Avi Wigderson
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Avi Wigderson was born on September 9, 1956 in Haifa and holds both Israeli and United States citizenship. His education includes the Hebrew Reali School, the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and Princeton University. He works as a mathematician, computer scientist, pedagogue, and university teacher and is employed by Princeton University.
His field of work encompasses mathematics, computational complexity theory, parallel algorithm, and graph theory[1]. Wigderson's awards include the Gödel Prize, IMU Abacus Medal, Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship, ACM Fellow, Knuth Prize, and the Abel Prize[2][3][4][5].
He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Association for Computing Machinery[3].
Avi Wigderson
Summary
Avi Wigderson is a human[1]. He was born in Haifa[2]. He was born on +1956-09-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], pedagogue[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #7,194 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Avi Wigderson's place of birth was Haifa[2].
- Avi Wigderson was born on +1956-09-09T00:00:00Z[3].
- Avi Wigderson was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[9].
- Avi Wigderson held citizenship in Israel[10].
- Avi Wigderson held citizenship in United States[11].
- Avi Wigderson's professions included mathematician[4].
- Avi Wigderson's professions included computer scientist[5].
- Avi Wigderson worked as a pedagogue[6].
- Avi Wigderson's professions included university teacher[7].
- Avi Wigderson's field of work was mathematics[12].
- Avi Wigderson's field of work was computational complexity theory[13].
- Avi Wigderson's field of work was parallel algorithm[14].
- Avi Wigderson's field of work was graph theory[15].
- Avi Wigderson's field of work was cryptography[16].
- Avi Wigderson's field of work was artificial neural network[17].
- Among Avi Wigderson's employers was Princeton University[18].
- Avi Wigderson was educated at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[19].
- Avi Wigderson was educated at Princeton University[20].
- Avi Wigderson was educated at Hebrew Reali School[21].
- Avi Wigderson's doctoral advisor was Richard J. Lipton[22].
- Avi Wigderson received the Gödel Prize[23].
- Avi Wigderson received the IMU Abacus Medal[24].
- Avi Wigderson received the Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship[25].
- Avi Wigderson received the ACM Fellow[26].
- Avi Wigderson received the Knuth Prize[27].
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Origins and Family
Avi Wigderson was born in Haifa[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1956-09-09T00:00:00Z[3] and +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[9].
Education
Educated at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[19], a university[28], in Israel[29], founded in 1924[30], headquartered in Haifa[31]; Princeton University[20], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1746[34], headquartered in Princeton[35]; and Hebrew Reali School[21], a school[36], in Israel[37], founded in 1913[38]. Avi Wigderson's doctoral advisor was Richard J. Lipton[22].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], pedagogue[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include mathematics[12], an academic discipline[39]; computational complexity theory[13], an academic discipline[40]; parallel algorithm[14]; graph theory[15], an academic discipline[41]; cryptography[16], an academic discipline[42]; and artificial neural network[17], a type of statistical model[43]. Avi Wigderson was employed by Princeton University[18]. Doctoral students include Dorit Aharonov[44], Ran Raz[45], Rafi Heiman[46], Prabhakar Lakshman Ragde[47], Moti Reif[48], and Roy Armoni[49].
Recognition
Awards received include Gödel Prize[23], a science award[50], founded in 1992[51]; IMU Abacus Medal[24], a science award[52], founded in 1981[53]; Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship[25], an award[54], in United States[55], founded in 1923[56]; ACM Fellow[26], a fellowship award[57]; Knuth Prize[27], a science award[58], in United States[59], founded in 1996[60]; and Abel Prize[61], a science award[62], in Norway[63], founded in 2003[64], headquartered in Oslo[65].
Why It Matters
Avi Wigderson ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #7,194 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
His notable doctoral advisees include Eli Ben-Sasson[68], a computer scientist[69], b. 1970[70], of Israel[71]; Dorit Aharonov[72], a university teacher[73], b. 1970[74], of Israel[75], awarded the Krill Prize[76], specialised in mathematics[77]; Ran Raz[78], a computer scientist[79], b. 1966[80], of Israel[81], awarded the Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics[82], specialised in computer science[83]; Ronen Shaltiel[84], a university teacher[85]; Prabhakar Lakshman Ragde[86], a computer scientist[87]; and Joseph Gil[88], a computer scientist[89].
FAQs
Where was Avi Wigderson born?
Avi Wigderson's place of birth was Haifa[2].
What did Avi Wigderson do for work?
Avi Wigderson worked as mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], pedagogue[6], and university teacher[7].
Where did Avi Wigderson go to school?
Avi Wigderson was educated at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[19], Princeton University[20], and Hebrew Reali School[21].
What awards did Avi Wigderson receive?
Honors received include Gödel Prize[23], IMU Abacus Medal[24], Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship[25], and ACM Fellow[26].