Scott Brave

Current

• CTO & CoFounder at Baynote Inc.

Past

• Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University
• Research Fellow at MIT Media Lab
• Research Scientist / Programmer at Immersion Corp.

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Education

• Stanford University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Stanford University

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Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Company
• My Wikipedia

Scott Brave’s Summary

Scott Brave is currently a founder and CTO at Baynote, Inc. Prior to Baynote, he was a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Communication at Stanford University where he served as lab manager for the CHIMe (Communication between Humans and Interactive Media) Lab. Scott received his Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction, and B.S. in Computer Systems Engineering from Stanford University, and his M.S. from the MIT Media Lab. Scott is an inventor of six patents and co-author of over 30 refereed publications in the areas of human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence. Scott is also a former Associate Editor of the "International Journal of Human-Computer Studies" (Amsterdam: Elsevier) and co-author of " Wired for speech: How voice activates and advances the human-computer relationship" (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press).

Scott Brave’s Specialties:

Recommendation systems, Collaborative systems, socially-intelligent agents and interfaces, experimental psychology, interface design, computer-mediated communication, artificial intelligence, haptic interfaces, dynamics of trust

Scott Brave’s Experience

• CTO & CoFounder

  Baynote Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  April 2005 — Present (4 years 8 months)

  www.baynote.com

• Postdoctoral Scholar

  Stanford University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

  June 2003 — March 2005 (1 year 10 months)

  - Lab Manager for the CHIMe (Communication between Humans and Interactive Media) Lab
  - Lead researcher on the Social Agent Project in collaboration with OMRON Corp.
  - Coauthored "Wired for Speech: How Voice Activates and Advances the Human-Computer Relationship"

• Research Fellow

  MIT Media Lab

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Research industry)

  August 1996 — August 1998 (2 years 1 month)

  - Research focused on novel interaction techniques that bridge the physical and digital worlds, for both HCI and CMC.

• Research Scientist / Programmer

  Immersion Corp.

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; IMMR; Computer Software industry)

  July 1994 — August 1996 (2 years 2 months)

  - Created several haptic interface applications including the first multiplayer force-feedback computer game (Haptic Challenge).
  - Collaborated with the Palo Alto V.A. Hospital in applying haptic interface technology to enable people with neuromotor disabilities to interact with standard graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
  - Designed and implemented a 3D modeling application for use with Immersion's patented six degree-of-freedom digitizing tool.

Scott Brave’s Education

• Stanford University

  Ph.D. , Human-Computer Interaction (Communication) , 1999 — 2003

  Member of the Social Responses to Communication Technology (SRCT) Lab, under the guidance of Prof. Clifford Nass.

  Activities and Societies:

  Instructor for "Communication Research Methods"; Teaching Assistant for "Communication Research Methods" and "Experimental Research in Advanced User Interfaces"

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  M.S. , Media Arts and Sciences (Media Lab) , 1996 — 1998

  Member of the Tangible Media Group (TMG), under the direction of Prof. Hiroshi Ishii.

  Activities and Societies:

  NSF Fellow

• Stanford University

  B.S. , Computer Systems Engineering , 1991 — 1995

  Research Assistant for Prof. John Koza and Prof. Nils Nilsson. Research focused on novel Machine Learning techniques (Genetic Programming).

  Activities and Societies:

  Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society); Teaching Assistant for "Genetic Programming" and "Artificial Life"

Additional Information

Scott Brave’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Wikipedia

Scott Brave’s Interests:

skiing (PSIA cerified), martial arts, travel, teaching

Scott Brave’s Groups:

- Associate Editor for the "International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (IJHCS)" (2004-2007)

- ACM Member

•    MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni
•    Stanford University Alumni
•    TechExecs Network :: Senior IT Executives Network
•    MIT Media Lab Alumni
•    Stanford Engineering Alumni, Faculty and Staff
•    Hummer Winblad Tech Leadership

Scott Brave’s Honors:

- Most Sited Paper Award (2005-2007) for "Computer that Care", International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (IJHCS)

- Outstanding Book Award (2005-2007) for "Wired for Speech", International Communication Association (ICA)

- Award for Excellent Teaching by a Graduate Student (2002), International Communication Association (ICA)

- NSF Fellow (1996-1999)

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