Rupa Dachere

Rupa Dachere is a software engineer and open source advocate. Dachere is known for founding CodeChix – a charitable nonprofit dedicated to retaining women in the technology industry through mentoring, open source education, and networking. She is also the creator of PiDoorbell — a popular open source home automation project. A regular speaker at industry conferences, Dachere’s work has been widely recognized with awards that include the IEEE Meritorious Award for Informal Education and the Anita Borg Institute’s Pass-It-On Award.