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Kobbi Nissim

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Kobbi Nissim · Technology & Engineering

What

Israeli co-inventor of differential privacy; Gödel Prize (2017)

When

Israel

Where

Israel · United States

Biography

Kobbi Nissim is recognized among Israeli contributors to Technology & Engineering — Israeli co-inventor of differential privacy; Gödel Prize (2017)

How & why

Nissim, an Israeli Jewish computer scientist now at Georgetown University, co-introduced differential privacy, the rigorous mathematical framework for protecting individuals when data is analyzed that is now used across industry and government. For the foundational paper he shared the 2017 Gödel Prize.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Gödel Prize

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Israeli co-inventor of differential privacy; Gödel Prize (2017)

2017

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Gödel Prize