Editing Steve Mann (inventor) (section)

== Early life and education ==
Mann holds a PhD in Media Arts and Sciences (1997) from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] and a B.Sc., B.Eng. and M.Eng. from [[McMaster University]] in 1987, 1989 and 1992, respectively. He was also inducted into the McMaster University Alumni Hall of Fame, Alumni Gallery 2004, in recognition of his career as an inventor and teacher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcmaster.ca/ua/alumni/gallery/mann.htm|title=Mann, Steve|access-date=2007-08-03 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071114072826/http://www.mcmaster.ca/ua/alumni/gallery/mann.htm|archive-date=2007-11-14|publisher=[[McMaster University]]}}</ref> While at MIT, in then Director [[Nicholas Negroponte]]'s words, "Steve Mann … brought the seed" that founded the Wearable Computing group in the Media Lab<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wearcam.org/nn.mpg|title=Video Interview|publisher=Wearable Computing and Interaction Design|access-date=2007-08-03}}</ref> and "Steve Mann is the perfect example of someone … who persisted in his vision and ended up founding a new discipline."<ref>Bangor Daily News – Sep 26, 1997</ref><ref>Part man, part machine – all nerd `Wearable computer' pioneer Steve Mann keeps one eye locked on the future, Toronto Star, Eric Shinn, July 8, 02:32 EDT</ref> In 2004 he was named the recipient of the 2004 Leonardo Award for Excellence for his article "Existential Technology," published in ''[[Leonardo (journal)|Leonardo]]'' 36:1.<ref>{{cite web|title= 2004 Leonardo Award for Excellence Given to Steve Mann|url=http://rhizome.org/discuss/view/15557/|date= 2004-12-07|access-date=2012-07-20}}</ref><ref name='Existential Technology'>{{cite journal | title = Existential Technology: Wearable Computing Is Not the Real Issue! | journal = [[Leonardo (journal)|Leonardo]] | first = Steve | last = Mann | volume = 36 | issue = 1| pages = 19–25 | jstor = 1577273 | doi=10.1162/002409403321152239| year = 2003 | s2cid = 4495269 }}</ref>

He is also General Chair of the IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society,<ref name="veillance.me">{{cite web|url=http://veillance.me/|title=ISTAS'13|website=Veillance.me|access-date=30 July 2018}}</ref> Associate Editor of ''IEEE Technology and Society'', is a licensed Professional Engineer, and Senior Member of the IEEE,<ref name="works.bepress.com">{{cite web |title=IEEE T&S Magazine: Undergoing Transformation  |url=http://works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1374&context=kmichael |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521005041/http://works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1374&context=kmichael |archive-date=2013-05-21 |url-status=dead |access-date=2013-01-30}}</ref> as well as a member of the IEEE Council on Extended Intelligence (CXI).<ref>{{cite web |title=CXI - Council on Extended Intelligence {{!}} IEEE SA & MIT Media Lab |url=https://globalcxi.org/ |website=IEEE CXI |access-date=2 September 2022}}</ref>