_hackers/minds

Era

Hackers of the 1980s

349 entries

Ahto Buldas
Cryptographer

Ahto Buldas

Estonian computer scientist (born 1967)

1967 – present

Academic

Alan Dix

1960 – present · United Kingdom

Alan Emtage
Academic

Alan Emtage

Barbadian-Canadian computer scientist

1964 – present · United States

Alberto Broggi
Academic

Alberto Broggi

Italian computer scientist (born 1966)

1966 – present · Italy

Alec Muffett
Security researcher

Alec Muffett

Software engineer, security expert (born 1968)

1968 – present · United States

Academic

Alexander Gelbukh

1962 – present

Alexander Razborov
Academic

Alexander Razborov

Russian mathematician

1963 – present · Russia

Alexander Razgulin
Academic

Alexander Razgulin

Russian mathematician (born 1963)

1963 – present · Russia

Alexey Izmailov
Academic

Alexey Izmailov

Russian mathematician (born 1967)

1967 – present

Cryptographer

Alfred Menezes

Canadian cryptographer

1965 – present · Canada

Alois Christian Knoll
Academic

Alois Christian Knoll

German roboticist

1961 – present

Amparo Alonso Betanzos
Academic

Amparo Alonso Betanzos

Spanish professor and researcher (Born 1961)

1961 – present · Spain

Academic

Anastasia Ailamaki

Greek/Swiss computer scientist

1968 – present · Switzerland

Academic

Andrea Bondavalli

Italian computer scientist (born 1960)

1960 – present · Italy

Academic

Andrea Mazzucchi

1966 – present · Italy

Andreas Heldal-Lund
Hacktivist

Andreas Heldal-Lund

Norwegian anti-Scientology activist (1964–2024)

1964 – 2024 · Norway

Andreu Veà Baró
Academic

Andreu Veà Baró

Spanish engineer

1969 – present · Spain

Academic

Andrew Adamatzky

British computer scientist

1965 – present · United Kingdom

Andrew Appel
Academic

Andrew Appel

American computer scientist

1960 – present · United States

Academic

Andrew D. Gordon

British computer scientist

1964 – present

Andrew Tridgell
Academic

Andrew Tridgell

Australian computer programmer

1967 – present · Australia

Academic

Andrew V. Goldberg

American computer scientist

1960 – present · United States

Andy Harter
Academic

Andy Harter

British computer scientist (born 1961)

1961 – present

Anja Feldmann
Academic

Anja Feldmann

German computer scientist

1966 – present · Germany

Anke Domscheit-Berg
Hacktivist

Anke Domscheit-Berg

German politician and activist

1968 – present · Germany

Anu Garg
Academic

Anu Garg

American author and speaker (born 1967)

1967 – present · United States

Arturo Azcorra
Academic

Arturo Azcorra

Spanish scientist

1962 – present · Spain

Academic

Asunción Gómez Pérez

Spanish computer scientist and academic (born 1967)

1967 – present · Spain

Cryptographer

Atsuko Miyaji

Japanese cryptographer (born 1965)

1965 – present · Japan

Academic

Augusto Sampaio

Brazilian computer scientist

1964 – present · Brazil

Babak Hodjat
Academic

Babak Hodjat

Co-founder and CEO of Sentient Technologies (Born 1967)

1967 – present

Academic

Bao Yueqiao

Chinese businessman and go player

1967 – present · China

Cryptographer

Bart Preneel

Belgian cryptographer (born 1963)

1963 – present · Belgium

Bernd Fix
Academic

Bernd Fix

German hacker and computer security expert

1962 – present · Germany

Bita Daryabari
Academic

Bita Daryabari

Iranian-born American philanthropist, entrepreneur, computer scientist

1969 – present · United States

Academic

Boris Aronov

American computer scientist

1963 – present · United States

Boris Loza
Security researcher

Boris Loza

International computer security expert (born 1960)

1960 – present

Bram Moolenaar
Academic

Bram Moolenaar

Dutch computer programmer (1961–2023)

1961 – 2023

Security researcher

Brian Lord (cyber security expert)

Former deputy director of GCHQ in Cheltenham, England (born 1965)

1965 – present · United Kingdom

Bruce Schneier
Cryptographer

Bruce Schneier

American computer scientist (born 1963)

1963 – present · United States

Academic

Burt Kaliski

1964 – present · United States

Academic

Byoungho Lee

South Korean electrical engineer (1964–2022)

