Ron Rivest

Summary

Ron Rivest is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Schenectady^[2]. He was born on May 6, 1947^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], cryptologist^[5], computer scientist^[6], university teacher^[7], and information professional^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (610 views/month, #7,150 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Ron Rivest's place of birth was Schenectady^[2].
• Ron Rivest was born on May 6, 1947^[3].
• Ron Rivest held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Ron Rivest's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Ron Rivest worked as a cryptologist^[5].
• Ron Rivest worked as a computer scientist^[6].
• Ron Rivest worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Ron Rivest worked as an information professional^[8].
• Ron Rivest's professions included scientist^[11].
• Ron Rivest's field of work was computer science^[12].
• Ron Rivest's field of work was informatics^[13].
• Ron Rivest's field of work was cryptography^[14].
• Ron Rivest was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[15].
• Ron Rivest's education included a stint at Stanford University^[16].
• Ron Rivest was educated at Yale University^[17].
• Ron Rivest was educated at Niskayuna High School^[18].
• Ron Rivest was educated at Timothy Dwight College^[19].
• Ron Rivest's doctoral advisor was Robert W. Floyd^[20].
• Ron Rivest received the Turing Award^[21].
• Ron Rivest received the Paris Kanellakis Award^[22].
• Ron Rivest received the Marconi Prize^[23].
• Ron Rivest received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award^[24].
• Ron Rivest received the IACR Fellow^[25].
• Ron Rivest received the ACM Fellow^[26].
• Ron Rivest was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[27].

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Origins and Family

Ron Rivest's place of birth was Schenectady^[2]. He was born on May 6, 1947^[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University^[16], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1885^[30], headquartered in Stanford^[31]; Yale University^[17], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1701^[34], headquartered in New Haven^[35]; Niskayuna High School^[18], a high school^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1945^[38]; and Timothy Dwight College^[19], a residential college^[39], in United States^[40]. Ron Rivest's doctoral advisor was Robert W. Floyd^[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], cryptologist^[5], computer scientist^[6], university teacher^[7], information professional^[8], and scientist^[11]. Fields of work include computer science^[12], an academic discipline^[41]; informatics^[13], an academic major^[42], founded in 1957^[43]; and cryptography^[14], an academic discipline^[44]. Among Ron Rivest's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[15]. Doctoral students include Avrim Blum^[45], a computer scientist^[46], b. 1966^[47], of United States^[48], awarded the ACM Fellow^[49], specialised in theoretical computer science^[50]; Robert Schapire^[51], an engineer^[52], b. 1963^[53], of United States^[54], awarded the Gödel Prize^[55]; Alan Sherman^[56], a computer scientist^[57], b. 1957^[58], of United States^[59], specialised in computer security^[60]; Sally Goldman^[61]; Mona Singh^[62]; and Ben-Zion Chor^[63].

Recognition

Awards received include Turing Award^[21], a science award^[64], in United States^[65], founded in 1966^[66]; Paris Kanellakis Award^[22], an award^[67]; Marconi Prize^[23], a science award^[68], in United States^[69], founded in 1974^[70]; BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award^[24], a science award^[71], in Spain^[72], founded in 2008^[73]; IACR Fellow^[25]; and ACM Fellow^[26], a fellowship award^[74].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ron Rivest include RSA^[75], RSA problem^[76], RC5^[77], RC2^[78], and RC6^[79].

Why It Matters

Ron Rivest ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (610 views/month, #7,150 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[80] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[81]

He is credited with the discovery of median of medians^[82], a selection algorithm^[83] and MD4^[84], a cryptographic hash function^[85], founded in 1990^[86]. Entities named for him include RSA^[75], RSA problem^[76], RC5^[77], RC2^[78], and RC6^[79].

His notable doctoral advisees include Avrim Blum^[87], a computer scientist^[88], b. 1966^[89], of United States^[90], awarded the ACM Fellow^[91], specialised in theoretical computer science^[92]; Anna Lysyanskaya^[93], a computer scientist^[94]; Robert Schapire^[95], an engineer^[96], b. 1963^[97], of United States^[98], awarded the Gödel Prize^[99]; Alan Sherman^[100], a computer scientist^[101], b. 1957^[102], of United States^[103], specialised in computer security^[104]; Ben-Zion Chor^[105], a computer scientist^[106], 1956–2021^[107], of Israel^[108], specialised in mathematics^[109]; and Kevin Edward Fu^[110], a computer scientist^[111], awarded the ACM Fellow^[112].

FAQs

Where was Ron Rivest born?

Born in Schenectady^[2], Ron Rivest…

What did Ron Rivest do for work?

Ron Rivest worked as mathematician^[4], cryptologist^[5], computer scientist^[6], university teacher^[7], and information professional^[8].

Where did Ron Rivest go to school?

Ron Rivest was educated at Stanford University^[16], Yale University^[17], Niskayuna High School^[18], and Timothy Dwight College^[19].

What awards did Ron Rivest receive?

Honors received include Turing Award^[21], Paris Kanellakis Award^[22], Marconi Prize^[23], and BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award^[24].

What did Ron Rivest discover?

Ron Rivest is credited as discoverer of median of medians^[82] and MD4^[84].