Joe Rosen has spent the last several decades as a programmer and engineer, developing digital media concepts and ideas into interactive prototypes and products.
His interest in digital video dates back to the late 1980's, when as a visiting graduate intern at Apple's Human Interface Group he participated in and contributed to time-based media experiments that were a precursor to the QuickTime system software.
Throughout the early 1990's Joe was an Adjunct Professor of Communications at New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program. While teaching programming at NYU he continued his work with digital video. Then, teaming with Hollywood producer Jack H. Harris, Joe created some of the first full length movies to be distributed on CD-ROM (most notably, Jack's 1950's sci-fi cult classic, THE BLOB).
In the Bay Area during the mid 90's Joe helped MusicNet establish its pioneering web based streaming music presence (MusicNet became the music distribution division of Seattle's Real Networks). In the late 90's Joe developed interactive children's games and toys, internet e-commerce websites, consumer kiosks, and even the software interface for a Nike sports watch.
Since 2002 Joe has been the lead programmer on Stanford's DIVER (Digital Interactive Video Exploration and Reflection) project.
Joe Rosen holds a Master's degree in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University and a Bachelor's degree in Design and Marketing from the State University of New York at Empire State College.