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Jeffrey Hoffstein

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Jeffrey Hoffstein · Technology & Engineering

What

Computer & information scientist

When

1953, New York City, USA

Where

United States

Biography

Jeffrey Hoffstein is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Computer & information scientist

How & why

Jeffrey Hoffstein is an American mathematician and cryptographer at Brown University, a specialist in number theory and automorphic forms who co-invented the NTRU lattice-based public-key cryptosystem, a leading candidate for post-quantum cryptography. NTRU-derived algorithms were selected in the NIST post-quantum standardization effort. He is listed among Jewish computer and information scientists documented by Jinfo.org.

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Computer & information scientist

Source: Jinfo.org — JEWISH COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENTISTS