List of Illinois Institute of Technology Alumni - Computer Science

Computer Science

Name Class year Notability References
Jack Dongarra 1973 University Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, University of Tennessee
Marc Hannah 1977 Helped found Silicon Graphics (SGI) and a former vice president of the company. The team created special effects for many films including Mars Attacks!, Jurassic Park, and Terminator 2.
Edward L. Kaplan 1965 Co-founder of Zebra Technologies and served as chairman and CEO of the company for 37 years. The company manufactures Real time location systems, RFID solutions, and specialty printers for industrial product tracking.

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