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Ivan Krstić

b. 1986

Croatian American computer specialist

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About Ivan Krstić

Born 1986. Ivan Krstić is a Croatian engineer, known for Bitfrost.

Ivan Krstić is a Croatian computer security expert, currently working on core security at Apple Inc. Krstić was previously the director of security architecture at One Laptop per Child. He is a co-author of The Official Ubuntu Book .

Biography Born in Croatia, Krstić received a scholarship to attend the Cranbrook Kingswood school in Michigan, U.S, when he was 15. In 2004, he enrolled at Harvard College but took a year's leave to work on secure electronic healthcare at Croatia's largest children's hospital. After returning to Harvard in 2005, he took another leave when offered a position with One Laptop per Child. While there, he designed the Bitfrost security architecture and personally oversaw the project's first two in-country deployments, in Uruguay and Peru. He left the project in early 2008 and later joined Apple in May 2009.

Recognition In 2007, Krstić became a TR35 laureate, selected by the MIT Technology Review as one of the world's top 35 innovators under the age of 35. A year later, eWeek magazine declared him one of the top three most influential people in modern computer security, and one of the top 100 in all of IT.

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Important facts

Born
1986, Zagreb
Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Known for
Bitfrost
Education
Harvard College, Cranbrook Educational Community
Employers
Apple Inc., Apple, Inc.

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ivan Krstić's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ivan Krstić?

Croatian American computer specialist

When was Ivan Krstić born?

Ivan Krstić was born in 1986 in Zagreb.

What is Ivan Krstić's occupation?

Ivan Krstić is an engineer.

What is Ivan Krstić known for?

Ivan Krstić is known for Bitfrost.

What nationality is Ivan Krstić?

Ivan Krstić is Croatian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ivan Krstić

· Wikidata: Q6096719

· DBpedia: Ivan Krstić

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