Ralph Merkle
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Ralph Merkle is an American computer scientist and cryptographer known as a pioneer of public-key cryptography and for contributions such as Merkle trees and Merkle–Damgård hashing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
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computer scientist → cryptographer → human → |
| almaMater | University of California, Berkeley → |
| awardReceived |
Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology
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IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal → RSA Award for Excellence in Mathematics →
surface form: "RSA Award for Mathematics"
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| birthDate | 1952-02-02 → |
| birthPlace |
Berkeley
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surface form: "Berkeley, California, United States"
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| citizenship | United States of America → |
| contributedTo |
design of cryptographic hash functions
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development of public-key cryptography → theory of digital signatures → |
| degree | PhD in electrical engineering → |
| doctoralThesis | Secrecy, Authentication, and Public Key Systems → |
| doctoralThesisYear | 1979 → |
| employer |
Elxsi
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Georgia Institute of Technology → Institute for Molecular Manufacturing → Xerox PARC → Zyvex → |
| familyName | Merkle → |
| field |
computer science
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cryptography → molecular nanotechnology → nanotechnology → |
| givenName | Ralph → |
| hasConceptNamedAfter |
Merkle puzzles
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Merkle tree → Merkle–Damgård construction → |
| influenced |
distributed ledger technologies
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modern blockchain design → |
| knownFor |
Merkle
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surface form: "Merkle tree"
Merkle–Damgård construction → cryptographic hashing → public key distribution system → public-key cryptography → work on nanotechnology → |
| memberOf | International Association for Cryptologic Research → |
| name | Ralph Merkle → |
| nationality | United States of America → |
| notableWork |
Merkle puzzles
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Merkle →
surface form: "Merkle tree"
Merkle–Damgård construction →
surface form: "Merkle–Damgård hash construction"
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| position |
director at Institute for Molecular Manufacturing
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faculty member at Georgia Institute of Technology → researcher at Xerox PARC → |
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