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  David A. Mellis (USA)
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Expertise   Mathematics, software development
 
Education   S.B. (Bachelors) in Mathematics from MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA (2003)
 
Bio   Having taken his first programming class at age 13, David has had numerous jobs in software development, including a year as an undergraduate researcher in Justine Cassell's Gesture and Narrative Language group at the MIT Media Lab. While at MIT, he took a class from John Maeda, which encouraged his interest in interaction design. Most recently, he developed server software for options quoting at the Chicago Trading Company. David co-taught a calculus course in MIT's Experimental Study Group and was a counselor at the University of Chicago's Young Scholars Programme in mathematics.
 
Focus   The design of traditional software applications, the management and visualization of information, the use of technology in public and private spaces. And to experience the process of design, to meet new people and gain new skills.
 
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