Silvio Micali

Summary

Silvio Micali is a human^[1]. He was born in Palermo^[2]. He was born on October 13, 1954^[3]. He worked as a cryptographer^[4], mathematician^[5], computer scientist^[6], and university teacher^[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Palermo^[2], Silvio Micali…
• Silvio Micali was born on October 13, 1954^[3].
• Silvio Micali held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Silvio Micali's professions included cryptographer^[4].
• Silvio Micali's professions included mathematician^[5].
• Silvio Micali worked as a computer scientist^[6].
• Silvio Micali worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Silvio Micali's field of work was computer science^[10].
• Among Silvio Micali's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11].
• Silvio Micali's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley^[12].
• Silvio Micali was educated at Sapienza University of Rome^[13].
• Silvio Micali's doctoral advisor was Manuel Blum^[14].
• Silvio Micali received the Turing Award^[15].
• Silvio Micali received the Gödel Prize^[16].
• Silvio Micali received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award^[17].
• Silvio Micali received the ACM Fellow^[18].
• Silvio Micali received the IACR Fellow^[19].
• Silvio Micali was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[20].
• Silvio Micali was a member of National Academy of Engineering^[21].
• Silvio Micali was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[22].
• Silvio Micali was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[23].
• Silvio Micali was a member of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei^[24].
• Silvio Micali is recorded as male^[25].
• Silvio Micali's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Silvio Micali supervised Shai Halevi as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Silvio Micali's place of birth was Palermo^[2]. He was born on October 13, 1954^[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley^[12], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1868^[30], headquartered in Berkeley^[31] and Sapienza University of Rome^[13], a public university^[32], in Italy^[33], founded in 1303^[34], headquartered in città universitaria of Rome^[35]. Silvio Micali's doctoral advisor was Manuel Blum^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cryptographer^[4], mathematician^[5], computer scientist^[6], and university teacher^[7]. Silvio Micali's field of work was computer science^[10]. Among his employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11]. Doctoral students include Shai Halevi^[27], a cryptographer^[36], b. 1966^[37], of United States^[38], awarded the IACR Fellow^[39]; Bonnie Berger^[40], a mathematician^[41], b. 2000^[42], of United States^[43], awarded the ISCB Fellow^[44], specialised in informatics^[45]; Alessandro Chiesa^[46], a computer scientist^[47]; Mihir Bellare^[48], a cryptographer^[49], b. 1962^[50], of United States^[51], awarded the Paris Kanellakis Award^[52]; Claude Crépeau^[53], a cryptographer^[54], b. 1962^[55], of Canada^[56], awarded the IACR Fellow^[57]; and Rafail Ostrovsky^[58], a cryptographer^[59], b. 1963^[60], of United States^[61], awarded the IACR Fellow^[62], specialised in algorithm^[63].

Recognition

Awards received include Turing Award^[15], a science award^[64], in United States^[65], founded in 1966^[66]; Gödel Prize^[16], a science award^[67], founded in 1992^[68]; BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award^[17], a science award^[69], in Spain^[70], founded in 2008^[71]; ACM Fellow^[18], a fellowship award^[72]; and IACR Fellow^[19].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Silvio Micali include Goldwasser–Micali cryptosystem^[73].

Why It Matters

Silvio Micali has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[8]

Works attributed to him include Algorand Agreement Super Fast and Partition Resilient Byzantine Agreement^[74], a document^[75]. Entities named for him include Goldwasser–Micali cryptosystem^[73].

His notable doctoral advisees include Phillip Rogaway^[76], a cryptographer^[77], b. 1962^[78], of United States^[79], awarded the Paris Kanellakis Award^[80]; Claude Crépeau^[81], a cryptographer^[82], b. 1962^[83], of Canada^[84], awarded the IACR Fellow^[85]; Shai Halevi^[86], a cryptographer^[87], b. 1966^[88], of United States^[89], awarded the IACR Fellow^[90]; Chris Peikert^[91], a computer scientist^[92], b. 2000^[93], specialised in cryptography^[94]; Alessandro Chiesa^[95], a computer scientist^[96]; and Rafail Ostrovsky^[97], a cryptographer^[98], b. 1963^[99], of United States^[100], awarded the IACR Fellow^[101], specialised in algorithm^[102].

FAQs

Where was Silvio Micali born?

Born in Palermo^[2], Silvio Micali…

What did Silvio Micali do for work?

Silvio Micali worked as cryptographer^[4], mathematician^[5], computer scientist^[6], and university teacher^[7].

Where did Silvio Micali go to school?

Silvio Micali was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[12] and Sapienza University of Rome^[13].

What awards did Silvio Micali receive?

Honors received include Turing Award^[15], Gödel Prize^[16], BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award^[17], and ACM Fellow^[18].