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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|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 /> |
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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 |
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> |
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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> |
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> |
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Revision as of 19:47, 31 March 2013
Ellen Spertus is a Professor of Computer Science at Mills College, Oakland, California, United States, and a senior research scientist at Google.[1]
Spertus grew up in Glencoe, Illinois, where she attended New Trier High School.[2] 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).[1][3] She spent several summers between terms working for Microsoft.[2]
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.[3] In 2001 she was named "The Sexiest Geek Alive".[4]
Since January 2009,[1] Spertus has spent her time at Google working on App Inventor for Android, a block based development platform with a graphical user interface that lets developers and amateurs alike create applications for Android.[5] In May 2011, O'Reilly Media published App Inventor, which Spertus co-authored with David Wolber, Hal Abelson, and Liz Looney.[6]
Spertus was a lessee of one of the approximately 1,000 General Motors EV1s.[7] She is married to computer scientist Keith Golden[3].
References
- ^ a b c "Ellen Spertus's CV". Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ^ a b Katie Hafner (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.
- ^ Mark Ward (2001-06-21). "Sexiest geek declared". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ "App Inventor for Android". Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "App Inventor - O'Reilly Media". Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ Katharine Mieszkowski (2002-09-04). "Steal this car!". Salon.com. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
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