Academic Press, February 1990) ''(chapter author pp. 421-448)''<ref>{{cite book|url=http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=92900|title=Machine learning and uncertain reasoning (Academic Press, February 1990), ISBN 0-12-273252-9}}</ref> ISBN 0-12-273252-9
Lee has executive produced dance-pop songs that have charted on U.S. [[Billboard charts|Billboard]], U.K. [[Music Week]], and U.S. [[iTunes]] HOT 100 (Electronic) as well as appeared on ''[[American Idol]]'' and [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] original movie ''Cheyenne''.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url=https://issuu.com/hollywood/docs/hwm_mid_august_3/11|title=Executive Producer Newton Lee|magazine=Hollywood Weekly|date=2016}}</ref>

In 2016, he curated and released the ''Google It (Soundtrack)'' music album consisting of [[Roger Hodgson]]'s ''[[The Logical Song]]'', [[Liza Fox|Princess X]]'s ''Free'', and six cover songs from [[the Beatles]], [[Eagles (band)|the Eagles]], [[R.E.M.]], [[Pink Floyd]], and [[Zager and Evans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/google-it-soundtrack/id1145634510|title=Google It (Soundtrack)|publisher=iTunes|date=2016-08-18}}</ref>

==Politics==

Lee is the chairman of the [[California]] [[Transhumanist Party]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.californiatranshumanistparty.org/leadership.html|title=California Transhumanist Party Leadership|accessdate=2017-12-09}}</ref> and the Education and Media Advisor for the [[United States]] [[Transhumanist Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transhumanist-party.org/advisors/#NewtonLee|title=Advisors|publisher=The United States Transhumanist Party|accessdate=2016-11-24}}</ref> Previously, he was a campaign advisor to [[Zoltan Istvan]] for the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 U.S. presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zoltanistvan.com/TranshumanistParty.html|title=The original & historic website of the Transhumanist Party|publisher=Zoltan Istvan|accessdate=2016-12-19}}</ref>

==Philanthropy==

[[File:2018 Earth Day Peace.jpg|thumb|right|Attendees at the 2018 Earth Day Peace Conference and Movie Screening]]
Lee is the founding president of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS) acknowledged by [[Alan Kay]] and [[Quincy Jones]] at the [[American Film Institute]] on November 4, 2006 during the ''[[Computers in Entertainment]]'' awards ceremony<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Joyce|last=Schwarz|title=Quincy Jones & Dr. Alan Kay @ ACM Computers in Entertainment Awards at AFI|url=http://hollywood2020.blogs.com/hollywood2020/2006/11/quincy_jones_dr.html|
magazine=Hollywood2020|date=2006-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXwq3Q2-5-4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/kXwq3Q2-5-4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Quincy Jones' IFERS address at the American Film Institute, November 4, 2006|publisher=YouTube|date=2016-10-16}}{{cbignore}}</ref> as well as by [[Richard Roth (politician)|Senator Richard D. Roth]] of the [[California State Senate]] on March 14, 2016 in support of [[Type 1 diabetes]] awareness and research.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sd31.senate.ca.gov/news/2016-03-14-senator-roth%E2%80%99s-measure-raise-awareness-type-1-diabetes-approved-state-senate|title=Senator Roth's Measure to Raise Awareness of Type 1 Diabetes Approved by State Senate|publisher=California State Senate|date=2016-03-14}}</ref>

On Earth Day on April 22, 2018, Lee was an organizer of the IFERS-sponsored 2018 Earth Day Peace Conference and Movie Screening.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ifers.org/2018-earth-day-peace-conference.html|title=2018 Earth Day Peace Conference|website=Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS)|language=en|access-date=2019-02-19}}</ref>

==Advisory boards==

Lee has served on the advisory boards at [[Virginia Tech]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cs.vt.edu/advisory-board-lee-newton|title=Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science|publisher=Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|access-date=2016-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018213749/https://www.cs.vt.edu/advisory-board-lee-newton|archive-date=2016-10-18}}</ref> [[University of Southern California]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infolab.usc.edu/imsc/e-news/e-news_03_08.html|title=IMSC eNews|publisher=Integrated Media Systems Center, a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center at the University of Southern California|date=2003}}</ref> [[National University of Singapore]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enterprise.nus.edu.sg/about-us/our-people|title=NUS Enterprise Advisors|publisher=National University of Singapore|access-date=2014-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421181953/https://enterprise.nus.edu.sg/about-us/our-people|archive-date=2014-04-21}}</ref> [[Murdoch University]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~kwong/iilab/aboutus.html|title=Intelligent and Interactive Media Lab|publisher=Murdoch University|access-date=2016-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920011849/http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~kwong/iilab/aboutus.html|archive-date=2009-09-20}}</ref> Digital Hollywood,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prime.digitalhollywood.com/UniversityProject06Fall.html|title=University Project - Board of Advisors|publisher=Digital Hollywood|date=2006}}</ref> and the High School Music Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalhollywood.com/musiccompany.html|title=The High School Music Company|publisher=Digital Hollywood|access-date=2016-10-16}}</ref>


