Experience
2020-06 to present
Senior Software Engineer, The New York TimesNew York City, NYC
2013-01 to 2020-06
Creative Technologist & Software Developer, FreelanceRemote
2020-04 to 2020-09
Mentor, Google Summer of Code - Processing FoundationRemote, NYC
2020-02 to 2020-05
Mentor, Processing FoundationRemote, NYC
2019-01 to present
Lead Developer / Project Lead, ml5.jsNew York, NY, USA
2019-01 to 2020-05
Researcher in Residence, Fellowship, New York University | Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP)New York, NY, USA
2018-09 to 2018-12
Adjunct Professor, School of Visual Arts | Design for Social InnovationNew York, NY, USA
2018-01 to present
Adjunct Professor, New York University | Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP)New York, NY, USA
2016-10 to 2017-12
Creative Technologist & Research Associate, moovel labStuttgart, Germany
2015-10 to 2016-08
Fellowship, Mozilla Foundation | Mozilla Science LabVancouver, BC, Canada
2015-01 to 2016-04
Co-coordinator, MaptimeVancouver, BC, Canada
2014-04 to 2015-03
Web Map Developer / Digital Cartographer, University of British Columbia | Centre for Advanced Landscape PlanningVancouver, BC, Canada
2013-09 to 2016-05
Research Assistant, UBC Micrometeorology LabVancouver, BC, Canada
2012-06 to 2013-06
Research Engineer | Geospatial Visualization, MIT | Senseable City LabCambridge, MA / Singapore, Singapore
2011-08 to 2012-07
Lab Technician, UCLA | Dr. D.F. Cusack's Biogeography and Terrestrial Ecosystem BiogeochemistryLos Angeles, CA, USA
2011-01 to 2011-06
Fair Trade Team Leader | Action Research Team, UCLA | Education for Sustainable leader Program, Institute of the EnvironmentLos Angeles, CA, USA
2011-01 to 2011-07
Copy Editor (internship), Transworld MediaOceanside, CA, USA
Education
2013-09 to 2016-04
M.Sc | Geography - Urban Climatology & Environmental MicrometeorologySpecializations: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (CO2) Modelling & Mapping, Mobile Sensor Networks,University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2008-09 to 2012-06
B.A. | Geography / Environmental StudiesSpecializations: Geospatial Information Systems and Technology | Environmental Systems and Society,University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
2011-10 to 2011-12
ExchangeSpecializations: Amazonian Agroforestry Systems,School for International Training, Amazonia, Para, Brazil
2010-06 to 2010-08
ExchangeSpecializations: French Language and Culture,UCLA Education Abroad Program, Paris, France
Books Authored
2018-10
Generative Design 2.0: Creative Coding on the Web with P5.jsBenedikt Groß, Hartmut Bonacker, Julia Laub, & Claudius Lazzeroni with contributions by Niels Poldervaart & Joey LeePrinceton Architectural Press
2018-03
Generative Gestaltung 2.0: Creative Coding Im WebBenedikt Groß, Hartmut Bonacker, Julia Laub, & Claudius Lazzeroni with contributions by Niels Poldervaart & Joey LeeHerman Schmidt Verlag
2016-10
ABC, The Alphabet from the SkyBenedikt Groß & JK LeePenguin Random House
2013-10
The Big Atlas of LA PoolsBenedikt Groß & JK Leeself-published, permanent collections at The US Library of Congress
Paper Publications
2020-02
Who wants to be a self-driving car? A mixed-reality data-trust exerciseLee, J., Groß, B., Reimann, R.Information Visualization
2016-10
A mobile sensor network to map CO2 in urban environmentsLee, J., Christen, A., Nesic, Z.Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
2015-10
Exotic Grasses and Nitrate Enrichment Alter Soil Carbon Cycling Along an Urban-Rural Tropical Forest GradientCusack, D., Lee, J., McCleery, T., LeCroy, C.Global Change Biology
2013-10
Digital Breadcrumbs: Detecting Urban Mobility Patterns and Transport Mode Choices Using Cellphone NetworksHollezeck, TM., Yu L., Lee, JK., Senn, O., Kloeckl, K., Ratti, C., Jaillet, P.BigDataScience: Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Big Data Science and Computing
Talks
2017-10
What the Street!: An interactive data exploration of urban mobility infrastructure using OpenStreetMapMontreal, Quebec, Canada, North American Cartographic Information Society Meeting
2016-11
Space, Time, & DesignSchwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, Hochschule für Gestaltung, Schwäbisch Gmünd
2016-07
