Alexandra Elbakyan
Kazakh computer scientist and founder of Sci-Hub / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexandra Asanovna Elbakyan (Russian: Алекса́ндра Аса́новна Элбакя́н,[1][2] born 6 November 1988) is a Kazakhstani computer programmer and creator of the website Sci-Hub, which provides free access to research papers without regard for copyright.[3][4][5][6] According to a study published in 2018, Sci-Hub provides access to nearly all scholarly literature.[7]
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Александра Элбакян | |
Born | (1988-11-06) 6 November 1988 (age 35) |
Nationality | Kazakhstani |
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Known for | Sci-Hub |
Movement | Open Access |
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Fields | Neural engineering, Computer science |
Website | sci-hub |
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Elbakyan has been described as "Science's Pirate Queen".[8] In 2016, Nature included her in their list of the top ten "people who mattered" in science.[9] Since 2011, she has been living in Russia.[10][11][12][13]