Opera

Speaker: Håkon Wium Lie

Position: Chief Technology Officer

Areas of expertise: Languages for the Web

Educational background: BS Computer Science, West Georgia College; M.S. Visual Studies, MIT Media Lab

Languages: Norwegian, English

Biography

Håkon Wium Lie joined Opera in 1999 as the Chief Technology Officer. Prior to his position at Opera, Wium Lie worked for W3C, where he proposed the concept of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). He is a knowledgeable speaker on languages for the Web, as well as the past, present and future of the Web. Prior speaking engagements include the World Economic Forum and Seybold.

After receiving his Master's degree from MIT Media Lab, Wium Lie worked as a research scientist at Norwegian Telecom Research and later at CERN, the birthplace of the Web. From 1995 to 1999, Wium Lie worked for W3C, after which he joined Opera.

In 1999, Technology Review included him on the TR100 list, "a group of one hundred young innovators in technology from around the world." Wium Lie was also honored by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of the "Technology Pioneers" in 2000 and 2001.

In his spare time, Wium Lie enjoys spending time with his family, listening to classical music and painting. He currently resides in Oslo, Norway.

Links

Picture of Wium Lie | Håkon's Homepage

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