Genevieve Bell
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Genevieve Bell is an Australian born anthropologist and researcher. Born in Sydney
, she is the director of Intel Corporation
's Interaction and Experience Research and was the 15th Thinker in Residence
in South Australia. In 2010, Bell was named as one of the top 25 women in technology to watch by AlwaysOn.
, Canberra
, and in the Northern Territory
. For college she moved to the United States where she attended Bryn Mawr College
in the Philadelphia area. Bell graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in anthropology and then went on to attend Stanford University
in Palo Alto, California
, for graduate studies. In 1993, she earned her Master's degree from Stanford, followed by a Doctorate in 1998, both in Anthropology. She was also a lecturer at Stanford in the anthropology department.
in 1998. The company named her an Intel Fellow in November 2008 for her work in the Digital Home Group. She was based at one of the company's campuses in Hillsboro, Oregon
, where she worked as a cultural anthropologist studying how different cultures around the globe used technology. In 2010, Intel made her the director of their new Interaction and Experience Research group. Also that year, she was named one of the top 25 women in technology to watch by AlwaysOn and as one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company. Bell is also a Thinker in Residence
for South Australia
.
Her book, "Divining a Digital Future: Mess and Mythology in Ubiquitous Computing," written in collaboration with Paul Dourish
, is an exploration of the social and cultural aspects of ubiquitous computing
, with a particular focus on the disciplinary and methodological issues that have shaped the ubiquitous computing research agenda. The book was published by MIT Press
in 2011.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, she is the director of Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most...
's Interaction and Experience Research and was the 15th Thinker in Residence
Thinker in Residence
Thinkers in Residence is a program in Adelaide, South Australia, that brings leaders in their fields to work with the South Australian community and government in developing new ideas and approaches to problem solving, and to promote South Australia....
in South Australia. In 2010, Bell was named as one of the top 25 women in technology to watch by AlwaysOn.
Early life
Genevieve Bell was born in Sydney and raised in a range of Australian communities, including MelbourneMelbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, and in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
. For college she moved to the United States where she attended Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
in the Philadelphia area. Bell graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in anthropology and then went on to attend Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is...
, for graduate studies. In 1993, she earned her Master's degree from Stanford, followed by a Doctorate in 1998, both in Anthropology. She was also a lecturer at Stanford in the anthropology department.
Career
Bell was a researcher at Stanford until she was hired by Intel CorporationIntel Corporation
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most...
in 1998. The company named her an Intel Fellow in November 2008 for her work in the Digital Home Group. She was based at one of the company's campuses in Hillsboro, Oregon
Hillsboro, Oregon
Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the...
, where she worked as a cultural anthropologist studying how different cultures around the globe used technology. In 2010, Intel made her the director of their new Interaction and Experience Research group. Also that year, she was named one of the top 25 women in technology to watch by AlwaysOn and as one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company. Bell is also a Thinker in Residence
Thinker in Residence
Thinkers in Residence is a program in Adelaide, South Australia, that brings leaders in their fields to work with the South Australian community and government in developing new ideas and approaches to problem solving, and to promote South Australia....
for South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
.
Her book, "Divining a Digital Future: Mess and Mythology in Ubiquitous Computing," written in collaboration with Paul Dourish
Paul Dourish
Paul Dourish is a computer scientist best known for his work at the intersection of computer science and social science. He is a professor at the University of California, Irvine, where he joined the faculty in 2000.- Life and Work :...
, is an exploration of the social and cultural aspects of ubiquitous computing
Ubiquitous computing
Ubiquitous computing is a post-desktop model of human-computer interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities. In the course of ordinary activities, someone "using" ubiquitous computing engages many computational devices and systems...
, with a particular focus on the disciplinary and methodological issues that have shaped the ubiquitous computing research agenda. The book was published by MIT Press
MIT Press
The MIT Press is a university press affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts .-History:...
in 2011.
External links
- Genevieve Bell: Intel’s Secret Weapon - TG Daily