Matt Ratto

 Matt Ratto

Matt Ratto

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  • Reviews8

Biography

University of Toronto St. George Campus - Information Science


Resume

  • 2014

    University of Toronto

    Faculty of Information

    University of Toronto

    Faculty of Information

  • 2011

    Shotlst

    Shotlst

  • 2009

    Overlap community

    Overlap community

  • 2008

    University of Toronto

    I'm appointed in the Faculty of Information. I'm also a member of the Knowledge Media Design Institute and the faculty liaison to the Environmental Studies collaborative program.

    University of Toronto

    Nia Technologies Inc.

    Chief Science Officer

    Toronto

    Canada Area

  • 2007

    Critical Making Lab

    HUMlab

    Umeå University

    The Critical Making lab is a shared space for experimenting with the crossovers between critical social research and material

    hands-on work. http://www.criticalmaking.com

    Critical Making Lab

    I spent one year at the HUMlab examining how new technologies were allowing for new materializations of digital information and studying how design methodologies can be incorporated into critical research. This was really a re-tooling year for me - the HUMlab is a wonderful space!

    HUMlab

    Umeå University

  • 2005

    I was a founding member of the VKS. During my time there

    I worked on an NWO funded project studying the use of simulation and modeling technologies in Archaeology and other humanities disciplines.

    Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences

    KNAW

  • 2003

    Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences

    KNAW

    Nia Technologies Inc.

    Readout

    Greater St. Louis Area

    Matt is a founder of Readout

    helping develop Readout's sensing technologies into market-ready devices and systems. His continued focus at Readout is on operationalizing behavioral and social science theories to increase adherence and usability.

    Chief Technology Officer

    Readout

    I worked with the Networked Research and Digital Information (NERDI) research group. With Anne Beaulieu and Iina Hellsten

    I studies the role of metaphors in large-scale distributed database development.

    Netherlands Institute for Scientific Information

    KNAW

  • 1997

    PhD

    PhD in Communication

    Communication

    University of California

    San Diego

  • 1992

    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

    BA in Theatre Studies

    Theatre/Theater

    University of California

    Santa Cruz

  • Higher Education

    Data Analysis

    Theory

    Qualitative Research

    Ethnography

    Editing

    Interaction Design

    E-Learning

    Science Communication

    Research Design

    Social Sciences

    Experience Design

    Public Speaking

    Lecturing

    Teaching

    Human Computer Interaction

    University Teaching

    Statistics

    Social Media

    Research

    3D PrintAbility

    3D-printed leg prosthetics for children in the developing world.

    Ratto

    Ratto

FIS 1210

1.5(1)

GRADUATELE

2.5(1)

INF 2241

2.5(1)

INF 2242

3.3(2)