Paul Vitanyi

Summary

Paul Vitanyi is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Budapest^[2]. He was born on July 21, 1944^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Paul Vitanyi was born in Budapest^[2].
• Paul Vitanyi was born on July 21, 1944^[3].
• Paul Vitanyi was born on June 21, 1944^[7].
• Paul Vitanyi held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[8].
• Paul Vitanyi worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Paul Vitanyi's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Paul Vitanyi's field of work was computer science^[9].
• Among Paul Vitanyi's employers was University of Amsterdam^[10].
• Paul Vitanyi was employed by Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica^[11].
• Paul Vitanyi's education included a stint at Delft University of Technology^[12].
• Paul Vitanyi was educated at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam^[13].
• Paul Vitanyi's doctoral advisor was Jaco de Bakker^[14].
• Paul Vitanyi's doctoral advisor was Arto Salomaa^[15].
• Paul Vitanyi was a member of Academia Europaea^[16].
• Paul Vitanyi is recorded as male^[17].
• Paul Vitanyi's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Paul Vitanyi supervised Ronald de Wolf as a doctoral student^[19].
• Paul Vitanyi supervised Ronald Cramer as a doctoral student^[20].
• Paul Vitanyi supervised Barbara Terhal as a doctoral student^[21].
• Paul Vitanyi supervised John Tromp as a doctoral student^[22].
• Paul Vitanyi supervised Peter Grünwald as a doctoral student^[23].
• Paul Vitanyi supervised Jaap Henk Hoepman as a doctoral student^[24].
• Paul Vitanyi supervised Willem Klaas van Dam as a doctoral student^[25].
• Paul Vitanyi supervised Hein Philipp Röhrig as a doctoral student^[26].
• Paul Vitanyi supervised Rudi Langston Cilibrasi as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Paul Vitanyi's place of birth was Budapest^[2]. Recorded date of birth include July 21, 1944^[3] and June 21, 1944^[7].

Education

Educated at Delft University of Technology^[12], an institute of technology^[28], in Netherlands^[29], founded in 1842^[30], headquartered in Delft^[31] and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam^[13], a university^[32], in Netherlands^[33], founded in 1880^[34], headquartered in VU Main building^[35]. Doctoral advisors include Jaco de Bakker^[14], a computer scientist^[36], 1939–2012^[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[38], awarded the Order of the Netherlands Lion^[39] and Arto Salomaa^[15], a mathematician^[40], 1934–2025^[41], of Finland^[42], awarded the EATCS award^[43], specialised in mathematics^[44]. Paul Vitanyi earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[45].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Paul Vitanyi's field of work was computer science^[9]. Employers include University of Amsterdam^[10], a university^[46], in Netherlands^[47], founded in 1632^[48], headquartered in Amsterdam^[49] and Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica^[11], a research institute^[50], in Netherlands^[51], founded in 1946^[52]. Doctoral students include Ronald de Wolf^[19], a computer scientist^[53], b. 1973^[54], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[55], awarded the Gödel Prize^[56], specialised in computer science^[57]; Ronald Cramer^[20], a cryptographer^[58], b. 1968^[59], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[60], awarded the IACR Fellow^[61]; Barbara Terhal^[21], a physicist^[62], b. 1969^[63], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[64]; John Tromp^[22], a computer scientist^[65], b. 1966^[66], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[67]; Peter Grünwald^[23], a university teacher^[68], b. 1970^[69]; and Jaap Henk Hoepman^[24], a computer scientist^[70], b. 1966^[71], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[72], specialised in computer science^[73].

Why It Matters

Paul Vitanyi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[6] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[74]

He has been cited as an influence by Harry Buhrman^[75], a computer scientist^[76], b. 1966^[77], specialised in computer science^[78].

His notable doctoral advisees include John Tromp^[79], a computer scientist^[80], b. 1966^[81], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[82]; Ronald Cramer^[83], a cryptographer^[84], b. 1968^[85], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[86], awarded the IACR Fellow^[87]; Ronald de Wolf^[88], a computer scientist^[89], b. 1973^[90], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[91], awarded the Gödel Prize^[92], specialised in computer science^[93]; Jaap Henk Hoepman^[94], a computer scientist^[95], b. 1966^[96], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[97], specialised in computer science^[98]; and Rudi Langston Cilibrasi^[99], a computer scientist^[100].

FAQs

Where was Paul Vitanyi born?

Paul Vitanyi was born in Budapest^[2].

What did Paul Vitanyi do for work?

Paul Vitanyi worked as computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Paul Vitanyi go to school?

Paul Vitanyi was educated at Delft University of Technology^[12] and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam^[13].

Who did Paul Vitanyi influence?

Paul Vitanyi has been cited as an influence by Harry Buhrman^[75].