computer science

Lincoln Wallen

Lincoln Wallen is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lincoln Wallen rather than just read about it. In short: Lincoln Wallen is a British computer scientist and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Framestore. He is the former CTO of Improbable and DreamWorks Animation.

Key takeaways

Lincoln Wallen belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Lincoln Wallen to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Lincoln Wallen from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Lincoln Wallen is a British computer scientist and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Framestore. He is the former CTO of Improbable and DreamWorks Animation. Wallen received a first-class degree in Mathematics and Physics from Durham University in 1982. He also holds a PhD in artificial intelligence from the University of Edinburgh, supervised by Alan Bundy. He was subsequently an academic at the Oxford University Computing Laboratory. Wallen later moved into industry, working for the publisher Electronic Arts (EA), where he was CTO of EA Mobile, a business he helped to grow to create a $180 million business over three years. He then served as CTO for the online publishing business of EA internationally. Finally, Wallen joined the Californian film animation company DreamWorks, initially as Head of Research and Development from 2008 and later promoted to the position of CTO in 2012.

References

External links Lincoln Wallen on LinkedIn TechCrunch (2 October 2012). "Lincoln Wallen of Dreamworks". Retrieved 16 October 2015 – via YouTube. "All posts tagged Lincoln Wallen". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 October 2015.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lincoln Wallen

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lincoln Wallen claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lincoln Wallen before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lincoln Wallen ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lincoln Wallen

In research: Lincoln Wallen appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lincoln Wallen in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lincoln Wallen is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Alumni of Grey College, Durham, Alumni of the University of Edinburgh, American chief technology officers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lincoln Wallen outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Lincoln Wallen in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Lincoln Wallen means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Lincoln Wallen out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Lincoln Wallen in simple terms?

Lincoln Wallen is a British computer scientist and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Framestore. He is the former CTO of Improbable and DreamWorks Animation.

Why does Lincoln Wallen matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Lincoln Wallen?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Lincoln Wallen.