1964 – 2022 · South Korea

Academic

Carlisle Adams

Canadian cryptographer

1961 – present · Canada

Carlos A. Coello Coello
Academic

Carlos A. Coello Coello

Mexican computer scientist

1967 – present · Mexico

Academic

Cecilia R. Aragon

American computer scientist, author, and aerobatic pilot

1960 – present · United States

Academic

Cem Ersoy

1963 – present · Türkiye

Academic

Cem Say

Turkish computer scientist

1966 – present · Türkiye

Academic

Chen Greif

Computer scientist

1965 – present

Academic

Chen Jin (computer scientist)

Chinese computer scientist

1968 – present · China

Hacktivist

Cheng Jianping

Chinese political dissident and human rights activist

1964 – present · China

Academic

Chris Cobb

1965 – present

Chris Wysopal
Security researcher

Chris Wysopal

American computer security expert (born 1965)

1965 – present · United States

Christen Ager-Hanssen
Academic

Christen Ager-Hanssen

Norwegian entrepreneur

1962 – present · Norway

Academic

Christine Paulin-Mohring

Mathematical logician and computer scientist

1962 – present · France

Christof Ebert
Academic

Christof Ebert

German computer scientist and entrepreneur

1964 – present · Germany

Christof Paar
Academic

Christof Paar

German cryptographer

1963 – present · Germany

Christoph Benzmüller
Academic

Christoph Benzmüller

German computer scientist

1968 – present · Germany

Academic

Claire Mathieu

French computer scientist

1965 – present · France

Cryptographer

Claude Crépeau

Canadian computer scientist

1962 – present · Canada

Security researcher

Clay Parikh

American cybersecurity specialist (born 1962)

1962 – present

Academic

Corinna Bath

German computer scientist

1963 – present

Craig Gotsman
Academic

Craig Gotsman

1964 – present · Israel

D. Richard Hipp
Academic

D. Richard Hipp

American software developer

1961 – present · United States

Damian Conway
Academic

Damian Conway

1964 – present · Australia

Dan Boneh
Academic

Dan Boneh

Israeli–American professor

1969 – present · Israel

Academic

Dan Connolly (computer scientist)

American computer scientist

1967 – present · United States

Dan Farmer
Security researcher

Dan Farmer

American computer security researcher and programmer

1962 – present · United States

Dana Ron
Academic

Dana Ron

Israeli computer scientist

1964 – present · Israel

Cryptographer

Daniel Bleichenbacher

Cryptographer (born 1964)

1964 – present · Switzerland

Daniel Glazman
Academic

Daniel Glazman

French programmer

1967 – present · France

Dave Täht
Academic

Dave Täht

American network engineer (1965–2025)

1965 – 2025 · United States

David Axmark
Academic

David Axmark

Swedish computer expert & businessman (born 1962)

1962 – present · Sweden

David Bader (computer scientist)
Academic

David Bader (computer scientist)

American computer scientist

1969 – present · United States

Academic

David F. Bacon

American computer programmer (born 1963)

1963 – present

David Naccache
Cryptographer

David Naccache

1967 – present · France

Deep Medhi
Academic

Deep Medhi

Indo-American computer scientist and inventor

1962 – present · India

Academic

Dieter Fensel

German computer scientist

1960 – 2024 · Germany

Dieter Fox
Academic

Dieter Fox

German roboticist

1966 – present · Germany

Academic

Dilma Da Silva

Brazilian-American systems software researcher

1965 – present · Brazil

Dmitry Burkov
Academic

Dmitry Burkov

Russian internet engineer (born 1960)

1960 – present · Russia

Doron A. Peled
Academic

Doron A. Peled

Israeli computer scientist

1962 – present

Eddy Willems
Security researcher

Eddy Willems

Belgian computer scientist (born 1962)

1962 – present · Belgium

Academic

Edith Cohen

Computer scientist

1966 – present

Security researcher

Edward G. Amoroso

American computer security professional (born 1961)

1961 – present

Black hat

Electron (computer hacker)

Australian computer criminal (born 1969)

1969 – present

Eli Biham
Cryptographer

Eli Biham

Israeli cryptographer and cryptanalyst (born 1960)

