Gerhard Fischer is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Colorado at Boulder and member of the Institute of Cognitive Science. He is currently directing the Center for Lifelong Learning and Design
He is a member of the following organizations:
- ACM
- American Association for
Artificial Intelligence - Cognitive
Science, GI (Gesellschaft fuer Informatik) - Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers - Computer Professionals for
Social Responsibility
His current research work includes:
- enTWIne
Social Creativity and Meta-Design in Lifelong Learning
Communities - CLever:
Building Cognitive Levers to help people help themselves
The mission of the Cognitive Lever, or CLever project is to
provide computationally enhanced environments to assist people
with a wide range of cognitive disabilities and their support
community. - The
Envisionment and Discovery Collaboratory
The focus of this is to develop a framework for integrating
physical games, computer simulations, and dynamic information
spaces for the support of collaborative learning and design. - Organizational
Memory and Organizational Learning
This work investigates computer support for learning, working,
and collaborating in information-intensive organizations.