Amit Sahai

American cryptographer and computer scientist
Person human Q18631258
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Amit Sahai

Summary

Amit Sahai is a human[1]. Born in Thousand Oaks[2], he… he was born on +1974-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and cryptographer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Amit Sahai's place of birth was Thousand Oaks[2].
  • Amit Sahai was born on +1974-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Amit Sahai held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Amit Sahai's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Amit Sahai worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Amit Sahai's professions included cryptographer[6].
  • Amit Sahai's field of work was cryptography[9].
  • Amit Sahai's field of work was computer science[10].
  • Amit Sahai's field of work was computer security[11].
  • Amit Sahai was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[12].
  • Amit Sahai's doctoral advisor was Shafrira Goldwasser[13].
  • Amit Sahai received the ACM Fellow[14].
  • Amit Sahai received the Michael and Sheila Held Prize[15].
  • Amit Sahai received the IACR Fellow[16].
  • Amit Sahai received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[17].
  • Amit Sahai was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[18].
  • Amit Sahai's image is recorded as Amit Sahai.JPG[19].
  • Amit Sahai is recorded as male[20].
  • Amit Sahai's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Amit Sahai supervised Edith Elkind as a doctoral student[22].
  • Amit Sahai supervised Manoj M. Prabhakaran as a doctoral student[23].
  • Amit Sahai supervised Brent Waters as a doctoral student[24].
  • Amit Sahai supervised Nishanth Chandran as a doctoral student[25].
  • Amit Sahai supervised Hakan Seyalıoğlu as a doctoral student[26].
  • Amit Sahai supervised Abhishek Jain as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Amit Sahai's place of birth was Thousand Oaks[2]. He was born on +1974-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Amit Sahai's doctoral advisor was Shafrira Goldwasser[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and cryptographer[6]. Fields of work include cryptography[9], an academic discipline[28]; computer science[10], an academic discipline[29]; and computer security[11], an industry[30]. Amit Sahai was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[12]. Doctoral students include Edith Elkind[22], a computer scientist[31], of Estonia[32]; Manoj M. Prabhakaran[23]; Brent Waters[24], a computer scientist[33], awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[34], specialised in theoretical computer science[35]; Nishanth Chandran[25], a computer scientist[36]; Hakan Seyalıoğlu[26], of Turkey[37]; and Abhishek Jain[27], a computer scientist[38].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Fellow[14], a fellowship award[39]; Michael and Sheila Held Prize[15], a science award[40], in United States[41], founded in 2017[42]; IACR Fellow[16]; and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[17], a fellowship award[43].

Why It Matters

Amit Sahai ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[7]

His notable doctoral advisees include Brent Waters[44], a computer scientist[45], awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[46], specialised in theoretical computer science[47]; Edith Elkind[48], a computer scientist[49], of Estonia[50]; Nishanth Chandran[51], a computer scientist[52]; and Abhishek Jain[53], a computer scientist[54].

FAQs

Where was Amit Sahai born?

Born in Thousand Oaks[2], Amit Sahai…

What did Amit Sahai do for work?

Amit Sahai worked as computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and cryptographer[6].

What awards did Amit Sahai receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[14], Michael and Sheila Held Prize[15], IACR Fellow[16], and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[17].

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  16. [17] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [18] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

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  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  22. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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