1960 – present · Israel

Elisabeth André
Academic

Elisabeth André

German Computer Scientist

1961 – present · Germany

Enrique Alba
Academic

Enrique Alba

Spanish computer science professor (born 1968)

1968 – present · Spain

Academic

Enrique Herrera Viedma

1969 – present

Academic

Eric Bina

American computer programmer

1964 – present · United States

Erik Josefsson (activist)
Hacktivist

Erik Josefsson (activist)

Swedish musician and internet activist (born 1963)

1963 – present · Sweden

Ernesto Damiani
Academic

Ernesto Damiani

1960 – present · Italy

Eugene Kaspersky
Security researcher

Eugene Kaspersky

Russian cybersecurity expert (born 1965)

1965 – present · Russia

Eva Pascoe
Academic

Eva Pascoe

Polish-born entrepreneur

1964 – present

Evan Prodromou
Academic

Evan Prodromou

American software developer and open source advocate

1968 – present · United States

Fang Binxing
Academic

Fang Binxing

Chinese computer scientist

1960 – present · China

Academic

Fedor Fomin

1968 – present · Russia

Fedor Zaytsev
Academic

Fedor Zaytsev

1963 – present

Academic

Feng Chu

Chinese-French operations researcher

1965 – present · China

Fernando Bonsembiante
Other

Fernando Bonsembiante

Argentine hacker and writer (1966–2015)

1966 – 2015 · Argentina

Filippo Menczer
Academic

Filippo Menczer

American and Italian computer scientist

1965 – present · United States

Academic

Francesca Mazzia

Italian applied mathematician

1967 – present

Academic

Francisco Herrera Triguero

Spanish computer scientist (born 1966)

1966 – present · Spain

François Pachet
Academic

François Pachet

French scientist, composer and director (born 1964)

1964 – present · France

Academic

Fred Cate

American professor (born 1963)

1963 – present

Academic

Frédéric Lepied

French computer engineer (born 1967)

1967 – present · France

Gary McKinnon
Other

Gary McKinnon

Scottish computer hacker (born 1966)

1966 – present · United Kingdom

Geoffrey Knauth
Academic

Geoffrey Knauth

American software engineer

1960 – present · United States

Academic

Gholamali Montazer

Iranian computer scientist

1969 – present · Iran

Gilles Dowek
Academic

Gilles Dowek

French computer scientist (1966–2025)

1966 – 2025 · France

Academic

Giuseppe De Giacomo

Italian computer scientist (born 1965)

1965 – present

Giuseppe F. Italiano
Academic

Giuseppe F. Italiano

1961 – present · Italy

Academic

Glenn Davis (web design)

American web designer

1961 – present

Academic

Gopal Gupta (computer scientist)

1963 – present

Greg Stein
Academic

Greg Stein

American computer scientist

1967 – present · United States

Gregory Abowd
Academic

Gregory Abowd

American computer scientist

1964 – present · United States

Academic

Guillermo Sapiro

1966 – present · United States

Hagit Attiya
Academic

Hagit Attiya

Israeli computer scientist

1962 – present · Israel

Hans-Joachim Bungartz
Academic

Hans-Joachim Bungartz

German computer scientist

1963 – present · Germany

Hillol Kargupta
Academic

Hillol Kargupta

1967 – present

Black hat

Hiroshi Maeue

Japanese serial killer (1968–2009)

1968 – 2009 · Japan

Academic

Holger H. Hoos

German-Canadian computer scientist

1969 – present · Canada

Cryptographer

Howard Heys

Cryptographer

1963 – present · Canada

Huai Jinpeng
Academic

Huai Jinpeng

Chinese computer scientist and politician

1962 – present · China

Academic

Huang Minqiang

Chinese mathematician and computer scientist

1960 – present · China

Ian Bryant (academic)
Academic

Ian Bryant (academic)

British computer scientist

1965 – present · United Kingdom

Academic

Ignacio M. Llorente

Spanish entrepreneur and educator (born 1969)

1969 – present · Spain

Igor Muttik
Security researcher

Igor Muttik

Russian computer scientist (born 1962)

1962 – present

Security researcher

Ilfak Guilfanov

Russian software developer

1966 – present

Isabelle Guyon
Academic

Isabelle Guyon

French-born researcher in machine learning (born 1961)

1961 – present · France

Ivan Pope
Academic

Ivan Pope

British writer and technologist

1961 – present

Jaime Levy
Academic

Jaime Levy

American multimedia artist, interface designer and user experience strategist

1966 – present · United States

Academic

James Clark (programmer)

