Sándor Kürti

Who is Sándor Kürti?

Dr. Sándor Kürti graduated in 1971 from the University of Veszprem on the faculty of Chemistry Process Automation. In 1975 he obtained diploma in system manager engineering, and received doctor’s degree from mathematical statistical analysis. After his graduation he worked for the Danubian Oil Refinery. His fields were: implementation of computer control system at gasoline mixing unit, design of the process control system of a catalic crack plant. Later on he joined the International Research Institute MNIIPU where he dealt with mathematical simulation of blending systems. Working for Honeywell, he simulated process control system of a catalytic crack plant. In 1989 he founded KÜRT Computer Ltd. . KÜRT developed a hard disk repair technology, a world-renowned data recovery technology, as well as IT security technology and methodology. He was awarded Kalmar Laszlo Award for the data recovery technology in 1995, Information Technology Manager of the Year in 1997, 1998, Gabor Denes Award for Innovation in 1998. He is vice president of IVSZ. In 2004 he was decorated with the Széchenyi Prize for his exceptionally high standard, exemplary, internationally acknowledged accomplishments.