Adi Shamir

Computer Scientist

1952 –

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Who is Adi Shamir?

Adi Shamir is an Israeli cryptographer. He is a co-inventor of the RSA algorithm, a co-inventor of the Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme, one of the inventors of differential cryptanalysis and has made numerous contributions to the fields of cryptography and computer science.

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Born
Jul 6, 1952
Tel Aviv
Nationality
  • Israel
Profession
Education
  • Doctorate, Weizmann Institute of Science
    ( - 1977)
  • Master of Science, Weizmann Institute of Science
    ( - 1975)
  • Bachelor of Science, Tel Aviv University
    Mathematics
    ( - 1973)
Employment
  • École Normale Supérieure
    (2006 - )
  • Professor of Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science
  • Professor of Computer Science, Weizmann Institute of Science
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1977 - 1980)
Lived in
  • Tel Aviv
  • Israel

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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