British programmer (born 1964)

1964 – present · United Kingdom

Academic

James H. Anderson (computer scientist)

American computer scientist

1960 – present

Academic

Jason Cong

American computer scientist

1963 – present

Academic

Javier Esparza (computer scientist)

Spanish computer scientist

1964 – present · Spain

Security researcher

Jean-Bernard Condat

Computer hacker

1963 – present · France

Academic

Jean-Marc Jézéquel

French computer scientist

1964 – present · France

Academic

Jean-Michel Muller

French computer scientist (born 1961)

1961 – present

Academic

Jeff Black (businessman)

American businessman (born 1961)

1962 – present · United States

Academic

Jennifer Hou

Taiwanese computer scientist and electrical engineer

1964 – 2007

Jeremy Gibbons
Academic

Jeremy Gibbons

British computer scientist

1966 – present

Academic

Jiebo Luo

Chinese-American computer scientist

1967 – present

Academic

Jim Jagielski

American software engineer (born 1961)

1961 – present

Hacktivist

Jimmy Mohlala

South African politician and whistleblower (1965 - 2009)

1965 – 2009

Academic

Jin-Yi Cai

Chinese-American computer scientist

1961 – present

Jitendra Malik
Academic

Jitendra Malik

Indian-American academic (born 1960)

1960 – present · India

Cryptographer

Joan Daemen

Belgian cryptographer (born 1965)

1965 – present · Belgium

Security researcher

Johan Helsingius

Finnish internet remailer (born 1961)

1961 – present · Finland

John Curran (businessman)
Academic

John Curran (businessman)

American computer scientist

1964 – present · United States

Academic

John Fitzgerald (computer scientist)

British computer scientist

1965 – present

Joost-Pieter Katoen
Academic

Joost-Pieter Katoen

Dutch theoretical computer scientist

1964 – present

Jordan Hubbard
Academic

Jordan Hubbard

American open-source software developer

1963 – present · United States

Academic

Jordi Cortadella

Spanish computer scientist

1962 – present · Spain

Academic

Joseph N. Hall

American author, programming consultant, and software developer (born 1966)

1966 – present

Juan Pavón
Academic

Juan Pavón

Spanish computer scientist (b.1962)

1962 – present · Spain

Jung Hee Cheon
Academic

Jung Hee Cheon

South Korean cryptographer

1969 – present · South Korea

Academic

Kalyanmoy Deb

Indian computer scientist academic

1962 – present · India

Karl Koch (hacker)
Other

Karl Koch (hacker)

German hacker (1965-c. 1989)

1965 – 1989 · Germany

Academic

Kathrin Klamroth

German mathematician and computer scientist

1968 – present

Academic

Keith Packard

American software developer (born 1963)

1963 – present · United States

Ken Coar
Academic

Ken Coar

American software programmer (born 1960)

1960 – present · United States

Academic

Kerstin Dautenhahn

German computer scientist

1964 – present

Klaus Knopper
Academic

Klaus Knopper

German computer scientist (born 1968)

1968 – present · Germany

Kristian Kersting
Academic

Kristian Kersting

German computer scientist

1967 – present

Academic

Lale Akarun

Turkish electrical engineer and computer scientist

1962 – present · Türkiye

Landon Curt Noll
Cryptographer

Landon Curt Noll

American computer scientist (born 1960)

1960 – present · United States

Cryptographer

Lars Ramkilde Knudsen

Danish cryptologist, computer scientist (born 1962)

1962 – present

Academic

Lata Narayanan

Indian-Canadian computer scientist

1966 – present

Lee Daniel Crocker
Academic

Lee Daniel Crocker

American software programmer (born 1963)

1963 – present · United States

Academic

Leif Kobbelt

German Computer Science Scientist

1966 – present · Germany

Academic

Leo Joskowicz

Israeli computer scientist

1961 – present · Mexico

Academic

Leszek A. Gąsieniec

British computer scientist

1967 – present

Li Gong (computer scientist)
Academic

Li Gong (computer scientist)

Chinese computer scientist

1964 – present · China

Academic

Ling Liu (computer scientist)

Chinese-American computer scientist

1960 – present

Linus Torvalds
Academic

Linus Torvalds

Finnish and American software engineer (born 1969)

