Gregory D. Abowd

Professor Abowd has promoted a vision of health care and education that incorporates the use of advanced information technologies to address difficult challenges relating to the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral disorders, such as autism, as well as the assessment of behavioral change within complex social environments. He has set forth a vision for using ubiquitous computing in the evaluation of autism-related behaviors and in the evaluation of their response to treatment. Professor Abowd's work in autism has resulted in the development and optimization of behavioral evaluation protocols for use by parents, caregivers, educators, and health care clinicians within naturalistic environments. He has supported the commercialization of work in this area.

Professor Abowd has influenced scientists and clinicians within the fields of Psychology and Education through his tireless efforts to educate others about the benefits of incorporating computing into behavioral science protocols. Professor Abowd brings energy, innovation, and inspiration to new projects and collaborations and is shaping the approach of a new generation of behavioral and computing scientists. He has continuously promoted the idea of scaling the impact of research to the population level through the use of technology.