Ostap Korkuna
Ostap Korkuna | |
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Остап Коркуна | |
| Born | September 26, 1987 Lviv, Ukraine |
| Alma mater | Lviv National University, Stanford University |
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| Known for | Nova Ukraine |
| Awards | International Collegiate Programming Contest 2008 gold medal, Order of Merit 3rd class |
Ostap Korkuna (Ukrainian: Остап Коркуна; born 26 September 1987 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian American software engineer and non-profit leader. He won a gold medal at the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, as a member of the Lviv National University team in 2008, and later held engineering roles in the United States. Korkuna is a co-founder of Nova Ukraine, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that supports humanitarian programs in Ukraine, and NeoLens, a technology startup founded at Stanford University that develops tools for field diagnostics and equipment repair. In 2023 he received the Order of Merit of Ukraine, 3rd class, in recognition of his leadership and contributions to humanitarian assistance.