Shuah Khan is an American software engineer recognized for her contributions to the Linux kernel. In 2019, she became the first female Linux Foundation Fellow, joining notable figures such as Linus Torvalds and Greg Kroah-Hartman as the third fellow at the time.
Early life and education
Born in India, Khan obtained a bachelor's degree in electronic engineering and a master's degree in computer science from Colorado State University. After completing her education, she worked at Bell Labs, followed by 13 years at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and 5 years at Samsung.
Linux kernel contributions
Khan made her first contribution to the Linux kernel in 2011, by adding a new device driver for the LED sub-system as part of the Android Driver Mainlining effort. Khan has served on the Linux Technical Advisory Board (TAB) and as chair of the ELISA Project Technical Steering Committee. As of October 2024, she maintains the Kernel Selftest (kselftest) framework, the USB over IP driver, the CPU power monitoring subsystem, and the Virtual Media Controller driver. She has...
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