1969 – present · United States

Academic

Liz Bacon

Professor of computer science

1963 – present

Liz Henry
Academic

Liz Henry

American blogger, author, translator, technologist and activist

1969 – present · United States

Lourdes Muñoz Santamaría
Academic

Lourdes Muñoz Santamaría

Spanish politician, engineer, and open data specialist (born 1969)

1969 – present · Spain

Academic

Lov Grover

Indian-American computer scientist (born 1961)

1961 – present · United States

Academic

Luca Benini

Computer scientist and educator

1967 – present · Italy

Academic

Luiz André Barroso

Brazilian computer engineer

1964 – 2023 · Brazil

Academic

Lynne Jolitz

American computer scientist (born 1961)

1961 – present · United States

Academic

Lyu Jian

Chinese University President

1960 – present · China

Academic

Lyudmila Bosova

Russian educator and author

1963 – 2024 · Russia

Léon Bottou
Academic

Léon Bottou

French mathematician and computer scientist

1965 – present · France

Makoto Murata
Academic

Makoto Murata

Japanese computer scientist (born 1960)

1960 – present · Japan

Mandy Chessell
Academic

Mandy Chessell

British computer scientist

1965 – present · United Kingdom

Marc Fleury
Academic

Marc Fleury

1968 – present · France

Marco Dorigo
Academic

Marco Dorigo

Italian researcher in evolutionary computing

1961 – present · Italy

Marcus Hutter
Academic

Marcus Hutter

German computer scientist (born 1967)

1967 – present · Australia

Marcus J. Ranum
Security researcher

Marcus J. Ranum

American network security researcher (born 1962)

1962 – present · United States

Academic

Margrit Betke

Computer vision researcher and academic

1967 – 2025

Maria Korovina
Academic

Maria Korovina

Russian mathematician (born 1962)

1962 – present · Russia

Marie-Paule Cani
Academic

Marie-Paule Cani

French computer scientist

1965 – present · France

Mark Burgess (computer scientist)
Academic

Mark Burgess (computer scientist)

British computer scientist

1966 – present · United Kingdom

Mark Galassi
Academic

Mark Galassi

American scientist

1965 – present · United States

Mark Kriegsman
Security researcher

Mark Kriegsman

Entrepreneur and software engineer (born 1966)

1966 – present

Academic

Mark d'Inverno

British computer scientist

1965 – present · United Kingdom

Markus Gross
Academic

Markus Gross

1963 – present · Germany

Cryptographer

Markus Jakobsson

American computer security researcher, entrepreneur and writer

1968 – present

Markus Neteler
Academic

Markus Neteler

German free software programmer

1969 – present · Germany

Academic

Martin Grohe

German mathematician and computer scientist

1967 – present · Germany

Academic

Martín Abadi

Argentinian computer scientist

1963 – present · United States

Matthew Dillon
Academic

Matthew Dillon

American software engineer (born 1966)

1966 – present · United States

Academic

Mei Hong (computer scientist)

Chinese computer scientist (born1963)

1963 – present · China

Melissa Hathaway
Security researcher

Melissa Hathaway

Cybersecurity expert

1968 – present · United States

Michael Berthold
Academic

Michael Berthold

German computer scientist

1966 – present · Germany

Academic

Michael Burrows (computer scientist)

British computer scientist

1963 – present · United Kingdom

Michael J. Black
Academic

Michael J. Black

American-born computer scientist

1962 – present · United States

Michael Kerrisk
Academic

Michael Kerrisk

Technical author and programmer

1961 – present · New Zealand

Michael Kohlhase
Academic

Michael Kohlhase

German computer scientist

1964 – present · Germany

Academic

Michael Sweet (programmer)

1969 – present · United States

Academic

Michel Beaudouin-Lafon

French computer scientist

1961 – present · France

Cryptographer

Mihir Bellare

Cryptographer

1962 – present · United States

Mike Beedle
Academic

Mike Beedle

American software engineer

1962 – 2018 · United States

Mike Little
Academic

Mike Little

English web developer (born 1962)

1962 – present

Cryptographer

Mitsuru Matsui

Japanese cryptographer (born 1961)

1961 – present · Japan

Monique Laurent
Academic

Monique Laurent

French computer scientist and mathematician

1960 – present · France

N. Asokan
Academic

N. Asokan

Professor of Computer Science at University of Waterloo

1963 – present

Academic

Neil Dodgson

Computer scientist

1966 – present

Academic

Nello Cristianini

Italian computer scientist (born 1968)

