Paul Syverson

Computer scientist and mathematician at the US Naval Research Laboratory, inventor of onion routing
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Paul Syverson

Summary

Paul Syverson is a human[1]. He was born on +1958-03-27T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], mathematician[4], and logician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Paul Syverson was born on +1958-03-27T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Paul Syverson held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Paul Syverson's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Paul Syverson's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Paul Syverson's professions included logician[5].
  • Paul Syverson's field of work was secure communication[8].
  • Paul Syverson was employed by United States Naval Research Laboratory[9].
  • Paul Syverson was educated at Indiana University[10].
  • Paul Syverson's education included a stint at Cornell University[11].
  • Paul Syverson was educated at Indiana University[12].
  • Paul Syverson's education included a stint at Indiana University[13].
  • Paul Syverson's doctoral advisor was Jon Michael Dunn[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Paul Syverson is onion routing[15].
  • Paul Syverson received the ACM Fellow[16].
  • Paul Syverson received the EFF Award[17].
  • Paul Syverson received the FP Top 100 Global Thinkers[18].
  • Paul Syverson was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[19].
  • Paul Syverson's image is recorded as Paul Syverson.jpeg[20].
  • Paul Syverson is recorded as male[21].
  • Paul Syverson's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Paul Syverson supervised Aaron Johnson as a doctoral student[23].
  • Paul Syverson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114474037[24].
  • Paul Syverson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 69848089[25].
  • Paul Syverson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no94001173[26].
  • Paul Syverson's IdRef ID is recorded as 074495305[27].

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Origins and Family

Paul Syverson was born on +1958-03-27T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Indiana University[10], a state university system[28], in United States[29], founded in 1820[30], headquartered in Bloomington[31] and Cornell University[11], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1865[34], headquartered in Ithaca[35]. Paul Syverson's doctoral advisor was Jon Michael Dunn[14]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], mathematician[4], and logician[5]. Paul Syverson's field of work was secure communication[8]. He was employed by United States Naval Research Laboratory[9]. He supervised Aaron Johnson as a doctoral student[23].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Paul Syverson is onion routing[15].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Fellow[16], a fellowship award[37]; EFF Award[17], a science award[38], founded in 1992[39]; and FP Top 100 Global Thinkers[18].

Why It Matters

Paul Syverson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Paul Syverson do for work?

Paul Syverson worked as computer scientist[3], mathematician[4], and logician[5].

Where did Paul Syverson go to school?

Paul Syverson was educated at Indiana University[10], Cornell University[11], Indiana University[12], and Indiana University[13].

What awards did Paul Syverson receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[16], EFF Award[17], and FP Top 100 Global Thinkers[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  12. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  23. [19] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [36] . wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [15] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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