Computer Scientist
1. Katie Bouman (1989)
Computer Scientist
American computer scientist specializing in the field of imaging. She is best recognized for having been a key part of the Event Horizon Telescope Tam that captured the first image...
2. Tim Berners Lee (1955)
Computer Scientist
British computer scientist who is widely credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989. He founded the World Wide Web Foundation in 2009, which works to improve the availability...
3. Annie Easley (1933)
Computer Scientist
One of the developers of the computer code for NASA's Centaur rocket stage, she was among the first African-American computer and rocket scientists.
4. John Hopcroft (1939)
Computer Scientist
Theoretical computer scientist who specialized in the theory of computation and data structures. He once received the Turing Award which is considered one of the highest awards in his field.
5. Vinton Cerf (1943)
Computer Scientist
Computer scientist who is considered one of the founding fathers of the internet. He became President of the Association for Computing Machinery in May 2012.
6. Pat Hayes (1970)
Computer Scientist
English-born computer scientist known for his work in the field of Artificial Intelligence and for his association with Florida's Institute for Human and Machine Cognition.
7. Robert Sedgewick (1970)
Computer Scientist
Computer scientist, professor and author who served on the Adobe Systems Board of Directors.
8. Charlie Lee (1977)
Computer Scientist
Computer scientist and cryptocurrency expert who founded Litecoin. He is also the managing director of the Litecoin Foundation. His satoshilite Twitter account, which has accumulated 1 million followers, features information on...
9. Neil Gunther (1950)
Computer Scientist
Famous for creating the computer software known as "Pretty Damn Quick" and for developing a scalable applications process termed the "Guerrilla approach," he also notably formulated the Universal Law of...
10. Ross J Anderson (1956)
Computer Scientist
British professor, author, computer scientist, and security engineering expert. He headed the cryptography sub-program of the University of Cambridge's computer department and worked on the LION, BEAR, and Serpent ciphers.
11. Charles E Leiserson (1970)
Computer Scientist
Computer scientist who specializes in parallel computing and distributed computing. He was Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Cilk Arts, Inc.
12. Eugene Myers (1970)
Computer Scientist
Known best for helping to develop the BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) for the National Center for Biotechnology Information, this computer expert, bioinformatician, and frequently cited researcher also served...
