Ahto Buldas

Computer Scientist

Birthday January 17, 1967

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Estonia

Age 57 years old

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About

An Estonian computer scientist who became the Chair of Information Security at Tallinn University of Technology. He invented the Keyless Signature Infrastructure, a digital timestamping system for electronic data.

Before Fame

He spent two years as an artillery officer for the Soviet Army in Siberia after graduating high school.

Trivia

He was awarded the Young Scientist Award by the Cultural Foundation of the President of the Republic of Estonia in 2002 for his important work.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Tallinn, Estonia.

Associated With

He hails from the same country as astronomer Ernst Opik.