Paul van Oorschot

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Paul van Oorschot

Summary

Paul van Oorschot is a human[1]. He was born on +1962-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a cryptographer[3], computer scientist[4], and engineer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Paul van Oorschot was born on +1962-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Paul van Oorschot held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • Paul van Oorschot's professions included cryptographer[3].
  • Paul van Oorschot's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Paul van Oorschot worked as an engineer[5].
  • Paul van Oorschot was employed by Carleton University[8].
  • Paul van Oorschot was educated at University of Waterloo[9].
  • Paul van Oorschot's doctoral advisor was Scott A. Vanstone[10].
  • Paul van Oorschot received the J.W. Graham Medal[11].
  • Paul van Oorschot received the ACM Fellow[12].
  • Paul van Oorschot was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[13].
  • Paul van Oorschot is recorded as male[14].
  • Paul van Oorschot's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Paul van Oorschot supervised Tao Wan as a doctoral student[16].
  • Paul van Oorschot supervised Michael K. Just as a doctoral student[17].
  • Paul van Oorschot supervised David Whyte as a doctoral student[18].
  • Paul van Oorschot supervised Julie Thorpe as a doctoral student[19].
  • Paul van Oorschot supervised Sonia Chiasson as a doctoral student[20].
  • Paul van Oorschot supervised Mohammad Mannan as a doctoral student[21].
  • Paul van Oorschot supervised Glenn Wurster as a doctoral student[22].
  • Paul van Oorschot supervised Mansour Alsaleh as a doctoral student[23].
  • Paul van Oorschot supervised David Barrera as a doctoral student[24].
  • Paul van Oorschot supervised AbdelRahman Mohmed Abdou as a doctoral student[25].
  • Paul van Oorschot supervised Gerardo Reynaga as a doctoral student[26].
  • Paul van Oorschot supervised Furkan Alaca as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Paul van Oorschot was born on +1962-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Paul van Oorschot was educated at University of Waterloo[9]. His doctoral advisor was Scott A. Vanstone[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cryptographer[3], computer scientist[4], and engineer[5]. Among Paul van Oorschot's employers was Carleton University[8]. Doctoral students include Tao Wan[16], Michael K. Just[17], David Whyte[18], Julie Thorpe[19], Sonia Chiasson[20], and Mohammad Mannan[21].

Recognition

Awards received include J.W. Graham Medal[11], an award[28], in Canada[29] and ACM Fellow[12], a fellowship award[30].

Why It Matters

Paul van Oorschot ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What did Paul van Oorschot do for work?

Paul van Oorschot worked as cryptographer[3], computer scientist[4], and engineer[5].

Where did Paul van Oorschot go to school?

Paul van Oorschot was educated at University of Waterloo[9].

What awards did Paul van Oorschot receive?

Honors received include J.W. Graham Medal[11] and ACM Fellow[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [13] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . 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. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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