Craig Gentry

American computer scientist
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Craig Gentry

Summary

Craig Gentry is a human[1]. He was born on +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3] and cryptologist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Craig Gentry was born on +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Craig Gentry held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Craig Gentry's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Craig Gentry's professions included cryptologist[4].
  • Craig Gentry's field of work was homomorphic encryption[7].
  • Craig Gentry was educated at Stanford University[8].
  • Craig Gentry's education included a stint at Duke University[9].
  • Craig Gentry's education included a stint at Harvard Law School[10].
  • Craig Gentry's doctoral advisor was Dan Boneh[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Craig Gentry is Fully homomorphic encryption using ideal lattices[12].
  • Craig Gentry received the MacArthur Fellows Program[13].
  • Craig Gentry received the Grace Murray Hopper Award[14].
  • Craig Gentry received the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award[15].
  • Craig Gentry received the IACR Fellow[16].
  • Craig Gentry received the Putnam Fellow[17].
  • Craig Gentry received the Gödel Prize[18].
  • Craig Gentry is recorded as male[19].
  • Craig Gentry's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Craig Gentry's ORCID iD is recorded as 0009-0000-6651-7262[21].
  • Craig Gentry's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 144630[22].
  • Craig Gentry's residence is recorded as New York City[23].
  • Craig Gentry's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012zzgpb[24].
  • Craig Gentry's family name is recorded as Gentry[25].
  • Craig Gentry's given name is recorded as Craig[26].
  • Craig Gentry's official website is recorded as https://crypto.stanford.edu/craig/[27].

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Origins and Family

Craig Gentry was born on +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[8], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31]; Duke University[9], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1838[34], headquartered in Durham[35]; and Harvard Law School[10], a graduate school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1817[38]. Craig Gentry's doctoral advisor was Dan Boneh[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3] and cryptologist[4]. Craig Gentry's field of work was homomorphic encryption[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Craig Gentry is Fully homomorphic encryption using ideal lattices[12].

Recognition

Awards received include MacArthur Fellows Program[13], a science award[39], in United States[40], founded in 1981[41]; Grace Murray Hopper Award[14], an award[42], in United States[43], founded in 1971[44]; ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award[15], an academic award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1978[47]; IACR Fellow[16]; Putnam Fellow[17]; and Gödel Prize[18], a science award[48], founded in 1992[49].

Why It Matters

Craig Gentry ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Craig Gentry do for work?

Craig Gentry worked as computer scientist[3] and cryptologist[4].

Where did Craig Gentry go to school?

Craig Gentry was educated at Stanford University[8], Duke University[9], and Harvard Law School[10].

What awards did Craig Gentry receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program[13], Grace Murray Hopper Award[14], ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award[15], and IACR Fellow[16].

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  10. [13] . macfound.org. macfound.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . awards.acm.org. awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . awards.acm.org. awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . iacr.org. iacr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . List of previous Putnam winners. maa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . sigact.org. sigact.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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