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Oded Goldreich

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Who

Oded Goldreich · Technology & Engineering

What

Israeli cryptographer who laid the foundations of modern cryptography; Knuth Prize (2017)

When

1957, Tel Aviv, Israel

Where

Israel (Technion · Weizmann Institute of Science)

Prizes and awards
Biography

Oded Goldreich is recognized among Israeli contributors to Technology & Engineering — Israeli cryptographer who laid the foundations of modern cryptography; Knuth Prize (2017)

How & why

Goldreich, an Israeli cryptographer at the Weizmann Institute, helped lay the rigorous foundations of modern cryptography and computational complexity, including work on pseudorandomness, zero-knowledge proofs, secure computation and property testing. His two-volume 'Foundations of Cryptography' is a standard reference. He received the Knuth Prize in 2017.

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

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Israeli cryptographer who laid the foundations of modern cryptography; Knuth Prize (2017)

2017

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