Adi Shamir
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Summary
Adi Shamir is a human[1]. Born in Tel Aviv[2], he… he was born on July 6, 1952[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], cryptologist[5], and computer scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,702 views/month, #7,094 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Adi Shamir's place of birth was Tel Aviv[2].
- Adi Shamir was born on July 6, 1952[3].
- Adi Shamir held citizenship in Israel[8].
- Adi Shamir worked as a mathematician[4].
- Adi Shamir's professions included cryptologist[5].
- Adi Shamir worked as a computer scientist[6].
- Adi Shamir's field of work was informatics[9].
- Adi Shamir's field of work was information security[10].
- Adi Shamir's field of work was cryptography[11].
- Adi Shamir was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
- Among Adi Shamir's employers was Tel Aviv University[13].
- Adi Shamir's education included a stint at Tel Aviv University[14].
- Adi Shamir was educated at University of Warwick[15].
- Adi Shamir was educated at Weizmann Institute of Science[16].
- Adi Shamir's doctoral advisor was Zohar Manna[17].
- Adi Shamir received the Israel Prize[18].
- Adi Shamir received the Turing Award[19].
- Adi Shamir received the Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics[20].
- Adi Shamir received the Paris Kanellakis Award[21].
- Adi Shamir received the National Cyber Security Hall of Fame[22].
- Adi Shamir received the Grand Prize of the French Academy of Science[23].
- Adi Shamir was a member of Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities[24].
- Adi Shamir was a member of French Academy of Sciences[25].
- Adi Shamir was a member of Academia Europaea[26].
- Adi Shamir was a member of Royal Society[27].
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Origins and Family
Adi Shamir was born in Tel Aviv[2]. He was born on July 6, 1952[3].
Education
Educated at Tel Aviv University[14], a public university[28], in Israel[29], founded in 1956[30], headquartered in Tel Aviv[31]; University of Warwick[15], a public research university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1965[34]; and Weizmann Institute of Science[16], an institute[35], in Israel[36], founded in 1934[37]. Adi Shamir's doctoral advisor was Zohar Manna[17]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Science[38].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], cryptologist[5], and computer scientist[6]. Fields of work include informatics[9], an academic major[39], founded in 1957[40]; information security[10], a type of security[41]; and cryptography[11], an academic discipline[42]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12], a university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1861[45], headquartered in Cambridge[46] and Tel Aviv University[13], a public university[47], in Israel[48], founded in 1956[49], headquartered in Tel Aviv[50]. Doctoral students include Eli Biham[51], Uriel Feige[52], Amos Fiat[53], Avital (Wierzba) Schrift[54], Dror Lapidot[55], and Ziv Soferman[56].
Recognition
Awards received include Israel Prize[18], an award[57], in Israel[58], founded in 1953[59]; Turing Award[19], a science award[60], in United States[61], founded in 1966[62]; Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics[20], a science award[63], in Israel[64], founded in 1977[65]; Paris Kanellakis Award[21], an award[66]; National Cyber Security Hall of Fame[22], an award[67], in United States[68], founded in 2012[69]; and Grand Prize of the French Academy of Science[23], a science award[70], in France[71], founded in 1997[72].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Adi Shamir include RSA[73], a cryptosystem[74], founded in 1977[75]; Shamir's Secret Sharing[76]; RSA problem[77]; and Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme[78].
Why It Matters
Adi Shamir ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,702 views/month, #7,094 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[79] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[80]
He is credited with the discovery of differential cryptanalysis[81], a type of cryptographic attack[82]; secret sharing[83]; Fiat–Shamir heuristic[84], a cryptography[85]; and Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme[86]. Entities named for him include RSA[73], a cryptosystem[74], founded in 1977[75]; Shamir's Secret Sharing[76]; RSA problem[77]; and Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme[78].
His notable doctoral advisees include Eli Biham[87], a cryptologist[88], b. 1960[89], of Israel[90], awarded the IACR Fellow[91], specialised in mathematics[92]; Uriel Feige[93], a mathematician[94], b. 1959[95], of Israel[96], awarded the Gödel Prize[97], specialised in informatics[98]; Amos Fiat[99], a computer scientist[100], b. 1956[101], of Israel[102], awarded the Paris Kanellakis Award[103], specialised in computer science[104]; and Eyal Ronen[105], a computer scientist[106], of Israel[107], specialised in cryptography[108].
FAQs
Where was Adi Shamir born?
Adi Shamir was born in Tel Aviv[2].
What did Adi Shamir do for work?
Adi Shamir worked as mathematician[4], cryptologist[5], and computer scientist[6].
Where did Adi Shamir go to school?
Adi Shamir was educated at Tel Aviv University[14], University of Warwick[15], and Weizmann Institute of Science[16].
What awards did Adi Shamir receive?
Honors received include Israel Prize[18], Turing Award[19], Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics[20], and Paris Kanellakis Award[21].
What did Adi Shamir discover?
Adi Shamir is credited as discoverer of differential cryptanalysis[81], secret sharing[83], Fiat–Shamir heuristic[84], and Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme[86].