Newton Lee | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | FBI Citizens Academy Virginia Tech Vincennes University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science Information Technology |
| Institutions | AT&T Bell Laboratories Institute for Defense Analyses VTLS The Walt Disney Company Woodbury University |
| Website | www |
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]
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]
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]
