Donald J. Patterson

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Donald J. Patterson
BornApril 11, 1972
Rhode Island, United States
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materCornell University (BS, MEng), University of Washington (MS, PhD)
Known forUbiquitous computing
Artificial intelligence
Human-computer interaction
AwardsNational Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science, informatics
InstitutionsWestmont College
Doctoral advisorHenry Kautz, Dieter Fox

Donald J. Patterson (born April 11, 1972) is a professor of computer science at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California.[1] He is an expert on topics including cryptocurrency,[2] health technology,[3] and technology in the context of civilizational collapse.[4]

Education[edit]

Dr. Patterson earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Cornell University before spending four years in Japan and Sardinia as a naval operations officer. He earned a doctorate in computer science from the University of Washington and has been recognised for his work on collapse informatics and abstract object usage.

Research & Career[edit]

Based on his research, he co-founded more than four startup companies. He previously worked at the University of California, Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, where he earned tenure and served as director of the Laboratory for Ubiquitous Computing and Interaction.[5]

Most cited articles[edit]

  • Kestenbaum B, Sampson JN, Rudser KD, Patterson DJ, Seliger SL, Young B, Sherrard DJ, and Andress DL. Serum phosphate levels and mortality risk among people with chronic kidney disease. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 16:520–528, 2005.
  • Philipose M, Fishkin KP, Perkowitz M, Patterson DJ, Fox D, Kautz H, Hahnel D. Inferring activities from interactions with objects. IEEE pervasive computing. 2004 Oct;3(4):50-7.
  • Liao L, Patterson DJ, Fox D, Kautz H. Learning and inferring transportation routines. Artificial intelligence. 2007 Apr 1;171(5-6):311-31.
  • Patterson DJ, Liao L, Fox D, Kautz H. Inferring high-level behavior from low-level sensors. InInternational Conference on Ubiquitous Computing 2003 Oct 12 (pp. 73–89). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
  • Patterson DJ, Fox D, Kautz H, Philipose M. Fine-grained activity recognition by aggregating abstract object usage. In Ninth IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC'05) 2005 Oct 18 (pp. 44–51).

External links[edit]

Google Scholar - Donald J. Patterson

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About". Donald J. Patterson. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  2. ^ "Anatomy of a Cryptojacking". Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  3. ^ Baard, Mark. "AI to Assist Alzheimer's Patients". Wired. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  4. ^ "Computing Within Limits". Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  5. ^ "Donald J. Patterson, Ph.D." Westmont College. Retrieved 2021-11-16.