David Chaum

Summary

David Chaum is a human^[1]. He was born on +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z^[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 (161 views/month, #7,163 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• David Chaum was born on +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].
• David Chaum held citizenship in United States^[8].
• David Chaum worked as a cryptographer^[3].
• David Chaum worked as a 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^[9].
• David Chaum's doctoral advisor was Bernard Marcel Mont-Reynaud^[10].
• David Chaum received the IACR Fellow^[11].
• David Chaum's image is recorded as Chaum.jpg^[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 ISNI is recorded as 0000000066741136^[17].
• David Chaum's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 94442415^[18].
• David Chaum's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82220906^[19].
• David Chaum's IdRef ID is recorded as 254985661^[20].
• David Chaum's Commons category is recorded as David Chaum^[21].
• David Chaum's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 118579^[22].
• David Chaum's residence is recorded as Sherman Oaks^[23].
• David Chaum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01jq87^[24].
• David Chaum's given name is recorded as David^[25].
• David Chaum's official website is recorded as http://www.chaum.com/^[26].
• David Chaum's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81100121641^[27].

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Origins and Family

David Chaum was born on +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

David Chaum's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley^[9]. His doctoral advisor was Bernard Marcel Mont-Reynaud^[10].

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^[11].

Why It Matters

David Chaum ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 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 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

He is credited with the discovery of ecash^[30], a digital currency^[31]; blind signature^[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^[9].

What awards did David Chaum receive?

Honors received include IACR Fellow^[11].

What did David Chaum discover?

David Chaum is credited as discoverer of ecash^[30], blind signature^[32], dining cryptographers problem^[33], and Group signature^[35].