Ted Lewis (computer scientist)
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Ted Lewis is an American computer scientist
and mathematician
. A professor at the Naval Postgraduate School
and formerly a professor at Oregon State University
, he has also held positions at Eastman Kodak Company, for which he served as Director, Digital Business Development and Senior Vice President, and DaimlerChrysler Research and Technology, North America, Inc., where he was President and CEO. Lewis has written or co-authored 30 books, including The Friction-Free Economy, Distributed and Parallel Computing, and Microsoft Rising. A columnist for IEEE Internet Computing, he has contributed pieces to Scientific American
and Upside
. He has served two stints of Editor-in-Chief, at IEEE Software
from 1987 to 1990 and at Computer
from 1993 to 1994.
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
. A professor at the Naval Postgraduate School
Naval Postgraduate School
The Naval Postgraduate School is an accredited research university operated by the United States Navy. Located in Monterey, California, it grants master's degrees, Engineer's degrees and doctoral degrees...
and formerly a professor at Oregon State University
Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...
, he has also held positions at Eastman Kodak Company, for which he served as Director, Digital Business Development and Senior Vice President, and DaimlerChrysler Research and Technology, North America, Inc., where he was President and CEO. Lewis has written or co-authored 30 books, including The Friction-Free Economy, Distributed and Parallel Computing, and Microsoft Rising. A columnist for IEEE Internet Computing, he has contributed pieces to Scientific American
Scientific American
Scientific American is a popular science magazine. It is notable for its long history of presenting science monthly to an educated but not necessarily scientific public, through its careful attention to the clarity of its text as well as the quality of its specially commissioned color graphics...
and Upside
Upside (magazine)
Upside was a San Francisco-based business and technology magazine for venture capitalists. It was published from 1989 to 2002. It had a circulation above 300,000.-Beginnings:Upside was started by banker Anthony B...
. He has served two stints of Editor-in-Chief, at IEEE Software
IEEE Software
IEEE Software is a broad-based practitioner-oriented magazine of IEEE Computer Society targeting software professionals, including business analysts, requirements engineers, designers, architects, developers, process improvement experts, testers, quality engineers, and project managers...
from 1987 to 1990 and at Computer
Computer (magazine)
Computer is an IEEE Computer Society practitioner-oriented magazine issued to all members of the society. It contains peer-reviewed articles, regular columns and interviews on current computing-related issues. The magazine can be categorized somewhere between a trade magazine and a research...
from 1993 to 1994.