Yasodara Córdova

Yaso Córdova
Born
Yasodara Córdova

(1980-09-17) 17 September 1980
Brazil
Alma materUniversity of Brasília, Fundação Getúlio Vargas
Known forOpen Data
AwardsVladimir Herzog Award (twice)
Scientific career
FieldsOpen Data, Open Standards, Privacy
InstitutionsBerkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and Harvard Kennedy School

Yasodara Córdova (born 1980), also known as Yaso, is an activist, coder, designer and researcher. Her work has focused on technologies to improve the democratic process, using open data, online identity, and privacy approaches. She is currently a research fellow at the Digital Harvard Kennedy School, and affiliate to the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard. She has been part of several Ministries in Brazil, the United Nations and the W3C. As an activist, she is co-founder and advisor of multiple initiatives around Internet hacktivism.