Gaetano Borriello

Gaetano Borriello (1958–2015) was an American computer scientist and researcher in ubiquitous computing. He is recognized for his work in developing the Open Data Kit and as the founding director of Intel Research Seattle.[1]

Gaetano Borriello
Born	Naples, Italy
Died	February 1, 2015 (aged 56–57) Seattle, Washington
Alma mater	Polytechnic Institute of New York Stanford University UC Berkeley
Known for	Open Data Kit Founding Director of Intel Research Seattle
Awards	ACM Fellow (2009) IEEE Fellow (2010) Fulbright Scholar
Scientific career
Fields	Ubiquitous computing
Institutions	Xerox PARC University of Washington
Thesis	A New Interface Specification Methodology and its Application to Transducer Synthesis (1988)
Doctoral advisor	Randy Katz

Boriello was named a Fellow of the ACM in 2009 "for the design, realization, and integration of embedded and ubiquitous computing systems"[2] and of the IEEE in 2010 "for contributions to embedded computing devices and systems."[3] He was also a Fulbright Scholar.[4]

Borriello was on the University of Washington computer science faculty from 1988 until his death – 27 years. The Gaetano Borriello Endowed Fellowship for Change was funded by Borriello's friends on his untimely death, to provide support for UW students "whose work is focused on exploring how technology can improve the lives of underserved populations".[4]

Borriello is survived by his wife Melissa Westbrook and their two sons.

References

1. Ebling, Maria R. (23 April 2015). "In Memoriam: Gaetano Borriello, 1958–2015" (PDF). IEEE Pervasive Computing. 14 (2): 2–4. doi:10.1109/MPRV.2015.35. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
2. "Gaetano Borriello". ACM Fellows. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
3. "Gaetano Borriello named IEEE Fellow". Allen School News. University of Washington. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
4. "Allen School News – The Gaetano Borriello Endowed Fellowship for Change". University of Washington. Retrieved 19 August 2017.

External links

• Remembering Gaetano Borriello talk by Randy Katz