Paul van Oorschot

Computer Scientist

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Who is Paul van Oorschot?

Paul C. van Oorschot is a cryptographer and computer security researcher, currently a professor of computer science at Carleton University, where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Authentication and Computer Security. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, he is best known as co-author of the Handbook of Applied Cryptography, together with Alfred Menezes and Scott Vanstone. He also helped organize the first Selected Areas in Cryptography workshop in 1994.

Van Oorschot received his Ph.D. in 1988 from the University of Waterloo.

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  • Canada
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Education
  • University of Waterloo
Employment
  • Carleton University

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on July 23, 2013

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