Severin Hacker

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Severin Hacker

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#682

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Severin Hacker's Degrees

• PhD Computer Science ETH Zurich
• Masters Computer Science ETH Zurich
• Bachelors Computer Science ETH Zurich

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Why Is Severin Hacker Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Severin Hacker is a Swiss computer scientist who is the co-founder and CTO of Duolingo, the world's most popular language-learning platform. Biography Hacker was born and raised in Zug and studied at ETH Zurich. In a 2020 interview, Hacker specified that gaming played a large role in his interest in computer science: "What originally drew me to computers was video games and the desire to build your own games and understand how those games are built. I was somewhat obsessed."

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Severin Hacker?

Severin Hacker is affiliated with the following schools:

• ETH Zurich
• Carnegie Mellon University