Newton Lee

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Newton Lee
Newton Lee

Newton Lee is the founder and editor-in-chief of ACM Computers in Entertainment[1][2] - a nonprofit educational publication to promote research and development in all aspects of entertainment technology. Published by the Association for Computing Machinery, the online magazine has garnered the support of more than 100 leading professionals and scholars representing major universities, Hollywood studios, and Fortune 500 companies.[3] Many of whom have won the Academy Awards, Emmys, and Grammys.[4][5][6][7]

Lee is the founding director of the NUS Hollywood Lab[8] for interactive and digital media research and technology commercialization, with Dr. Alan Kay, Dr. Danny Hillis, and Mr. Bran Ferren as the advisors.[9] He is also the founding CEO of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS)[10][11] with educational and research focus on entertainment technology, renewable energy, and human aging research.

Previously, Lee was a computer science researcher at AT&T Bell Laboratories[12] and a senior producer/engineer at The Walt Disney Company[13]. Currently, he serves on various advisory boards at The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles, Digital Hollywood[14], UCLA, USC[15], Virginia Tech[16], and other educational organizations worldwide[17][18][19].

He has been honored with a Leading Edge Technology Award from Michigan, two community development awards from the California Junior Chamber of Commerce, and four volunteer project leadership awards from The Walt Disney Company.

Lee holds a B.S. and M.S. in computer science from Virginia Tech, an electrical engineering degree and honorary doctorate from Vincennes University.

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  1. ^ ACM Computers in Entertainment (CIE).
  2. ^ ACM Press Release (December 8, 2003).
  3. ^ ACM Computers in Entertainment (CIE) Editorial Board.
  4. ^ Quincy Jones.
  5. ^ Interview with Quincy Jones.
  6. ^ Richard Edlund.
  7. ^ Interview with Richard Edlund.
  8. ^ NUS Hollywood Lab.
  9. ^ NUS Press Release (July 25, 2006).
  10. ^ Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS).
  11. ^ Quincy Jones spoke at the AFI on behalf of ACM CIE and IFERS (November 4, 2006).
  12. ^ DM2: an algorithm for diagnostic reasoning that combines analytical models and experiential knowledge (AT&T Bell Labs).
  13. ^ Disney Consumer Products News (Summer 1998) p. 35
  14. ^ Digital Hollywood University Project Board of Advisors.
  15. ^ USC IMSC eNews (August 2003).
  16. ^ Virginia Tech Computer Science Department Advisory Board.
  17. ^ Woodbury University Adjunct Faculty.
  18. ^ International Commission on Workforce Development Council of Experts.
  19. ^ Billion Minds Foundation Associate.

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