Bassel Khartabil
1981 - 2015
HPI 51.9338 languages
free culture and democracy activist, Syrian political prisoner
The Most Famous
Computer Scientists from Syria
2 notable people
This page contains a list of the greatest Syrians Computer Scientists. The pantheon dataset contains 269 Computer Scientists, 2 of which were born in Syria. This makes Syria the birth place of the 21st most number of Computer Scientists behind Slovakia and Australia.
Top 2 Syrian Computer Scientists
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Syrian Computer Scientists of all time. This list of famous Syrian Computer Scientists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
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Dina Katabi
b. 1970
HPI 35.1014 languagesDina Katabi is an American computer scientist known for her pioneering work in wireless technology and machine learning, particularly in the development of systems that enable non-invasive health monitoring and smart environments. She is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and co-founder of...Read moreShow less
Dina Katabi is an American computer scientist known for her pioneering work in wireless technology and machine learning, particularly in the development of systems that enable non-invasive health monitoring and smart environments. She is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and co-founder of the health technology company Emerald Innovations.
