Daniel J. Bernstein

Summary

Daniel J. Bernstein is a human^[1]. His place of birth was East Patchogue^[2]. He was born on +1971-10-29T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], cryptologist^[5], programmer^[6], university teacher^[7], and computer scientist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month, #7,165 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in East Patchogue^[2], Daniel J. Bernstein…
• Daniel J. Bernstein was born on +1971-10-29T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Daniel J. Bernstein held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Daniel J. Bernstein held citizenship in Germany^[11].
• Daniel J. Bernstein worked as a mathematician^[4].
• Daniel J. Bernstein's professions included cryptologist^[5].
• Daniel J. Bernstein worked as a programmer^[6].
• Daniel J. Bernstein's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Daniel J. Bernstein's professions included computer scientist^[8].
• Daniel J. Bernstein's field of work was mathematics^[12].
• Daniel J. Bernstein's field of work was computer science^[13].
• Daniel J. Bernstein was employed by Eindhoven University of Technology^[14].
• Among Daniel J. Bernstein's employers was University of Illinois Chicago^[15].
• Among Daniel J. Bernstein's employers was Ruhr University Bochum^[16].
• Daniel J. Bernstein's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley^[17].
• Daniel J. Bernstein was educated at Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science^[18].
• Daniel J. Bernstein was educated at Bellport High School^[19].
• Daniel J. Bernstein's doctoral advisor was Hendrik Lenstra^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Daniel J. Bernstein is NaCl^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Daniel J. Bernstein is qmail^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Daniel J. Bernstein is djbdns^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Daniel J. Bernstein is ucspi-tcp^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Daniel J. Bernstein is daemontools^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Daniel J. Bernstein is cdb^[26].
• Daniel J. Bernstein's image is recorded as Dan Bernstein 27C3.jpg^[27].

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Origins and Family

Daniel J. Bernstein was born in East Patchogue^[2]. He was born on +1971-10-29T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley^[17], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1868^[30], headquartered in Berkeley^[31]; Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science^[18], an academic institute^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1935^[34]; and Bellport High School^[19], a high school^[35], in United States^[36]. Daniel J. Bernstein's doctoral advisor was Hendrik Lenstra^[20]. He earned the academic degree of professor^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], cryptologist^[5], programmer^[6], university teacher^[7], and computer scientist^[8]. Fields of work include mathematics^[12], an academic discipline^[38] and computer science^[13], an academic discipline^[39]. Employers include Eindhoven University of Technology^[14], a university^[40], in Netherlands^[41], founded in 1956^[42], headquartered in Eindhoven^[43]; University of Illinois Chicago^[15], a public university^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1983^[46]; and Ruhr University Bochum^[16], a public university^[47], in Germany^[48], founded in 1962^[49], headquartered in Bochum^[50]. Doctoral students include Limin Wang^[51]; Peter Birkner^[52]; Nicole Pitcher^[53]; Christiane Peters^[54], a researcher^[55]; Peter Schwabe^[56], a cryptographer^[57], b. 2000^[58], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[59]; and Ruben Niederhagen^[60].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include NaCl^[21], a cryptographic library^[61], founded in 2008^[62]; qmail^[22], a message transfer agent^[63]; djbdns^[23], a free software^[64]; ucspi-tcp^[24], a free software^[65]; daemontools^[25], a public-domain software^[66]; and cdb^[26], a database management system^[67]. Things named for Daniel J. Bernstein include djbdns^[68].

Why It Matters

Daniel J. Bernstein ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month, #7,165 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

He is credited with the discovery of Curve25519^[71], an elliptic curve over a finite field^[72]; Poly1305^[73], a message authentication code^[74]; Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm^[75], a cryptosystem^[76]; ChaCha20^[77], a stream cipher^[78]; and Ed25519^[79], a function^[80]. Entities named for him include djbdns^[68].

His notable doctoral advisees include Limin Wang^[81], a computer scientist^[82] and Christine van Vredendaal^[83], a computer scientist^[84].

FAQs

Where was Daniel J. Bernstein born?

Daniel J. Bernstein was born in East Patchogue^[2].

What did Daniel J. Bernstein do for work?

Daniel J. Bernstein worked as mathematician^[4], cryptologist^[5], programmer^[6], university teacher^[7], and computer scientist^[8].

Where did Daniel J. Bernstein go to school?

Daniel J. Bernstein was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[17], Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science^[18], and Bellport High School^[19].

What did Daniel J. Bernstein discover?

Daniel J. Bernstein is credited as discoverer of Curve25519^[71], Poly1305^[73], Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm^[75], and ChaCha20^[77].