Juan E. Gilbert (born February 27, 1969) is an American computer scientist, researcher, inventor, and educator.
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Gilbert was awarded the first Presidential Endowed Chair at
Clemson University
Clemson University () is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in the student population in South Carolina. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enro ...
on November 9, 2012.
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Education
Ph.D.,
University of Cincinnati
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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, 2000 (
Computer Science
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); dissertation: "Arthur: An Intelligent Tutoring System with Adaptive Instruction"
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Honors and awards (selected)
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Computing Research Association
The Computing Research Association (CRA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit association of North American academic departments of computer science, computer engineering, and related fields; laboratories and centers in industry, government, and academia enga ...
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A. Nico Habermann Award
The Computing Research Association (CRA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit association of North American academic departments of computer science, computer engineering, and related fields; laboratories and centers in industry, government, and academia enga ...
, 2018.
* Named one of Ten Tech Innovators by
The Chronicle of Higher Education
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, 2013.
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* Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science, and Diversifying Computing, 2013.
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Federal Communications Commission
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(FCC) Chairman's Award for Advancement in Accessibility, 2012.
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* Named one of the 2012
''The Root'' 100 Black Influencers and Achievers.
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National Center for Women & Information Technology
The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works to increase the meaningful participation of girls and women in computing. NCWIT was founded in 2004 by Lucinda (Lucy) Sanders, Dr. Tel ...
(NCWIT) Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award, 2012.
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Hamilton, Ohio
Hamilton is a city in and the county seat of Butler County, Ohio, United States. Located north of Cincinnati, Hamilton is the second largest city in the Greater Cincinnati area and the 10th largest city in Ohio. The population was 63,399 at th ...
Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American c ...
Community Center Academic Excellence Award, 2012.
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Miami University
Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio. The university was founded in 1809, making it the second-oldest university in Ohio (behind Ohio University, founded in 1804) and the 10 ...
Bishop Medal Alumni Award, 2012.
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* February 2012 Named "Dr. Juan Gilbert Month" by
Hamilton, Ohio
Hamilton is a city in and the county seat of Butler County, Ohio, United States. Located north of Cincinnati, Hamilton is the second largest city in the Greater Cincinnati area and the 10th largest city in Ohio. The population was 63,399 at th ...
City Council.
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* Recipient of the
Hamilton, Ohio
Hamilton is a city in and the county seat of Butler County, Ohio, United States. Located north of Cincinnati, Hamilton is the second largest city in the Greater Cincinnati area and the 10th largest city in Ohio. The population was 63,399 at th ...
City Council Key to the city, 2012.
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Council for Advancement and Support of Education
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(CASE) District III Grand Award Winner for Audiovisual Communication, " Prime III: The world's first all-accessible, electronic voting system", 2012.
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* Recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring,
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National I ...
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Clemson University
Clemson University () is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in the student population in South Carolina. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enro ...
Board of Trustees 2011 Award for Faculty Excellence.
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* Fellow,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific respons ...
(AAAS), 2011–present.
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ACM Distinguished Scientist, 2010–present.
* Named 1 of the 50 Most Important African Americans in Technology, 2008–2013.
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* Fellow, African Scientific Institute (ASI), 2011–present.
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* Academic Keys Who's Who in Sciences Academia.
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* Clemson University Board of Trustees 2010 Award for Faculty Excellence.
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References
External links
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HXR Lab, The Human-Experience Research Lab at the University of Florida.
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Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., home page.
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Prime III, Prime III: One Machine, One Vote for Everyone.
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Virtual Traffic Stop, The Virtual Traffic Stop.
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AADMLSS, African-American Distributed Multiple Learning Styles System.
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Applications Quest, LLC, Applications Quest, LLC.
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1969 births
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University of Cincinnati alumni
Miami University alumni
Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery
People from Hamilton, Ohio
Engineers from Ohio
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