1968 – present · Italy

Cryptographer

Nick Szabo

American computer scientist

1964 – present · United States

Nicko van Someren
Cryptographer

Nicko van Someren

British computer scientist, cryptographer and entrepreneur

1967 – present · United Kingdom

Nicola Leone
Academic

Nicola Leone

Italian computer scientist

1963 – present · Italy

Nicolò Cesa-Bianchi
Academic

Nicolò Cesa-Bianchi

Italian scientist

1963 – present · Italy

Cryptographer

Niels Ferguson

Dutch cryptographer (born 1965)

1965 – present

Cryptographer

Nigel Smart (cryptographer)

British cryptographer

1967 – present · United Kingdom

Academic

Noriko H. Arai

Japanese mathematician

1962 – present · Japan

Nuria Oliver
Academic

Nuria Oliver

Spanish computer scientist

1967 – present · Spain

Olivier Danvy
Academic

Olivier Danvy

French computer scientist

1960 – present · France

Orna Kupferman
Academic

Orna Kupferman

Israeli computer scientist

1968 – present · Israel

Academic

P. J. Narayanan

Indian computer scientist and academic

1963 – present

Academic

Paola Bonizzoni

Italian computer scientist

1964 – present · Italy

Academic

Paola Flocchini

Canadian computer scientist

1967 – present

Academic

Paolo Petta

Italian computer and cognitive scientist

1963 – present · Italy

Pascale Fung
Academic

Pascale Fung

Professor

1966 – present

Patrick Ball
Academic

Patrick Ball

American statistician and human rights advocate

1965 – present · United States

Other

Patrick K. Kroupa

American writer, hacker and activist (born 1969)

1969 – present · United States

Patrick Volkerding
Academic

Patrick Volkerding

American software engineer (born 1966)

1966 – present · United States

Paul Dourish
Academic

Paul Dourish

British-American computer scientist

1966 – present · United States

Paul Vixie
Academic

Paul Vixie

American internet pioneer (born 1963)

1963 – present · United States

Cryptographer

Paul van Oorschot

Cryptographer

1962 – present · Canada

Academic

Paulo Pinheiro

Brazilian-American computer scientist

1967 – present · Brazil

Paulo S. L. M. Barreto
Cryptographer

Paulo S. L. M. Barreto

Brazilian-American cryptographer (born 1965)

1965 – present · Brazil

Peter Baumann (computer scientist)
Academic

Peter Baumann (computer scientist)

German computer scientist

1960 – present

Academic

Peter Flach

Dutch computer scientist and a Professor of Artificial Intelligence (born 1961)

1960 – present

Security researcher

Peter Garza

1960 – present

Cryptographer

Peter Wayner

American writer

1964 – present

Academic

Peyman Faratin

American computer scientist

1965 – present · United States

Cryptographer

Phillip Rogaway

American university professor

1962 – present · United States

Pierluigi Crescenzi
Academic

Pierluigi Crescenzi

Italian computer scientist

1961 – present · Italy

Pierre Omidyar
Academic

Pierre Omidyar

Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of eBay (born 1967)

1967 – present · United States

Pietro Perona
Academic

Pietro Perona

American computer scientist

1961 – present · United States

Academic

Pinar Heggernes

Turkish-born Norwegian computer scientist

1969 – present · Türkiye

Pino Caballero Gil
Academic

Pino Caballero Gil

Spanish mathematician (born 1968)

1968 – present · Spain

Poul-Henning Kamp
Academic

Poul-Henning Kamp

Danish software developer

1966 – present

Rafail Ostrovsky
Cryptographer

Rafail Ostrovsky

American cryptographer (born 1963)

1963 – present · United States

Rajeev Alur
Academic

Rajeev Alur

American computer scientist

1966 – present · United States

Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Academic

Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Indian politician and technocrat (born 1964)

1964 – present · India

Academic

Ran Canetti

1962 – present

Ran Raz
Academic

Ran Raz

Israeli computer scientist

1966 – present · Israel

Academic

Raph Levien

American software developer (born 1970)