Open Source Geo-stackNairobi, Kenya, iHub Research | Mozilla Science Work Week
2016-06
Entangling the map: Adventures in the fuzzy space between art and scienceNew York, New York, Geojournews Conference
2016-02
Aerial Bold (lightening talk)Berlin, Germany, Mozilla Working Open Workshop
2015-10
Aerial BoldChicago, IL, USA, IEEE VisAP 2015
2015-07
A Mobile Sensor Network to Map CO2 in Urban EnvironmentsLee, JK (Presenting Author), Christen, A., Nesic, Z., Ketler, R.Toulouse, France, International Conference on Urban Climates (ICUC)
2014-12
A Mobile Sensor Network to Map CO2 in Urban Environments (poster)Lee, JK (Presenting Author), Christen, A., Nesic, Z., Ketler, R.San Francisco, CA, USA, American Geophysical Union
2014-12
Seasonal variations in δ13C and δ18O of atmospheric CO2 measured in the urban boundary layer over Vancouver, Canada in relation to fuel emissionsChristen A., Lee JK (Presenting Author)., Ketler, R., Nesic, Z., Schwendenmann L., Semmens, C.San Francisco, CA, USA, American Geophysical Union
2013-04
Reading and writing landscapes with mapsJK LeeVancouver, BC, Canada, 1st annual UBC GIS Day
2012-08
Soil respiration across an urban-rural tropical gradient: Variability among forest and invasive grass sitesJoseph K. Lee, Daniela F. Cusack., Taylor L. McCleery.Portland, Oregon, Ecological society of America annual meeting
2012-04
Soil Respiration Across an Urban-Rural Tropical Gradient: Variability Among Forest and Invasive Grass SitesJoseph K. Lee, Daniela F. Cusack, University of California, Los Angeles – Science Poster Day, 2012
2011-12
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Linkages Along an Urban Elevational Gradient in Humid Tropical ForestsDaniela F. Cusack, Joseph K. Lee, Taylor L. McCleerySan Francisco, CA, USA, American Geophysical Union
Exhibitions
2019-02
Data Through Design (Co-Organizer & Co-Curator)Data Through Design Organizing Team - Jessie Braden, Wenfei Xu, Stephen Larrick, Juan Saldarriaga, & Joey LeeBrookly, NY, USA, Data Through Design
2018-03
Who Wants to Be A Self-Driving Car?JK Lee, Benedikt Groß, & Raphael Reimann in collaboration with David Leonard, MESO Digital Interiors, moovel labAustin, Texas, SxSW
2017-10
Who Wants to Be A Self-Driving Car?JK Lee, Benedikt Groß, & Raphael Reimann in collaboration with David Leonard, MESO Digital Interiors, moovel labNamur, Belgium, KiKK Festival
2017-07
Who Wants to Be A Self-Driving Car?JK Lee, Benedikt Groß, & Raphael Reimann in collaboration with David Leonard, MESO Digital Interiors, moovel labFrankfurt, Germany, NODE Forum for Digital Arts
2016-07
Aerial BoldBenedikt Groß & JK LeeOakland, CA, USA, TL;DR
2015-10
Aerial BoldBenedikt Groß & JK LeeChicao, IL, USA, LeRoy Neiman Gallery, School of the Art Institute of Chicago | IEEE VisAp
2017-07
The Big Atlas of LA PoolsBenedikt Groß & JK LeeWashington D.C., United States Library of Congress
2015-01
The Big Atlas of LA PoolsBenedikt Groß & JK LeeSantiago, Chile, 12th Bienal de Artes Mediales, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, CL
The Big Atlas of LA PoolsBenedikt Groß & JK LeeIstanbul, Turkey, Istanbul Design Biennial / Mapmaker Manifesto
2014-06
The Big Atlas of LA PoolsBenedikt Groß & JK LeeLos Angeles, CA, USA, WUHO Gallery / LA Forum for Architecture & Urban Design
2014-02
The Big Atlas of LA PoolsBenedikt Groß & JK LeeTokyo, Japan, 17th Annual Japan Media Arts Festival
2014-04
LA SwimmerBenedikt Groß & JK LeePalm Springs, CA, USA, On the Road
2013-12
The Big Atlas of LA PoolsBenedikt Groß & JK LeeSan Francisco, CA, USA, SwissNex
2013-09
The Big Atlas of LA PoolsBenedikt Groß & JK LeeRotterdam, Netherlands, V2 Institute
2013-09
The Big Atlas of LA PoolsBenedikt Groß & JK LeeLondon, UK, Royal College of Art
Teaching
2020-03
All Maps LieprofessorNYU ITP, New York, NY, USA
2020-01
Dynamic Web DevelopmentprofessorNYU ITP, New York, NY, USA
2019-01
Quant Humanists: Designing Personal DataprofessorNYU ITP, New York, NY, USA
2018-01
Quant Humanists: The I in APIprofessorNYU ITP, New York, NY, USA
2015-01
Geographical Biogeosciences 472: Research in Cartographyteaching assistantUBC Department of Geography, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014-01
