Bill Buxton

Bill Buxton OC
Buxton with a Microwriter chord input device
Born	William Arthur Stewart Buxton (1949-03-10) March 10, 1949 (age 75) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Alma mater	St. Lawrence College Queen's University Utrecht University University of Toronto
Known for	User interface pioneer Marking menu Sketching in design
Awards	SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement Award (Association for Computing Machinery)
Scientific career
Fields	Computer science and design
Institutions	Utrecht University University of Toronto Ontario College of Art & Design Alias Wavefront Xerox PARC Microsoft Research
Doctoral students	Brad Myers

William Arthur Stewart Buxton OC (born March 10, 1949) is a Canadian computer scientist and designer. He is regarded as one of the pioneers in the field of human–computer interaction and is currently active in research at the University of Toronto. He is especially known for his curation of his collection documenting the history of interactive devices. He was a partner researcher at Microsoft Research before leaving in December 2022.