Ross J. Anderson

British computer scientist, cryptographer (1956–2024)
Person human Q2167581
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Ross J. Anderson

Summary

Ross J. Anderson is a human[1]. He was born on +1956-09-15T00:00:00Z[2]. He passed away in Cambridge[3]. He died on +2024-03-28T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a cryptographer[5], mathematician[6], computer scientist[7], university teacher[8], and computer security engineer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Ross J. Anderson passed away in Cambridge[3].
  • Ross J. Anderson was born on +1956-09-15T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Ross J. Anderson died on +2024-03-28T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Ross J. Anderson held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Ross J. Anderson worked as a cryptographer[5].
  • Ross J. Anderson's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Ross J. Anderson's professions included computer scientist[7].
  • Ross J. Anderson worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Ross J. Anderson worked as a computer security engineer[9].
  • Ross J. Anderson's field of work was computer science[12].
  • Ross J. Anderson's field of work was cryptography[13].
  • Ross J. Anderson's field of work was technology policy[14].
  • Ross J. Anderson's field of work was occupational safety management[15].
  • Ross J. Anderson's field of work was safety engineering[16].
  • Ross J. Anderson was educated at Trinity College[17].
  • Ross J. Anderson's doctoral advisor was Roger Michael Needham[18].
  • Ross J. Anderson received the Fellow of the Institute of Physics[19].
  • Ross J. Anderson received the Lovelace Medal[20].
  • Ross J. Anderson received the Fellow of the Royal Society[21].
  • Ross J. Anderson received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[22].
  • Ross J. Anderson was a member of Royal Society[23].
  • Ross J. Anderson was a member of Foundation for Information Policy Research[24].
  • Ross J. Anderson was a member of Royal Society of Edinburgh[25].
  • Ross J. Anderson's image is recorded as Ross Anderson (security researcher).jpg[26].
  • Ross J. Anderson is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Ross J. Anderson was born on +1956-09-15T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Ross J. Anderson's education included a stint at Trinity College[17]. His doctoral advisor was Roger Michael Needham[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cryptographer[5], mathematician[6], computer scientist[7], university teacher[8], and computer security engineer[9]. Fields of work include computer science[12], an academic discipline[28]; cryptography[13], an academic discipline[29]; technology policy[14], a type of policy[30]; occupational safety management[15], a type of management[31]; and safety engineering[16], a branch of engineering[32]. Doctoral students include Markus Kuhn[33], a computer scientist[34], b. 1971[35], specialised in computer science[36]; Robert Watson[37], a programmer[38], b. 1977[39], of United Kingdom[40]; Joseph Bonneau[41], a researcher[42]; George Danezis[43], an academic[44], b. 1979[45]; Feng Hao[46]; and Fabien Petitcolas[47].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Institute of Physics[19], a fellowship award[48]; Lovelace Medal[20], a medallion[49], in United Kingdom[50], founded in 1998[51]; Fellow of the Royal Society[21], a fellowship award[52], in United Kingdom[53]; and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[22], a fellowship award[54], in United Kingdom[55].

Death and Burial

Ross J. Anderson died on +2024-03-28T00:00:00Z[4]. He passed away in Cambridge[3].

Why It Matters

Ross J. Anderson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

His notable doctoral advisees include Robert Watson[58], a programmer[59], b. 1977[60], of United Kingdom[61] and Markus Kuhn[62], a computer scientist[63], b. 1971[64], specialised in computer science[65].

FAQs

Where did Ross J. Anderson die?

Ross J. Anderson passed away in Cambridge[3].

What did Ross J. Anderson do for work?

Ross J. Anderson worked as cryptographer[5], mathematician[6], computer scientist[7], university teacher[8], and computer security engineer[9].

Where did Ross J. Anderson go to school?

Ross J. Anderson was educated at Trinity College[17].

What awards did Ross J. Anderson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Institute of Physics[19], Lovelace Medal[20], Fellow of the Royal Society[21], and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[22].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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