Daniel J. Bernstein

American German mathematician, cryptologist and programmer
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Daniel J. Bernstein

Summary

Daniel J. Bernstein is a human[1]. His place of birth was East Patchogue[2]. He was born on October 29, 1971[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], cryptologist[5], programmer[6], university teacher[7], and computer scientist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (767 views/month, #7,165 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in East Patchogue[2], Daniel J. Bernstein…
  • Daniel J. Bernstein was born on October 29, 1971[3].
  • Daniel J. Bernstein held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Daniel J. Bernstein held citizenship in Germany[11].
  • Daniel J. Bernstein worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Daniel J. Bernstein's professions included cryptologist[5].
  • Daniel J. Bernstein worked as a programmer[6].
  • Daniel J. Bernstein's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Daniel J. Bernstein's professions included computer scientist[8].
  • Daniel J. Bernstein's field of work was mathematics[12].
  • Daniel J. Bernstein's field of work was computer science[13].
  • Daniel J. Bernstein was employed by Eindhoven University of Technology[14].
  • Among Daniel J. Bernstein's employers was University of Illinois Chicago[15].
  • Among Daniel J. Bernstein's employers was Ruhr University Bochum[16].
  • Daniel J. Bernstein's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[17].
  • Daniel J. Bernstein was educated at Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science[18].
  • Daniel J. Bernstein was educated at Bellport High School[19].
  • Daniel J. Bernstein's doctoral advisor was Hendrik Lenstra[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Daniel J. Bernstein is NaCl[21].
  • A notable work attributed to Daniel J. Bernstein is qmail[22].
  • A notable work attributed to Daniel J. Bernstein is djbdns[23].
  • A notable work attributed to Daniel J. Bernstein is ucspi-tcp[24].
  • A notable work attributed to Daniel J. Bernstein is daemontools[25].
  • A notable work attributed to Daniel J. Bernstein is cdb[26].
  • Daniel J. Bernstein is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Daniel J. Bernstein was born in East Patchogue[2]. He was born on October 29, 1971[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[17], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31]; Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science[18], an academic institute[32], in United States[33], founded in 1935[34]; and Bellport High School[19], a high school[35], in United States[36]. Daniel J. Bernstein's doctoral advisor was Hendrik Lenstra[20]. He earned the academic degree of professor[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], cryptologist[5], programmer[6], university teacher[7], and computer scientist[8]. Fields of work include mathematics[12], an academic discipline[38] and computer science[13], an academic discipline[39]. Employers include Eindhoven University of Technology[14], a university[40], in Netherlands[41], founded in 1956[42], headquartered in Eindhoven[43]; University of Illinois Chicago[15], a public university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1983[46]; and Ruhr University Bochum[16], a public university[47], in Germany[48], founded in 1962[49], headquartered in Bochum[50]. Doctoral students include Limin Wang[51]; Peter Birkner[52]; Nicole Pitcher[53]; Christiane Peters[54], a researcher[55]; Peter Schwabe[56], a cryptographer[57], b. 2000[58], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[59]; and Ruben Niederhagen[60].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include NaCl[21], a cryptographic library[61], founded in 2008[62]; qmail[22], a message transfer agent[63]; djbdns[23], a free software[64]; ucspi-tcp[24], a free software[65]; daemontools[25], a public-domain software[66]; and cdb[26], a database management system[67]. Things named for Daniel J. Bernstein include djbdns[68].

Why It Matters

Daniel J. Bernstein ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (767 views/month, #7,165 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]

He is credited with the discovery of Curve25519[71], an elliptic curve over a finite field[72]; Poly1305[73], a message authentication code[74]; ChaCha20[75], a stream cipher[76]; Ed25519[77], a function[78]; and Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm[79], a cryptosystem[80]. Entities named for him include djbdns[68].

His notable doctoral advisees include Limin Wang[81], a computer scientist[82] and Christine van Vredendaal[83], a computer scientist[84].

FAQs

Where was Daniel J. Bernstein born?

Daniel J. Bernstein was born in East Patchogue[2].

What did Daniel J. Bernstein do for work?

Daniel J. Bernstein worked as mathematician[4], cryptologist[5], programmer[6], university teacher[7], and computer scientist[8].

Where did Daniel J. Bernstein go to school?

Daniel J. Bernstein was educated at University of California, Berkeley[17], Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science[18], and Bellport High School[19].

What did Daniel J. Bernstein discover?

Daniel J. Bernstein is credited as discoverer of Curve25519[71], Poly1305[73], ChaCha20[75], and Ed25519[77].

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  2. [69] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
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