Taher Elgamal

Summary

Taher Elgamal is a human^[1]. He was born in Cairo^[2]. He was born on August 18, 1955^[3]. He worked as a cryptographer^[4], mathematician^[5], and computer scientist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (323 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Taher Elgamal was born in Cairo^[2].
• Taher Elgamal was born on August 18, 1955^[3].
• Taher Elgamal held citizenship in Egypt^[8].
• Taher Elgamal held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Arabic was Taher Elgamal's native language^[10].
• Taher Elgamal worked as a cryptographer^[4].
• Taher Elgamal's professions included mathematician^[5].
• Taher Elgamal's professions included computer scientist^[6].
• Taher Elgamal's field of work was cryptography^[11].
• Taher Elgamal was employed by Tumbleweed Communications^[12].
• Among Taher Elgamal's employers was Salesforce^[13].
• Taher Elgamal was employed by HP Labs^[14].
• Taher Elgamal was educated at Cairo University^[15].
• Taher Elgamal was educated at Stanford University^[16].
• Taher Elgamal's doctoral advisor was Martin Edward Hellman^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Taher Elgamal is A Public-Key Cryptosystem and a Signature Scheme Based on Discrete Logarithms^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Taher Elgamal is ElGamal encryption^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Taher Elgamal is ElGamal signature scheme^[20].
• Taher Elgamal received the Marconi Prize^[21].
• Taher Elgamal is recorded as male^[22].
• Taher Elgamal's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Taher Elgamal's Commons category is recorded as Taher Elgamal^[24].
• Taher Elgamal's family name is recorded as Elgamal^[25].
• Taher Elgamal's given name is recorded as Tahir^[26].
• Taher Elgamal's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Cairo^[2], Taher Elgamal… he was born on August 18, 1955^[3]. Arabic was his native language^[10].

Education

Educated at Cairo University^[15], a public university^[28], in Egypt^[29], founded in 1908^[30], headquartered in Giza^[31] and Stanford University^[16], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1885^[34], headquartered in Stanford^[35]. Taher Elgamal's doctoral advisor was Martin Edward Hellman^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cryptographer^[4], mathematician^[5], and computer scientist^[6]. Taher Elgamal's field of work was cryptography^[11]. Employers include Tumbleweed Communications^[12], a business^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1993^[38], headquartered in Redwood City^[39]; Salesforce^[13], a business^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1999^[42], headquartered in Salesforce Tower^[43]; and HP Labs^[14], a research institute^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1966^[46], headquartered in Palo Alto^[47].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include A Public-Key Cryptosystem and a Signature Scheme Based on Discrete Logarithms^[18], an article^[48], founded in 1984^[49]; ElGamal encryption^[19], a cryptosystem^[50]; and ElGamal signature scheme^[20], a digital signature^[51]. Things named for Taher Elgamal include ElGamal encryption^[52], a cryptosystem^[53] and ElGamal signature scheme^[54], a digital signature^[55].

Recognition

Taher Elgamal received the Marconi Prize^[21].

Why It Matters

Taher Elgamal ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (323 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

He is credited with the discovery of ElGamal encryption^[58], a cryptosystem^[59] and ElGamal signature scheme^[60], a digital signature^[61]. Entities named for him include ElGamal encryption^[52], a cryptosystem^[53] and ElGamal signature scheme^[54], a digital signature^[55].

FAQs

Where was Taher Elgamal born?

Taher Elgamal was born in Cairo^[2].

What did Taher Elgamal do for work?

Taher Elgamal worked as cryptographer^[4], mathematician^[5], and computer scientist^[6].

Where did Taher Elgamal go to school?

Taher Elgamal was educated at Cairo University^[15] and Stanford University^[16].

What awards did Taher Elgamal receive?

Honors received include Marconi Prize^[21].

What did Taher Elgamal discover?

Taher Elgamal is credited as discoverer of ElGamal encryption^[58] and ElGamal signature scheme^[60].