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*[[Association for Computing Machinery]] [http://www.acm.org/pubs/cie.html ACM Computers in Entertainment] |
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Revision as of 22:31, 30 October 2006
Newton Lee is the founder and editor-in-chief of ACM Computers in Entertainment - a nonprofit educational publication to promote research and development in all aspects of entertainment technology. Published by the Association for Computing Machinery, the online magazine has garnered the support of more than 100 leading professionals and scholars representing major universities, Hollywood studios, and Fortune 500 companies. Many of whom have won the Academy Awards, Emmys, and Grammys.
Newton Lee is the founding director of the NUS Hollywood Lab for interactive and digital media research and technology commercialization, with Dr. Alan Kay, Dr. Danny Hillis, and Mr. Bran Ferren as the advisors. He is also the founding CEO of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS) with educational and research focus on entertainment technology, renewable energy, and human aging research.
Previously, Lee was a computer science researcher at AT&T Bell Laboratories and a senior producer/engineer at The Walt Disney Company. Currently, he serves on various advisory boards at the California Institute of the Arts, Digital Hollywood, UCLA, USC, and Virginia Tech.
He has been honored with a Leading Edge Technology Award from Michigan, two community development awards from the California Junior Chamber of Commerce, and four volunteer project leadership awards from The Walt Disney Company.
Newton Lee holds a B.S. and M.S. in computer science from Virginia Tech, an electrical engineering degree and honorary doctorate from Vincennes University.