==References==
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*[http://www.newtonlee.com/ Newton Lee]
*[https://www.newtonlee.com/ Newton Lee]
*[https://www.ifers.org/ Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS)]
*[http://cie.acm.org/ ACM Computers in Entertainment]
*[https://www.californiatranshumanistparty.org/ California Transhumanist Party]
*[http://www.ifers.org/ Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS)]
*[https://cie.acm.org/ ACM Computers in Entertainment]

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Newton Lee
Lee at the 2018 Christian Transhumanist Conference[1]
Born
NationalityAmerican
Alma materFBI Citizens Academy
Virginia Tech
Vincennes University
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science
Information Technology
InstitutionsAT&T Bell Laboratories
Institute for Defense Analyses
VTLS
The Walt Disney Company
Woodbury University
Websitenewtonlee.com

Newton Lee is a computer scientist who is an author and administrator in the field of education and technology commercialization. He is known for his total information awareness book series.[2]

Education

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Lee holds a B.S. and M.S. in computer science from Virginia Tech,[3] and an electrical engineering degree and honorary doctorate from Vincennes University.[4] He was a 2021 graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy[5] and the founding president of the Los Angeles chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association.[6]

Career

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Lee is editor and curator of SpringerBriefs in Computer Science,[7] Springer International Series on Computer Entertainment and Media Technology,[8] and Springer Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games.[9]

Previously, Lee was adjunct professor of Media Technology at Woodbury University,[10] senior producer and lead engineer at The Walt Disney Company,[11] research scientist at VTLS where he created the world's first annotated multimedia OPAC for the U.S. National Agricultural Library,[12] computer science and artificial intelligence researcher at AT&T Bell Laboratories where he created Bell Labs' first-ever commercial AI tool,[13] and research staff member at the Institute for Defense Analyses conducting military-standard Ada research for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).[14]

In 2003, Lee founded the nonprofit Computers in Entertainment. It was published by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)[15] for which Lee interviewed Roy E. Disney,[16] Quincy Jones,[17] and George Lucas.[18] He oversaw the journal and magazine for 15 years from 2003 to 2018, which is the longest term held as editor-in-chief in the history of ACM.[19][20]

Bibliography

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Encyclopedia

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  • Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games (2023), ISBN 978-3031231599

Academic books

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Total information awareness book series

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Movies, games, and music

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Lee was credited as a software engineer for Disney's Animated Storybooks (1994 video game)[26] (featured on Billboard[27]) and Pocahontas (1996 video game).[28]

Lee was also credited for web design and game development for the 2015 documentary film Finding Noah: The Search for Noah's Ark.[29]

Lee has executive produced dance-pop songs that have charted on U.S. Billboard, U.K. Music Week, and U.S. iTunes HOT 100 (Electronic) as well as appeared on American Idol and Lifetime original movie Cheyenne.[30]

In 2016, he curated and released the Google It (Soundtrack) music album consisting of Roger Hodgson's The Logical Song, Princess X's Free, and six cover songs from the Beatles, the Eagles, R.E.M., Pink Floyd, and Zager and Evans.[31]

Politics

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Lee is the chairman of the California Transhumanist Party[32] and the Education and Media Advisor for the United States Transhumanist Party.[33] Previously, he was a campaign advisor to Zoltan Istvan for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[34]

Philanthropy

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Attendees at the 2018 Earth Day Peace Conference and Movie Screening

Lee is the founding president of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS) acknowledged by Alan Kay and Quincy Jones at the American Film Institute on November 4, 2006 during the Computers in Entertainment awards ceremony[35][36] as well as by Senator Richard D. Roth of the California State Senate on March 14, 2016 in support of Type 1 diabetes awareness and research.[37]

On Earth Day on April 22, 2018, Lee was an organizer of the IFERS-sponsored 2018 Earth Day Peace Conference and Movie Screening.[38]

Advisory boards

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Lee has served on the advisory boards at Virginia Tech,[39] University of Southern California,[40] National University of Singapore,[41] Murdoch University,[42] Digital Hollywood,[43] and the High School Music Company.[44]

