Neal Koblitz

Neal Koblitz
Born (1948-12-24) December 24, 1948 (age 75)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPrinceton University
Harvard University
Known forElliptic and hyperelliptic curve cryptography
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington
University of Waterloo
Doctoral advisorNick Katz
Doctoral studentsDaqing Wan

Neal I. Koblitz (born December 24, 1948)[1] is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Washington. He is also an adjunct professor with the Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research at the University of Waterloo. He is the creator of hyperelliptic curve cryptography and the independent co-creator of elliptic curve cryptography.

  1. ^ Engquist, Björn; Schmid, Wilfried, eds. (2001), Mathematics Unlimited: 2001 and Beyond, Berlin: Springer, p. 1225, ISBN 978-3-540-66913-5

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