Amos Fiat

Summary

Amos Fiat is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Haifa^[2]. He was born on +1956-12-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Amos Fiat was born in Haifa^[2].
• Amos Fiat was born on +1956-12-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Amos Fiat held citizenship in Israel^[7].
• Amos Fiat worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Amos Fiat worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Amos Fiat's field of work was computer science^[8].
• Amos Fiat's field of work was cryptography^[9].
• Amos Fiat's field of work was computer algorithm^[10].
• Amos Fiat's field of work was game theory^[11].
• Among Amos Fiat's employers was Tel Aviv University^[12].
• Amos Fiat's education included a stint at Weizmann Institute of Science^[13].
• Amos Fiat's doctoral advisor was Adi Shamir^[14].
• Amos Fiat received the Paris Kanellakis Award^[15].
• Amos Fiat received the ACM Fellow^[16].
• Amos Fiat was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[17].
• Amos Fiat is recorded as male^[18].
• Amos Fiat's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Amos Fiat supervised Yuval Rabani as a doctoral student^[20].
• Amos Fiat supervised Manor Mendel as a doctoral student^[21].
• Amos Fiat supervised Yiftach Ravid as a doctoral student^[22].
• Amos Fiat supervised Meital Levy as a doctoral student^[23].
• Amos Fiat supervised Dan Feldman as a doctoral student^[24].
• Amos Fiat supervised Amos Fiat as a doctoral student^[25].
• Amos Fiat's ISNI is recorded as 0000000045316106^[26].
• Amos Fiat's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7617809^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Haifa^[2], Amos Fiat… he was born on +1956-12-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Amos Fiat was educated at Weizmann Institute of Science^[13]. His doctoral advisor was Adi Shamir^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Fields of work include computer science^[8], an academic discipline^[28]; cryptography^[9], an academic discipline^[29]; computer algorithm^[10]; and game theory^[11], a branch of mathematics^[30]. Amos Fiat was employed by Tel Aviv University^[12]. Doctoral students include Yuval Rabani^[20], a researcher^[31]; Manor Mendel^[21]; Yiftach Ravid^[22]; Meital Levy^[23]; Dan Feldman^[24], a computer scientist^[32]; and he^[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Paris Kanellakis Award^[15], an award^[33] and ACM Fellow^[16], a fellowship award^[34].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Amos Fiat include Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme^[35].

Why It Matters

Amos Fiat ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[6]

He is credited with the discovery of Fiat–Shamir heuristic^[36], a cryptography^[37] and Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme^[38]. Entities named for him include Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme^[35].

His notable doctoral advisees include Dan Feldman^[39], a computer scientist^[40].

FAQs

Where was Amos Fiat born?

Amos Fiat's place of birth was Haifa^[2].

What did Amos Fiat do for work?

Amos Fiat worked as computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Amos Fiat go to school?

Amos Fiat was educated at Weizmann Institute of Science^[13].

What awards did Amos Fiat receive?

Honors received include Paris Kanellakis Award^[15] and ACM Fellow^[16].

What did Amos Fiat discover?

Amos Fiat is credited as discoverer of Fiat–Shamir heuristic^[36] and Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme^[38].