Don Coppersmith

Cryptographer and mathematician
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Don Coppersmith

Summary

Don Coppersmith is a human[1]. He was born on 1950[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], cryptographer[4], and computer scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Don Coppersmith was born on 1950[2].
  • Don Coppersmith held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Don Coppersmith's professions included mathematician[3].
  • Don Coppersmith's professions included cryptographer[4].
  • Don Coppersmith worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • Don Coppersmith's field of work was mathematics[8].
  • Among Don Coppersmith's employers was IBM[9].
  • Among Don Coppersmith's employers was Institute for Defense Analyses[10].
  • Don Coppersmith was educated at Harvard University[11].
  • Don Coppersmith was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • Don Coppersmith's doctoral advisor was John H. Hubbard[13].
  • Don Coppersmith's doctoral advisor was Shlomo Sternberg[14].
  • Don Coppersmith received the IACR Fellow[15].
  • Don Coppersmith received the IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award[16].
  • Don Coppersmith is recorded as male[17].
  • Don Coppersmith's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Don Coppersmith's given name is recorded as Don[19].
  • Don Coppersmith's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Don Coppersmith'}[20].
  • Don Coppersmith's Erdős number is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[21].
  • Don Coppersmith's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

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Origins and Family

Don Coppersmith was born on 1950[2].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[11], a private university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1636[25], headquartered in Cambridge[26] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12], a university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1861[29], headquartered in Cambridge[30]. Doctoral advisors include John H. Hubbard[13], a mathematician[31], b. 1945[32], of United States[33], specialised in mathematical analysis[34] and Shlomo Sternberg[14], a mathematician[35], 1936–2024[36], of United States[37], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[38], specialised in differential geometry[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3], cryptographer[4], and computer scientist[5]. Don Coppersmith's field of work was mathematics[8]. Employers include IBM[9], a software company[40], in United States[41], founded in 1911[42], headquartered in Armonk[43] and Institute for Defense Analyses[10], a research institute[44], in United States[45], founded in 1956[46].

Recognition

Awards received include IACR Fellow[15] and IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award[16], a technical field award[47], founded in 1986[48].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Don Coppersmith include Coppersmith–Winograd algorithm[49], a matrix multiplication algorithm[50].

Why It Matters

Don Coppersmith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51]

He is credited with the discovery of Coppersmith–Winograd algorithm[52], a matrix multiplication algorithm[53]. Entities named for him include Coppersmith–Winograd algorithm[49], a matrix multiplication algorithm[50].

FAQs

What did Don Coppersmith do for work?

Don Coppersmith worked as mathematician[3], cryptographer[4], and computer scientist[5].

Where did Don Coppersmith go to school?

Don Coppersmith was educated at Harvard University[11] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].

What awards did Don Coppersmith receive?

Honors received include IACR Fellow[15] and IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award[16].

What did Don Coppersmith discover?

Don Coppersmith is credited as discoverer of Coppersmith–Winograd algorithm[52].

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  13. [16] . ieee.org. Retrieved . ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  1. [52] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  27. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation mathematician, cryptographer, computer scientist
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  2. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    National library of israel j9u id 987007445313405171
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