1961 – present

Rasmus Lerdorf
Academic

Rasmus Lerdorf

Danish programmer and creator of PHP

1968 – present

Ricardo Baeza-Yates
Academic

Ricardo Baeza-Yates

Chilean computer scientist

1961 – present · Chile

Ricardo Galli
Academic

Ricardo Galli

1965 – present · Argentina

Academic

Richard H. R. Harper

1960 – present

Rita Cucchiara
Academic

Rita Cucchiara

Academic and Rector (born 1965)

1965 – present · Italy

Robert C. Seacord
Security researcher

Robert C. Seacord

American computer security expert (born 1963)

1963 – present · United States

Journalist

Robert Schifreen

British computer security consultant (born 1963)

1963 – present · United Kingdom

Roberto Di Cosmo
Academic

Roberto Di Cosmo

Computer scientist

1963 – present · Italy

Roberto Ierusalimschy
Academic

Roberto Ierusalimschy

Brazilian computer scientist (born 1960)

1960 – present · Brazil

Academic

Roberto Tamassia

Italian-American computer scientist

1960 – present · United States

Robin Li
Academic

Robin Li

Chinese software engineer and billionaire internet entrepreneur (born 1968)

1968 – present · China

Academic

Rollo Carpenter

British artificial intelligence researcher

1965 – present · United Kingdom

Ron Kimmel
Academic

Ron Kimmel

1963 – present · Israel

Cryptographer

Ronald Cramer

Dutch computer scientist (born 1968)

1968 – present

Rop Gonggrijp
Other

Rop Gonggrijp

Dutch hacker (born 1968)

1968 – present

Academic

Rosa Badia

Spanish computer scientist

1966 – present · Spain

Rosana Lanzelotte
Academic

Rosana Lanzelotte

Musical artist

1961 – present · Brazil

Roy Fielding
Academic

Roy Fielding

American computer scientist

1965 – present · United States

Academic

Sabeer Bhatia

Indian-American businessman, co-founder of Hotmail

1968 – present · India

Sabina Jeschke
Academic

Sabina Jeschke

German computer scientist

1968 – present · Germany

Samir Arora
Academic

Samir Arora

Indian-American businessman

1965 – present

Academic

Samir Khuller

Indian computer scientist (born 1965)

1965 – present

Sanjay Chaudhary (writer)
Academic

Sanjay Chaudhary (writer)

Indian writer and computer scientist

1963 – present · India

Sarit Kraus
Academic

Sarit Kraus

Israeli computer scientist (born 1960)

1960 – present · Israel

Academic

Satoshi Matsuoka

Japanese computer scientist

1963 – present · Japan

Sean Hastings
Security researcher

Sean Hastings

American businessman (born 1969)

1968 – present

Serge Vaudenay
Cryptographer

Serge Vaudenay

French cryptographer (born 1968)

1968 – present · France

Sergio Rajsbaum
Academic

Sergio Rajsbaum

Mexican computer scientist

1962 – present · Mexico

Cryptographer

Shai Halevi

Israeli cryptographer (born 1966)

1966 – present · United States

Security researcher

Shannen Rossmiller

American online terrorist-hunter (1970–2020)

1969 – 2020 · United States

Shantanu Narayen
Academic

Shantanu Narayen

Indian-American business executive (born 1963)

1963 – present · India

Security researcher

Shawn Carpenter

American Navy veteran and whistleblower

1968 – present · United States

Academic

Shlomo Argamon

Computer scientist and forensic linguist

1967 – present

Academic

Simone Fischer-Hübner

Researcher

1963 – present

Academic

Sivaji Bandyopadhyay

Indian academic

1963 – present · India

Cryptographer

Stefan Lucks

German cryptographer (born 1964)

1964 – present · Germany

Academic

Stephen Brewster

Professor at University of Glasgow

1967 – present · United Kingdom

Subhasis Chaudhuri
Academic

Subhasis Chaudhuri

Indian computer scientist (born 1963)

1963 – present · India

Academic

Susanna Donatelli

Italian computer scientist

1960 – present

Sushmita Mitra
Academic

Sushmita Mitra

Indian computer scientist

1962 – present · India

Sven Koenig (computer scientist)
Academic

Sven Koenig (computer scientist)

German computer scientist

1964 – present · Germany

Tal Rabin
Cryptographer

Tal Rabin

American cryptographer

1962 – present · Israel

Tamal Dey
Academic

Tamal Dey

Indian mathematician and computer scientist (born 1964)

