Bart Preneel

Belgian cryptographer
Person human Q530074
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Bart Preneel

Summary

Bart Preneel is a human[1]. Born in Leuven[2], he… he was born on October 15, 1963[3]. He worked as a university teacher[4], cryptographer[5], mathematician[6], engineer[7], and author[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Leuven[2], Bart Preneel…
  • Bart Preneel was born on October 15, 1963[3].
  • Bart Preneel held citizenship in Belgium[10].
  • Dutch was Bart Preneel's native language[11].
  • Bart Preneel worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Bart Preneel's professions included cryptographer[5].
  • Bart Preneel worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Bart Preneel worked as an engineer[7].
  • Bart Preneel worked as an author[8].
  • Bart Preneel was employed by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven[12].
  • Bart Preneel's education included a stint at Sint-Pieterscollege[13].
  • Bart Preneel's doctoral advisor was Joos Vandewalle[14].
  • Bart Preneel's doctoral advisor was René J. M. Govaerts[15].
  • Bart Preneel received the IACR Fellow[16].
  • Bart Preneel was a member of Academia Europaea[17].
  • Bart Preneel is recorded as male[18].
  • Bart Preneel's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Bart Preneel supervised Souradyuti Paul as a doctoral student[20].
  • Bart Preneel supervised Chaoyun Li as a doctoral student[21].
  • Bart Preneel supervised Ventzislav Nikov as a doctoral student[22].
  • Bart Preneel supervised Michaël Quisquater as a doctoral student[23].
  • Bart Preneel supervised Frederik Vercauteren as a doctoral student[24].
  • Bart Preneel supervised Claudia Diaz as a doctoral student[25].
  • Bart Preneel supervised Joris Claessens as a doctoral student[26].
  • Bart Preneel supervised Kazuo Sakiyama as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Bart Preneel's place of birth was Leuven[2]. He was born on October 15, 1963[3]. Dutch was his native language[11].

Education

Bart Preneel was educated at Sint-Pieterscollege[13]. Doctoral advisors include Joos Vandewalle[14], a mathematician[28], b. 1948[29], awarded the IEEE Fellow[30], specialised in mathematics[31] and René J. M. Govaerts[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4], cryptographer[5], mathematician[6], engineer[7], and author[8]. Bart Preneel was employed by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven[12]. Doctoral students include Souradyuti Paul[20], a researcher[32]; Chaoyun Li[21]; Ventzislav Nikov[22]; Michaël Quisquater[23], a mathematician[33]; Frederik Vercauteren[24]; and Claudia Diaz[25].

Recognition

Bart Preneel received the IACR Fellow[16].

Why It Matters

Bart Preneel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

He is credited with the discovery of RIPEMD[36], a cryptographic hash function[37]; Trivium[38], a stream cipher[39]; RIPEMD-160[40], a cryptographic hash function[41], founded in 1996[42]; RIPEMD-256[43], a cryptographic hash function[44]; and RIPEMD-128[45], a cryptographic hash function[46], founded in 1996[47].

His notable doctoral advisees include Carmela Troncoso[48], a researcher[49], b. 1982[50], of Spain[51]; Hongjun Wu[52], a university teacher[53], b. 2000[54]; Chris Vanden Berghe[55]; and Reza Ebrahimi Atani[56].

FAQs

Where was Bart Preneel born?

Born in Leuven[2], Bart Preneel…

What did Bart Preneel do for work?

Bart Preneel worked as university teacher[4], cryptographer[5], mathematician[6], engineer[7], and author[8].

Where did Bart Preneel go to school?

Bart Preneel was educated at Sint-Pieterscollege[13].

What awards did Bart Preneel receive?

Honors received include IACR Fellow[16].

What did Bart Preneel discover?

Bart Preneel is credited as discoverer of RIPEMD[36], Trivium[38], RIPEMD-160[40], and RIPEMD-256[43].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . kuleuven.be. Retrieved . kuleuven.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . iacr.org. Retrieved . iacr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [17] . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [52] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [55] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [56] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23h ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation university teacher, cryptographer, mathematician +2
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  2. 19d ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Sint-Pieterscollege
    Member of
    Residence Leuven
    Country of citizenship Belgium
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