Yandex co-founder and chief technology officer Ilya Segalovich has died, the Russian web giant has announced. He had been fighting a treatable form of cancer, seemingly with success, until he unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday night at the age of 48.
Segalovich presided over impressive work, with Yandex?s search technology even finding applications in CERN?s nuclear physics work. He was a leading figure in the Russian technology scene with a long history in information retrieval systems, and he also co-founded a center for orphans and children with special needs.
Yandex CEO Arkady Volozh said in a statement:
?Ilya was a friend of life and this is a terrible personal loss. Ilya?s contributions to the founding and development of Yandex were invaluable. More importantly, his philanthropic contributions touched many children in need. My thoughts and those of all of the Yandex family are with Ilya?s family at this difficult time. We know that the strong technical team Ilya helped to build will carry on the work Ilya cared so passionately about.
?Ilya was an encyclopedia in technology and his highest ethical standards has always set the landmark for us all.?
Source: http://gigaom.com/2013/07/25/yandex-chief-technology-officer-ilya-segalovich-succumbs-to-cancer/
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