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Adi Shamir

Adi Shamir is an Israeli cryptographer and inventor

1952 – presentIsraelContribution: 1977

Introduction

Adi Shamir (born 1952) is an Israeli cryptographer and computer scientist. He is one of the co-creators of the RSA encryption algorithm, along with Ron Rivest and Leonard Adleman. Shamir has made significant contributions to the field of cryptography, particularly in the areas of secret sharing and the development of various cryptographic protocols.

Key Achievement

He is one of the pioneers of modern cryptography and is best known as a co-inventor of the RSA encryption algorithm, along with Ron Rivest and Leonard Adleman. Shamir has made significant contributions to the field of computer science, particularly in the areas of cryptography, computer security, and algorithms. His work has had a profound impact on the field and has been instrumental in ensuring the security of digital communication and transactions.

Biography

Adi Shamir is an Israeli cryptographer and inventor. He is a co-inventor of the Rivest–Shamir–Adleman (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. In 2002, Ron Rivest, Len Adleman, and he won the ACM Turing Award.

Did You Know?

  • In 2002, Ron Rivest, Len Adleman, and he won the ACM Turing Award.

Awards

Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics1983
IEEE W.R.G. Baker Award1986
Paris Kanellakis Award1996
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award2000
Turing Award2002
honorary doctorate from ENS2003
IACR Fellow2004
Israel Prize2008
Okawa Prize2008
honorary doctor of the Shandong University2010
National Cyber Security Hall of Fame2012
Grand Prize of the French Academy of Science2012
Japan Prize2017
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award2017
Foreign Member of the Royal Society2018
National Inventors Hall of Fame2018
ACM Fellow2020
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences2022
Wolf Prize in Mathematics2024
Rothschild Prize
honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo

Institutions

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tel Aviv University

Education

University of Warwick

Weizmann Institute of Science

Tel Aviv University