David Liddle

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David Liddle is co-founder of Interval Research Corporation, consulting professor of computer science at Stanford University. While at Xerox PARC [1] he was credited with heading development of the Xerox Star computer system. [2] In 1982 he co-founded Metaphor Computer Systems. He has served on the board of many corporations. He was chair of the board of trustees of the Santa Fe Institute from 1994 to 1999. [3] Liddle holds a B.S. in computer science from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in EECS from the University of Toledo, in Ohio. [4]

In January 2012, he joined the board of directors of SRI International. [5]

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References

  1. "Engineering Advisory Council Bio". www.ece.umich.edu. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. "Bringing Design to Software Ch. 2 - Liddle". hci.stanford.edu. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. SFI Bulletin (PDF), vol. 14, Santa Fe Institute, Fall 1999, p. 27, archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-28, retrieved 2009-02-27
  4. (PDF) https://www.eng.utoledo.edu/coe/visiting_advisory_board/pdfs/liddle.pdf.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "David Liddle Joins SRI International Board of Directors". SRI International. 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2013-06-13.