birth_place |name awards image_size field work_institutions birth_date article_title citizenship alma_mater
kenosha , wisconsin ronald baecker named graphics '' of one the `` 60 pioneers of computer 150px computer science ; electrical engineering university of toronto october 7 , 1942 -lrb- age 70 -rrb- ronald baecker
 u.s. mit
ronald baecker

dr. ron baecker -lrb- born october 7 , 1942 -rrb- is a tenured professor of computer science -lrb- cross-appointed to the department of electrical and computer engineering and to the faculty of management -rrb- at the university of toronto , and has held these positions since 1989 .
he is the founder of the knowledge media design institute -lrb- kmdi -rrb- and the technologies for aging gracefully lab -lrb- taglab -rrb- , both at the university of toronto .
