David Chaum

Summary

David Chaum is a human^[1]. He was born on January 1, 1955^[2]. He worked as a cryptographer^[3], mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], and inventor^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,163 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• David Chaum was born on January 1, 1955^[2].
• David Chaum was born on May 3, 1955^[8].
• David Chaum held citizenship in United States^[9].
• David Chaum worked as a cryptographer^[3].
• David Chaum's professions included mathematician^[4].
• David Chaum's professions included computer scientist^[5].
• David Chaum's professions included inventor^[6].
• David Chaum's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley^[10].
• David Chaum's doctoral advisor was Bernard Marcel Mont-Reynaud^[11].
• David Chaum received the IACR Fellow^[12].
• David Chaum is recorded as male^[13].
• David Chaum's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• David Chaum supervised J. Norbert Eelco Bos as a doctoral student^[15].
• David Chaum supervised Stefan Popoveniuc as a doctoral student^[16].
• David Chaum's Commons category is recorded as David Chaum^[17].
• David Chaum's residence is recorded as Sherman Oaks^[18].
• David Chaum's given name is recorded as David^[19].
• David Chaum's official website is recorded as http://www.chaum.com/^[20].
• David Chaum's participant in is recorded as Middle East and Africa Summit 2022^[21].
• David Chaum's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'David Lee Chaum'}^[22].
• David Chaum's Erdős number is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[23].
• David Chaum's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[24].
• David Chaum's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7135'}^[25].
• David Chaum's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+6233'}^[26].
• David Chaum's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11909'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1955^[2] and May 3, 1955^[8].

Education

David Chaum was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[10]. His doctoral advisor was Bernard Marcel Mont-Reynaud^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cryptographer^[3], mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], and inventor^[6]. Doctoral students include J. Norbert Eelco Bos^[15] and Stefan Popoveniuc^[16].

Recognition

David Chaum received the IACR Fellow^[12].

Why It Matters

David Chaum ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,163 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

He is credited with the discovery of blind signature^[30]; ecash^[31], a digital currency^[32]; dining cryptographers problem^[33], a mathematical problem^[34]; and Group signature^[35], a cryptographic primitive^[36], founded in 1991^[37].

FAQs

What did David Chaum do for work?

David Chaum worked as cryptographer^[3], mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], and inventor^[6].

Where did David Chaum go to school?

David Chaum was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[10].

What awards did David Chaum receive?

Honors received include IACR Fellow^[12].

What did David Chaum discover?

David Chaum is credited as discoverer of blind signature^[30], ecash^[31], dining cryptographers problem^[33], and Group signature^[35].