Ron Rivest
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Summary
Ron Rivest was born on May 6, 1947[1], in Schenectady[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3], cryptologist[4], computer scientist[5], university teacher[6], and information professional[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,422 views/month, #7,150 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: United States[9]
- Occupation: scientist[10]
- Field of work: computer science[11], informatics[12], cryptography[13]
- Employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14]
- Educated at: Stanford University[15], Yale University[16], Niskayuna High School[17], Timothy Dwight College[18]
- Doctoral advisor: Robert W. Floyd[19]
- Award received: Turing Award[20], Paris Kanellakis Award[21], Marconi Prize[22], BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award[23], IACR Fellow[24], ACM Fellow[25], IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award[26], National Inventors Hall of Fame[27]
- Member of: National Academy of Sciences[28], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[29], National Academy of Engineering[30], Association for Computing Machinery[31], American Association for the Advancement of Science[32]
- Sex or gender: male[33]
- Doctoral student: Avrim Blum[34], Robert Schapire[35], Alan Sherman[36], Sally Goldman[37], Mona Singh[38], Ben-Zion Chor[39], Burt Kaliski[40], Anna Lysyanskaya[41], Susan Hohenberger[42], Andrew Sutherland[43], Margrit Betke[44], Paul Joseph Bayer[45], Zulfikar Amin Ramzan[46], Stephen Wayne Boyack[47]
- Commons category: Ron Rivest[48]
- Residence: United States[49]
- Family name: Rivest[50]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Ron Rivest include RSA[51], RSA problem[52], RC6[53], RC5[54], and RC2[55].
Why It Matters
Ron Rivest has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
He is credited with the discovery of median of medians[58], a selection algorithm[59] and MD4[60], a cryptographic hash function[61], founded in 1990[62]. Entities named for him include RSA[51], RSA problem[52], RC6[53], RC5[54], and RC2[55].
His notable doctoral advisees include Avrim Blum[63], a computer scientist[64], b. 1966[65], of United States[66], awarded the ACM Fellow[67], specialised in theoretical computer science[68]; Robert Schapire[69], an engineer[70], b. 1963[71], of United States[72], awarded the Gödel Prize[73]; Mona Singh[74], a bioinformatician[75], awarded the ISCB Fellow[76], specialised in computer science[77]; Alan Sherman[78], a computer scientist[79], b. 1957[80], of United States[81], specialised in computer security[82]; Anna Lysyanskaya[83], a computer scientist[84]; and Ben-Zion Chor[85], a computer scientist[86], 1956–2021[87], of Israel[88], specialised in mathematics[89].
FAQs
Where was Ron Rivest born?
Ron Rivest's place of birth was Schenectady[2].
What did Ron Rivest do for work?
Ron Rivest worked as a mathematician[3], cryptologist[4], computer scientist[5], university teacher[6], and information professional[7].
Where did Ron Rivest go to school?
Ron Rivest was educated at Stanford University[15], Yale University[16], Niskayuna High School[17], and Timothy Dwight College[18].
What awards did Ron Rivest receive?
Honors received include Turing Award[20], Paris Kanellakis Award[21], Marconi Prize[22], and BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award[23].
What did Ron Rivest discover?
Ron Rivest is credited as discoverer of median of medians[58] and MD4[60].