Adi Shamir

Summary

Adi Shamir is a human^[1]. Born in Tel Aviv^[2], he… he was born on July 6, 1952^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], cryptologist^[5], and computer scientist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,578 views/month, #7,094 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Adi Shamir's place of birth was Tel Aviv^[2].
• Adi Shamir was born on July 6, 1952^[3].
• Adi Shamir held citizenship in Israel^[8].
• Adi Shamir worked as a mathematician^[4].
• Adi Shamir's professions included cryptologist^[5].
• Adi Shamir worked as a computer scientist^[6].
• Adi Shamir's field of work was informatics^[9].
• Adi Shamir's field of work was information security^[10].
• Adi Shamir's field of work was cryptography^[11].
• Adi Shamir was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[12].
• Among Adi Shamir's employers was Tel Aviv University^[13].
• Adi Shamir's education included a stint at Tel Aviv University^[14].
• Adi Shamir was educated at University of Warwick^[15].
• Adi Shamir was educated at Weizmann Institute of Science^[16].
• Adi Shamir's doctoral advisor was Zohar Manna^[17].
• Adi Shamir received the Israel Prize^[18].
• Adi Shamir received the Turing Award^[19].
• Adi Shamir received the Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics^[20].
• Adi Shamir received the Paris Kanellakis Award^[21].
• Adi Shamir received the National Cyber Security Hall of Fame^[22].
• Adi Shamir received the Grand Prize of the French Academy of Science^[23].
• Adi Shamir was a member of Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities^[24].
• Adi Shamir was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[25].
• Adi Shamir was a member of Academia Europaea^[26].
• Adi Shamir was a member of Royal Society^[27].

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Origins and Family

Adi Shamir was born in Tel Aviv^[2]. He was born on July 6, 1952^[3].

Education

Educated at Tel Aviv University^[14], a public university^[28], in Israel^[29], founded in 1956^[30], headquartered in Tel Aviv^[31]; University of Warwick^[15], a public research university^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1965^[34]; and Weizmann Institute of Science^[16], an institute^[35], in Israel^[36], founded in 1934^[37]. Adi Shamir's doctoral advisor was Zohar Manna^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], cryptologist^[5], and computer scientist^[6]. Fields of work include informatics^[9], an academic major^[38], founded in 1957^[39]; information security^[10], a type of security^[40]; and cryptography^[11], an academic discipline^[41]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[12], a university^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1861^[44], headquartered in Cambridge^[45] and Tel Aviv University^[13], a public university^[46], in Israel^[47], founded in 1956^[48], headquartered in Tel Aviv^[49]. Doctoral students include Eli Biham^[50], Uriel Feige^[51], Amos Fiat^[52], Avital (Wierzba) Schrift^[53], Dror Lapidot^[54], and Ziv Soferman^[55].

Recognition

Awards received include Israel Prize^[18], an award^[56], in Israel^[57], founded in 1953^[58]; Turing Award^[19], a science award^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1966^[61]; Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics^[20], a science award^[62], in Israel^[63], founded in 1977^[64]; Paris Kanellakis Award^[21], an award^[65]; National Cyber Security Hall of Fame^[22], an award^[66], in United States^[67], founded in 2012^[68]; and Grand Prize of the French Academy of Science^[23], a science award^[69], in France^[70], founded in 1997^[71].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Adi Shamir include RSA^[72], a cryptosystem^[73], founded in 1977^[74]; Shamir's Secret Sharing^[75]; RSA problem^[76]; and Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme^[77].

Why It Matters

Adi Shamir ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,578 views/month, #7,094 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[78] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[79]

He is credited with the discovery of secret sharing^[80]; differential cryptanalysis^[81], a type of cryptographic attack^[82]; Fiat–Shamir heuristic^[83], a cryptography^[84]; and Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme^[85]. Entities named for him include RSA^[72], a cryptosystem^[73], founded in 1977^[74]; Shamir's Secret Sharing^[75]; RSA problem^[76]; and Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme^[77].

His notable doctoral advisees include Uriel Feige^[86], a mathematician^[87], b. 1959^[88], of Israel^[89], awarded the Gödel Prize^[90], specialised in informatics^[91]; Eli Biham^[92], a cryptologist^[93], b. 1960^[94], of Israel^[95], awarded the IACR Fellow^[96], specialised in mathematics^[97]; Amos Fiat^[98], a computer scientist^[99], b. 1956^[100], of Israel^[101], awarded the Paris Kanellakis Award^[102], specialised in computer science^[103]; and Eyal Ronen^[104], a computer scientist^[105], of Israel^[106], specialised in cryptography^[107].

FAQs

Where was Adi Shamir born?

Adi Shamir was born in Tel Aviv^[2].

What did Adi Shamir do for work?

Adi Shamir worked as mathematician^[4], cryptologist^[5], and computer scientist^[6].

Where did Adi Shamir go to school?

Adi Shamir was educated at Tel Aviv University^[14], University of Warwick^[15], and Weizmann Institute of Science^[16].

What awards did Adi Shamir receive?

Honors received include Israel Prize^[18], Turing Award^[19], Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics^[20], and Paris Kanellakis Award^[21].

What did Adi Shamir discover?

Adi Shamir is credited as discoverer of secret sharing^[80], differential cryptanalysis^[81], Fiat–Shamir heuristic^[83], and Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme^[85].