Wayne Westerman

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Dr. Wayne Carl Westerman is a software engineer who serves as a multi-touch architect at Apple Inc.
==Education==
Westerman graduated in 1991 as the of in .Belton High School Hall of Fame, Belton High School. Accessed 2021-12-12. He received his B.S. in electrical engineering with highest distinction from in 1994. Westerman received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the in 1999, where he also became a postdoctoral fellow in 2003.Wayne Westerman, LinkedIn. Accessed 2021-12-12.
==Career==
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In June 1999, Westerman co-founded FingerWorks with his academic advisor John G. Elias and became the VP of software engineering to develop multi-touch technology. Westerman's interest in the development of touch gestures was inspired by his experience as pianist while suffering .Piano inspired the iPhone? by Jeff Richardson, iPhone J.D. 2009-02-19.
===Apple Inc.===
In February 2005, FingerWorks was acquired by Apple, where Westerman became a distinguished engineer. FingerWorks' technology and patents were incorporated into the iPhone to make its multi-touch features possible.iPhone Birthed From Purchase of Touch Pioneers FingerWorks?, Wired. 2007-01-22.Some iPhone touchscreen roots 'splained by FingerWorks inventors by Paul Miller, Wired. 2007-01-22.
==References==
==External links==
*Dr. Wayne C. Westerman at Purdue University
*Wayne C. Westerman at the Association for Computing Machinery
*Wayne, Wayne C., and Wayne Carl Westerman at Justia Patents
*Wayne C. Westerman at ResearchGate
===Articles===
*No Press, No Stress: When Fingers Fly by Sally McGrane at The New York Times (2002-01-24)
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