Mark Chignell
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Mark Chignell is a professor of Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering
at the University of Toronto
, Canada
and the Director of its Interactive Media Lab. He is also a Visiting Scientist at the IBM Centre for Advanced Studies. He joined the University of Toronto as an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering in 1990.
Chignell received a B.Sc. (1st class Hons.) in Psychology from the University of Canterbury
, New Zealand
in 1977, an M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, from the Ohio State University
(1984), and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand (1981). He was also an Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Southern California
from 1984 to 1990.
Chignell has coauthored several books, including two books on Intelligent Database
s and one book on Expert System
s.
He participated in an 2003 experiment which gave doctors online access to medical databases through a handheld iPAQ
PC, which led to changes in the decisions the doctors made.
Chignell was the general chair of ACM Hypertext 2010. His 1991 paper with John Waterworth situated hypertext within a model of information exploration that considers both search and browsing.
In 2003, Chignell founded Vocalage Inc. http://www.vocalage.com a company that does usability consulting, outsourced research, and software development. In July 2011 Chignell and Vocalage launched GiveButtons http://www.givebuttons.com, a collaborative gift giving service.
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
and Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineering
Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the Director of its Interactive Media Lab. He is also a Visiting Scientist at the IBM Centre for Advanced Studies. He joined the University of Toronto as an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering in 1990.
Chignell received a B.Sc. (1st class Hons.) in Psychology from the University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in 1977, an M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, from the Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
(1984), and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand (1981). He was also an Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
from 1984 to 1990.
Chignell has coauthored several books, including two books on Intelligent Database
Intelligent Database
Until the 1980s, databases were viewed as computer systems that stored record oriented and business type data such as manufacturing inventories, bank records, sales transactions, etc. A database system was not expected to merge numeric data with text, images, or multimedia information, nor was it...
s and one book on Expert System
Expert system
In artificial intelligence, an expert system is a computer system that emulates the decision-making ability of a human expert. Expert systems are designed to solve complex problems by reasoning about knowledge, like an expert, and not by following the procedure of a developer as is the case in...
s.
He participated in an 2003 experiment which gave doctors online access to medical databases through a handheld iPAQ
IPAQ
iPAQ presently refers to a Pocket PC and personal digital assistant first unveiled by Compaq in April 2000; the name was borrowed from Compaq's earlier iPAQ Desktop Personal Computers. Since Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of Compaq, the product has been marketed by HP. The devices use a Windows...
PC, which led to changes in the decisions the doctors made.
Chignell was the general chair of ACM Hypertext 2010. His 1991 paper with John Waterworth situated hypertext within a model of information exploration that considers both search and browsing.
In 2003, Chignell founded Vocalage Inc. http://www.vocalage.com a company that does usability consulting, outsourced research, and software development. In July 2011 Chignell and Vocalage launched GiveButtons http://www.givebuttons.com, a collaborative gift giving service.