References

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  1. ^ Sterling, Bruce (2018-08-21). "The Christian Transhumanist Conference 2018". Wired.
  2. ^ "Lee, Newton". OCLC WorldCat. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  3. ^ "Alumnus Newton Lee envisions a future with universal rights for all". Virginia Tech. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  4. ^ Staff writer (2000-04-28). "Gregg and Lee receive honorary degrees". Trailblazer. Vol. 76. Vincennes University.
  5. ^ Lee, Newton (2021). Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (3rd ed.). Springer Nature. doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-1867-7. ISBN 978-1-0716-1866-0. S2CID 246481921.
  6. ^ Harris, Sally (2005). "Here are the Hokies in your neighborhood". Virginia Tech Magazine. Vol. 27. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
  7. ^ SpringerBriefs in Computer Science. Springer Science+Business Media.
  8. ^ International Series on Computer Entertainment and Media Technology. Springer Science+Business Media.
  9. ^ Lee, Newton, ed. (2019). Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-08234-9. ISBN 978-3-319-08234-9. S2CID 83458248.
  10. ^ Wilhelm, Laura (2015-05-02). "Following Up with Newton Lee After Digital Hollywood Spring 2015". The Hollywood Times.
  11. ^ "Disney VoluntEARS". Disney Consumer Products News. The Walt Disney Company. 1998.
  12. ^ Lee, Newton S. (1990). "InfoStation: A multimedia access system for library automation". The Electronic Library. 8 (6): 415–421. doi:10.1108/eb045015.
  13. ^ Lee, Newton S. (1986). "Programming with P-Shell". IEEE Expert. 1 (2): 50–63. doi:10.1109/MEX.1986.4306954. S2CID 6607915.
  14. ^ Military Standard Common APSE (Ada Programming Support Environment) Interface Set (CAIS). Defense Technical Information Center. 1985.
  15. ^ Gold, Virginia. "ACM's Online Magazine Explores Computer Games and Education". Association for Computing Machinery. Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2003-12-08.
  16. ^ Disney, Roy E. (2003). "Interview with Roy E. Disney". Computers in Entertainment. 1: 9. doi:10.1145/950566.950581. S2CID 52814839.
  17. ^ Jones, Quincy (2004). "Interview with Quincy Jones". Computers in Entertainment. 2: 8. doi:10.1145/973801.973815. S2CID 35080800.
  18. ^ Lee, Newton (2007). "Interview with George Lucas". Computers in Entertainment. 5: 2. doi:10.1145/1236224.1236228. S2CID 21798213.
  19. ^ "ACM Computers in Entertainment Ends Its Run". ACM. 2018-12-28.
  20. ^ "COMPUTERS IN ENTERTAINMENT Home". Computers in Entertainment. ACM. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  21. ^ Wilhelm, Laura (2016-08-08). "GOOGLE IT and Global Issues". The Hollywood Times.
  22. ^ LaBerge, Carmen (2018-11-09). "Hearing from a genius with Dr. Newton Lee". Faith Radio.
  23. ^ Reid, Brad (2013-07-18). "Counterterrorism and cybersecurity: total information awareness". ACM Computing Reviews. ACM.
  24. ^ Berni, Alessandro (2015-10-12). "Counterterrorism and cybersecurity: total information awareness". ACM Computing Reviews. ACM.
  25. ^ M, Will (2013-01-15). "BOOK REVIEW: 'Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness' Is A Must". AdWeek SocialTimes.
  26. ^ "Animated StoryBook: The Lion King (1994 Video Game) Cast & Crew". IMDb.
  27. ^ Gillen, Marilyn A. (1995-02-18). "Film Developments". Billboard. p. 69.
  28. ^ "Pocahontas (1996 Video Game) Cast & Crew". IMDb.
  29. ^ "Finding Noah Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.
  30. ^ "Executive Producer Newton Lee". Hollywood Weekly. 2016.
  31. ^ "Google It (Soundtrack)". iTunes. 2016-08-18.
  32. ^ "California Transhumanist Party Leadership". Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  33. ^ "Advisors". The United States Transhumanist Party. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  34. ^ "The original & historic website of the Transhumanist Party". Zoltan Istvan. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  35. ^ Schwarz, Joyce (2006-11-05). "Quincy Jones & Dr. Alan Kay @ ACM Computers in Entertainment Awards at AFI". Hollywood2020.
  36. ^ "Quincy Jones' IFERS address at the American Film Institute, November 4, 2006". YouTube. 2016-10-16. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  37. ^ "Senator Roth's Measure to Raise Awareness of Type 1 Diabetes Approved by State Senate". California State Senate. 2016-03-14.
  38. ^ "2018 Earth Day Peace Conference". Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS). Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  39. ^ "Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science". Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  40. ^ "IMSC eNews". Integrated Media Systems Center, a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center at the University of Southern California. 2003.
  41. ^ "NUS Enterprise Advisors". National University of Singapore. Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  42. ^ "Intelligent and Interactive Media Lab". Murdoch University. Archived from the original on 2009-09-20. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  43. ^ "University Project - Board of Advisors". Digital Hollywood. 2006.
  44. ^ "The High School Music Company". Digital Hollywood. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
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