Viktor Vasilievich YASHCHENKO: Born on August 14, 1952.
From April 2002, heads the Federal Center of Information Technologies under the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. During this period the Federal Center of Information Technologies has carried out the upgrading of the State Automated System of the Russian Federation "Vybory," developed automatic ballot processing complexes (now successfully used in practical work) and electronic voting complexes, provided information support of the parliamentary and presidential elections in 2003 and 2004.

Participated in drafting the Federal Law "On the State Automated System of the Russian Federation "Vybory," several other election and referendum laws.

Candidate of Science (Technology).

Author of 51 articles on the theoretical and practical problems in the field of information technologies.

In 2004, represented the Russian Federation in the expert group of the Council of Europe on the development of legal, operational and technical standards for electronic voting.