Marc Davis (academic)
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Marc Davis was founding director of Yahoo! Research Berkeley
, and led Garage Cinema Research.
Davis received his Bachelor's degree in 1984 from Wesleyan University
, his Masters in Literary Science and Philosophy from University of Konstanz
in 1987 and his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in 1995.
Davis was also Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Amova from 1999-2002.
He served as the Social Media Guru at Yahoo! Inc. and as Chief Scientist and Co-Founder of Invention Arts. Davis is currently the "partner architect" for Microsoft
's Online Services Division.
Yahoo! Research Berkeley
Yahoo! Research Berkeley is a research partnership between Yahoo! Inc. and the University of California, Berkeley to explore and invent social media and mobile media technology and applications that will enable people to create, describe, find, share, and remix media on the web...
, and led Garage Cinema Research.
Davis received his Bachelor's degree in 1984 from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
, his Masters in Literary Science and Philosophy from University of Konstanz
University of Konstanz
The University of Konstanz is a university in the city of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was founded in 1966, and the main campus on the Gießberg was opened in 1972. As one of nine German Excellence Universities today University of Konstanz is counted among Germany's most prestigious...
in 1987 and his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
in 1995.
Davis was also Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Amova from 1999-2002.
He served as the Social Media Guru at Yahoo! Inc. and as Chief Scientist and Co-Founder of Invention Arts. Davis is currently the "partner architect" for Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
's Online Services Division.