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Computer & electronics hardware

Shad Roundy

Built tiny generators for wireless sensor networks that convert low-level background vibrations into electricity, eliminating the need for batteries.
Year Honored
2004
Organization
Lecturer, Australian National University
Region
Global

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Srinidhi Varadarajan

Conceived and built the worlds third-fastest supercomputer

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Aaron Hertzmann

Combines machine learning and graphics to capture the motion of actors, dancers, and athletes -- and to generate realistic animations for films and video games.

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Kees Schep

Helped develop blue-laser optical-disc storage systems with much greater capacity than todays DVDs. The discs are now being introduced commercially.

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Vance Bjorn

Partnered with fellow TR100 honoree Serge Belongie (see above) to found a Redwood City, CA, biometrics company that specializes in fingerprint recog-nition for computer access.
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