Kristi Nikolla

Kristi Nikolla is an accomplished software engineer with extensive experience in open-source cloud computing and technical leadership roles at OpenStack and Boston University. Since August 2017, Kristi has served as Chair of the Technical Committee at OpenStack, having previously held positions as a Core Reviewer and Project Team Lead for the Keystone project. At Boston University, Kristi has progressed from Software Engineer Intern to Senior Software Engineer, contributing to key projects such as the Mass Open Cloud and providing architectural guidance. Kristi holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Boston University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of New York Tirana.