1964 – present

Tan Tin Wee
Academic

Tan Tin Wee

Singaporean bioinformatician

1962 – present

Terry A. Davis
Academic

Terry A. Davis

American computer programmer (1969–2018)

1969 – 2018 · United States

Theo de Raadt
Academic

Theo de Raadt

South African-born Canadian software engineer

1968 – present · Canada

Theodore Ts'o
Academic

Theodore Ts'o

American computer scientist, free software developer

1968 – present · United States

Thierry Coquand
Academic

Thierry Coquand

French computer scientist and mathematician

1961 – present · France

Thomas Bushnell
Academic

Thomas Bushnell

American software programmer

1967 – present · United States

Academic

Thomas E. Anderson

American computer scientist (born 1961)

1961 – present · United States

Thorsten Altenkirch
Academic

Thorsten Altenkirch

German professor of computer science

1962 – present

Academic

Timothy W. Bickmore

American computer scientist

1961 – present

Tiziana Margaria
Academic

Tiziana Margaria

Italian software engineer

1964 – present

Tova Milo
Academic

Tova Milo

Israeli computer scientist

1964 – present · Israel

Security researcher

Tsutomu Shimomura

Physicist and computer security expert (born 1964)

1964 – present · United States

Academic

Tülay Adalı

Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

1965 – present · Türkiye

Ujjwal Maulik
Academic

Ujjwal Maulik

Indian computer scientist (born 1965)

1965 – present · India

Academic

Ulrik Brandes

German network scientist

1968 – present

Unoma Ndili Okorafor
Academic

Unoma Ndili Okorafor

Nigerian computer scientist and entrepreneur

1960 – present

Vadym Slyusar
Academic

Vadym Slyusar

Soviet and Ukrainian scientist

1964 – present

Valerio Pascucci
Academic

Valerio Pascucci

Italian computer scientist

1967 – present

Academic

Valérie Issarny

French computer scientist (1964–2022)

1964 – 2022 · France

Academic

Vasant Honavar

Indian-American computer scientist, and artificial intelligence

1960 – present · United States

Veni Markovski
Academic

Veni Markovski

1968 – present

Victor Bahl
Academic

Victor Bahl

American computer scientist

1964 – present · United States

Academic

Victor Lazzarini

Brazilian musician (born 1969)

1969 – present · Brazil

Vladimir Voevodin
Academic

Vladimir Voevodin

Russian computer scientist (1962–2026)

1962 – 2026 · Russia

Vladimir Zakharov (mathematician)
Academic

Vladimir Zakharov (mathematician)

1960 – present

Cryptographer

Wang Xiaoyun

Chinese computer scientist

1966 – present · China

Wenfei Fan
Academic

Wenfei Fan

Chinese-British computer scientist

1963 – present · United Kingdom

Werner Koch
Cryptographer

Werner Koch

German free software developer (born 1961)

1961 – present · Germany

Academic

Wojciech Kozak

1963 – present · Poland

Wolfgang Koch (computer scientist)
Academic

Wolfgang Koch (computer scientist)

German physicist and computer scientist

1962 – present

Wolfram Burgard
Academic

Wolfram Burgard

German roboticist

1961 – present · Germany

Xavier Leroy
Academic

Xavier Leroy

French computer scientist and programmer (born 1968)

1968 – present · France

Xuedong Huang
Academic

Xuedong Huang

American computer scientist

1962 – present · United States

Yann LeCun
Academic

Yann LeCun

French computer scientist (born 1960)

1960 – present · France

Yoelle Maarek
Academic

Yoelle Maarek

Israeli computer scientist

1962 – present · Israel

Academic

Yolanda Gil

Spanish-born American computer scientist

1963 – present · Spain

Cryptographer

Yongge Wang

Computer science professor

1967 – present

Yukihiro Matsumoto
Academic

Yukihiro Matsumoto

Japanese computer scientist (born 1965)

1965 – present · Japan

Cryptographer

Yuliang Zheng

American educator

1962 – present · United States

Academic

Zhi Jin

Chinese computer scientist

1962 – present · China

Zhiming Liu (computer scientist)
Academic

Zhiming Liu (computer scientist)

1961 – present · China

Éric Moulines
Academic

Éric Moulines

French researcher in statistical learning

1963 – present · France

Óscar Pastor (computer scientist)
Academic

Óscar Pastor (computer scientist)

Spanish computer scientist

1962 – present · Spain