Avi Wigderson is an Israeli computer scientist and mathematician, the Herbert H. Maass Professor in the School of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. His research interests include complexity theory, parallel algorithms, graph theory, cryptography and distributed computing, and he received the 2021 Abel Prize and the 2023 Turing Award for his contributions to understanding randomness in the theory of computation.
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FieldComputer science and mathematics 1 Notable WorkComplexity theory, parallel algorithms, graph theory, cryptography and distributed computing 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Israel, nationality there.
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1. Avi Wigderson - Wikipedia
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Avi Wigderson (Hebrew: אבי ויגדרזון; born 9 September 1956) is an Israeli computer scientist and mathematician.
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Avi Wigderson (Hebrew: אבי ויגדרזון; born 9 September 1956) is an Israeli computer scientist and mathematician.
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Avi Wigderson (Hebrew: אבי ויגדרזון; born 9 September 1956) is an Israeli computer scientist and mathematician.
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His research interests include complexity theory, parallel algorithms, graph theory, cryptography, and distributed computing.
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