diff --git a/src/broker.rs b/src/broker.rs
index da9accbe..651612f6 100644
--- a/src/broker.rs
+++ b/src/broker.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use std::{
     time::Duration,
 };
 
+use radicle_ci_adapter::Author;
 use time::{OffsetDateTime, macros::format_description};
 use tracing::{Level, span};
 
@@ -77,6 +78,20 @@ impl Broker {
         Ok(run)
     }
 
+    fn shorten_author(author: &Author) -> String {
+        let did = author.id.to_string();
+        let alias = author
+            .alias
+            .clone()
+            .map(|a| a.as_str().to_string())
+            .unwrap_or("<no alias>".to_string());
+        if let Some((_, suffix)) = did.to_string().split_at_checked(did.len() - 11) {
+            format!("..{suffix} ({alias})")
+        } else {
+            format!("{did} ({alias})")
+        }
+    }
+
     fn execute_helper(
         &self,
         adapter: &Adapter,
@@ -99,7 +114,7 @@ impl Broker {
                     }),
                 patch: None,
             } => {
-                let who = pusher.to_string();
+                let who = Self::shorten_author(pusher);
                 (
                     common,
                     Whence::branch(branch, *after, Some(who.as_str())),
@@ -116,7 +131,7 @@ impl Broker {
                     .last()
                     .ok_or(BrokerError::NoRevisions)?
                     .clone();
-                let who = patch.author.to_string();
+                let who = Self::shorten_author(&patch.author);
                 (
                     common,
                     Whence::patch(patch.id, patch.after, revision, Some(who.as_str())),
diff --git a/src/pages.rs b/src/pages.rs
index 9983333f..7c01fcf0 100644
--- a/src/pages.rs
+++ b/src/pages.rs
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ impl PageData {
     }
 
     fn whence_as_html(whence: &Whence) -> Element {
+        let who = did_element(whence.who());
         match whence {
             Whence::Branch {
                 name,
@@ -553,11 +554,7 @@ impl PageData {
                 .with_text(", commit  ")
                 .with_child(oid_element(commit.to_string()))
                 .with_child(Element::new(Tag::Br))
-                .with_child(
-                    Element::span()
-                        .with_class("who")
-                        .with_text(whence.who().unwrap_or("<commit author not known>")),
-                ),
+                .with_child(who),
             Whence::Patch {
                 patch,
                 commit,
@@ -584,11 +581,7 @@ impl PageData {
                 .with_child(oid_element(commit.to_string()))
                 .with_child(Element::new(Tag::Br))
                 .with_text("from ")
-                .with_child(
-                    Element::new(Tag::Span)
-                        .with_class("who")
-                        .with_text(whence.who().unwrap_or("<patch author not known>")),
-                ),
+                .with_child(who),
         }
     }
 
@@ -774,6 +767,21 @@ fn oid_element(oid: impl Into<String>) -> Element {
         .with_text(oid)
 }
 
+fn did_element(did: Option<&str>) -> Element {
+    let did = if let Some(did) = did {
+        let did = if let Some(suffix) = did.strip_prefix("did:key:") {
+            suffix
+        } else {
+            did
+        };
+        format!("DID {did}")
+    } else {
+        "<unknown DID>".to_string()
+    };
+
+    Element::span().with_class("who").with_text(did)
+}
+
 struct ReportPage {
     page: HtmlPage,
 }
diff --git a/src/radicle-ci.css b/src/radicle-ci.css
index 8fb59fec..4584a750 100644
--- a/src/radicle-ci.css
+++ b/src/radicle-ci.css
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ span.finished {
 
 span.who {
     font-family: monospace;
+    font-size: 80%;
 }
 
 table {