Geographical Biogeosciences 373: Introduction to Remote Sensingteaching assistantUBC Department of Geography, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2013-09
Geographical Biogeosciences 370: Advanced Issues in Geographic Information Scienceteaching assistantUBC Department of Geography, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Workshops
2019-10
ml5.js: A Friendly Introduction to Machine LearningPittsburg, PA, USA, Carnegie Mellon University, Frank Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry
2019-06
ml5.js: A Friendly Introduction to Machine LearningNew York, NY, USA, NYU ITP Camp
2017-10
Let’s Make Emoji MapsBrooklyn, NY, USA, Maptime New York
2017-10
Slippy Web Maps You Complete Me: Hello Vector Tiles and Tilehut.jsHarvard University | Cambridge, MA, USA, FOSS4G Conference
2017-05
Learning web mapping with GeosandboxSchwäbisch Gmund, Germany, HfG Schwäbisch Gmund
2016-10
Drawing with Maps: Building curious GEOmetries on the webLondon, UK, Mozilla Festival, MozFest
2016-05
Webmaps for the Digital HumanitiesVancouver, BC, Canada, UBC | Pixelating: Digital Humanities Workshop Series
2016-03
A friendly Introduction to GithubVancouver, BC, Canada, UBC | Centre of Teaching and Learning Technology
2016-02
Working Open WorkshopVancouver, BC, Canada, Mozilla Science Lab Workshop
2015-02
Scroll driven adventure with Mapbox.jsVancouver, BC, Canada, Maptime Vancouver
2015-01
Aloha Processing - Introduction to ProcessingVancouver, BC, Canada, Prepared for Biogeosciences 472: Research in Cartography
2015-01
Aloha R - Introduction to R and Programmed MapsVancouver, BC, Canada, Prepared for Biogeosciences 472: Research in Cartography
2016-01
Your first web map with CartoDBVancouver, BC, Canada, Maptime Vancouver
2015-03
Let’s make an interactive mapVancouver, BC, Canada, Maptime Vancouver
2014-11
Hello Web MapsVancouver, BC, Canada, UBC | TerreWEB Workshop
Awards
2018-03
Ars Electronica STARTS Prize (Nominee) for Who Wants to Be a Self-Driving CarArs Electronica STARTS Prize, Minze, Austria
2015-01
Mozilla Open Science FellowshipMozilla Science Foundations, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014-07
John Knox Memorial PrizeUBC Department of Geography, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014-02
Excellence Award17th Annual Japan Media Arts Festival, Tokyo, Japan
2013-09
TerreWEB Scholar (2013-2016)UBC | Terrestrial Research on Ecosystems and World-wide Education & Broadcast, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2013-11
Notable Map (November, 2013)UC Berkeley, Mapping and It’s Discontents Symposium, Berkeley, CA, USA
2012-06
Highest HonorsUCLA Department of Geography, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2012-05
Dean's PrizeUCLA Science Poster Day, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2011-09
Undergraduate Research Scholar (2011 - 2012)UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2011-09
Friends of Geography Scholarship (2011 - 2012)UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2010-12
Dean’s Honors List (Winter 2010 – Spring 2012)UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Opensource Contributions
2019-01
ml5.jsLead Developer, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2019-10
p5mimicry.jsLead Developer, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2019-05
magenta.jsOne-time contribution, devOps and maintenance, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2019-10
Nature of Code BookCoding, Copy Editing, Design, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2019-07
opentype.jsOne-time contribution | Coding, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2019-11
Google Creative Lab's Teachable MachineMaintainer for ml5.js integration, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2015-10
GeosandboxLead Developer, Vancouver, BC, CANADA
2019-11
Data Selfie AppLead Developer / Shown on the Coding Train, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2019-11
The Weather Here AppLead Developer / Shown on the Coding Train, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2019-05
p5.js Web EditorContributor, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2018-05
BC Climate ExplorerLead Developer, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2014-05
population.ioContributor, Code Translation, Brooklyn, NY, USA