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Kentaro Toyama is the W.K. Kellogg Professor of Community Information at the University of Michigan School of Information, a fellow at MIT's Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values, and author of *Geek Heresy*. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Yale and a B.A. in Physics from Harvard.
- Roles: Faculty Director (MSI Program), Co-Chair of DEI Committee, AAUP Chapter President
- Research Focus: Technology's societal impact, digital divide, and critical race theory in tech
- Affiliations: Former Assistant Managing Director of Microsoft Research India (2005–201?), co-founder of ICTD Conference
His 'Law of Amplification' argues technology amplifies existing human intent/capacity, reshaping debates on tech-driven development. He advises governments (e.g., World Bank) and NGOs like Digital Green, impacting millions of farmers globally.
Awards: ACM Fellow (2022), Marr Prize (2001), recognition for Xbox Kinect foundational work.
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