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Phillip J. Windley, Ph.D. is a Senior Software Development Manager at AWS Identity. He is also the co-founder and organizer of the Internet Identity Workshop. He was previously an Enterprise Architect and Principal Engineer in the Office of Information Technology at Brigham Young University (BYU). Dr. Windley also directs an open source project called Picos. Picos are an actor-model programming system supporting a people-centric Internet of Things.
Dr. Windley is a frequent author and speaker on digital identity, Internet of Things, event-driven systems, web architectures, web services, APIs, and programming language design. He writes the popular Technometria blog which contains numerous articles in these areas and others. He was the founding chair of the Sovrin Foundation from 2016 to 2020. Dr. Windley is the author of the books Learning Digital Identity (O'Reilly, Media 2023), The Live Web (Course Technology, 2011), and Digital Identity (O'Reilly Media, 2005). Dr. Windley is also an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Brigham Young University.
Dr. Windley has been a professor of Computer Science at BYU (twice) and the University of Idaho. He was also the Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Kynetx, the company behind the open-source connected-car product, Fuse. Windley was the Executive Producer of IT Conversations, an early, popular network of technology podcasts. Windley served from 2001-2002 as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the State of Utah, serving on Governor Mike Leavitt's Cabinet and as a member of his Senior Staff. In this capacity he was responsible for effective use of all IT resources in the state and advised the Governor on technology issues. During his tenure, the State was repeatedly recognized by many national groups for its excellence in the areas of IT and eGovernment.
Prior to his appointment as CIO, Dr. Windley served as Vice President for Product Development and Operations at Excite@Home, managing a large, interdisciplinary team of product managers, engineers, and technicians developing and operating large scale internet and ecommerce products. Dr. Windley was Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of iMall, Inc., an early leader in ecommerce tools. He was part of the team that sold iMall to Excite@Home for $450 million.
Windley received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of California, Davis in 1990. Prior to doing graduate studies, Windley worked for 4 years as a nuclear metallurgist and a member of the technical staff at the Division of Naval Reactors in Washington, D.C. His duties included overseeing nuclear core and plant material testing in the Advanced Test Reactor. Dr. Windley served as an Engineering Duty Officer in the US Naval Reserve including five years on active duty and nine years as a drilling reservist.
Phil Windley is a Senior Software Development Manager at AWS Identity. He is also the co-founder and organizer of the Internet Identity Workshop. He was previously an Enterprise Architect and Principal Engineer in the Office of Information Technology at Brigham Young University (BYU). He was the Founding Chair of the Sovrin Foundation serving from 2016 to 2020. Windley writes the popular Technometria blog, and is the author of the books Learning Digital Identity (O'Reilly, Media 2023), The Live Web (Course Technology, 2011), and Digital Identity (O'Reilly Media, 2005).
Phil has been a professor of Computer Science at Brigham Young University (twice) and the University of Idaho. In addition, Phil was the Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Kynetx, the company behind the open-source connected-car product, Fuse. Phil has served on the Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards for several high-tech companies. He also spent two years as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the State of Utah in 2001-2002, serving on Governor Mike Leavitt's Cabinet and as a member of his Senior Staff. Before entering public service, Phil was Vice President for Product Development and Operations at Excite@Home. He was the Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of iMALL, Inc. an early creator of ecommerce tools. Phil received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of California, Davis in 1990.
Phil Windley is a Senior Software Development Manager at AWS Identity. He is also the co-founder and organizer of the Internet Identity Workshop. He was previously an Enterprise Architect and Principal Engineer in the Office of Information Technology at Brigham Young University (BYU). He was the Founding Chair of the Sovrin Foundation serving from 2016 to 2020, writes the popular Technometria blog, and is the author of the books Learning Digital Identity (O'Reilly, Media 2023), The Live Web (Course Technology, 2011), and Digital Identity (O'Reilly Media, 2005). Phil has been a computer science professor at BYU and the University of Idaho, founder and CTO of several internet technology companies, and served as CIO for the State of Utah. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of California, Davis.