Daniel J. Bernstein
Daniel J. Bernstein | |
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| Born | October 29, 1971 |
| Citizenship | American, German |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (PhD) New York University (BA) |
| Known for | qmail, djbdns, Salsa20, ChaCha20, Poly1305, Curve25519 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, Cryptography, Computer Security |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Chicago, Eindhoven University of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Hendrik Lenstra |
| Website | cr |
Daniel Julius Bernstein (born October 29, 1971) is an American mathematician, cryptologist, and computer scientist. He was a professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 1995 to 2008. He was a visiting professor in the department of mathematics and computer science at the Eindhoven University of Technology, and a visiting professor at CASA at Ruhr University Bochum through 2023.