Scott Robertson
Program Director at National Science Foundation (NSF)
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolScott Robertson is a human-centered computing leader and Program Director at the U.S. National Science Foundation who continues to serve as a professor in the Information and Computer Sciences Department at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. With a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science from Yale and a career spanning corporate research (IBM, US West, MediaOne) and academia, he brings deep expertise in human-computer interaction, usability evaluation, and digital government. He has led departmental strategy as chair and guided industry knowledge-management and broadband innovation efforts, blending practical product-focused research with rigorous academic methods. Scott’s strengths include user-centered design, contextual methods, and designing evaluations that translate human factors insights into policy and funding priorities. Based in Alexandria, VA, he pairs long-term research perspective with hands-on program leadership and an uncommon off-duty life as a stage and camera actor.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, IrvineDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cognitive Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cognitive Science at Yale UniversityM.A., Psychology, M.A., Psychology at California State University, Fullerton
Github Skills (4)
science10
react10
ranking10
computer-science10
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (2)
scottprobertson/CSrankings
Oct 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 5 pushes in 2 days
reactscienceresearch-outputselectivedepartments
emeryberger/CSrankings
Oct 2017 - Dec 2020
A web app for ranking computer science departments according to their research output in selective venues, and for finding active faculty across a wide range of areas.
Contributions:5 commits, 2 PRs, 1 comment in 3 years 1 month
dblpreactscienceresearch-outputselective
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