Computer & electronics hardware
Guido Appenzeller
Started a Palo Alto, CA, firm to commercialize an encryption technology that uses a simple ID, such as an e-mail address, to ensure secure communications.
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David Brussin
Built a router that examines the content and source of messages passing through it.
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Maria Petrucci-Samija
Created materials that might soon make such integrated photonic circuits possible.
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Serge Belongie
Created video software to analyze lab mice for adverse reactions to trial drugs.
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Robert Drost
Pioneered a wireless technology to eliminate the wired connections between closely spaced chips in computer systems.