Ben Shneiderman

Ben Shneiderman is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Founding Director (1983-2000) of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, and a member of the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a pioneer in the field of information visualization, and originated the treemap concept for visualizing hierarchical data.

Dr. Shneiderman is the author of "Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction" (fourth edition April 2004). He co-authored "Readings in Information Visualization: Using Vision to Think" with Stu Card and Jock Mackinlay, and "The Craft of Information Visualization: Readings and Reflections" with Ben Bederson. Ben's vision of the future is presented in his October 2002 book "Leonardo's Laptop: Human Needs and the New Computing Technologies."