Martin Hellman

Martin Hellman
Martin Edward Hellman
Born
Martin Edward Hellman

(1945-10-02) October 2, 1945 (age 79)
New York City, United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNew York University (BE, 1966)
Stanford University (MS, 1967; PhD, 1969)
Known forDiffie–Hellman key exchange
AwardsIEEE Centennial Medal (1984)
EFF Pioneer Award (1994)
Louis E. Levy Medal(1997)
Golden Jubilee Awards for Technological Innovation (1998)
Marconi Prize (2000)
National Academy of Engineering Member (2002)
Hamming Medal (2010)
Computer History Museum Fellow (2011)[1]
Turing Award (2015)
Scientific career
FieldsCryptography
Computer science
Electrical engineering
InstitutionsStanford University
MIT
IBM Research
ThesisLearning with Finite Memory (1969)
Doctoral advisorThomas Cover
Doctoral studentsRalph Merkle
Taher Elgamal
Websiteee.stanford.edu/~hellman

Martin Edward Hellman (born October 2, 1945) is an American cryptologist and mathematician, best known for his invention of public-key cryptography in cooperation with Whitfield Diffie and Ralph Merkle.[2][3] Hellman is a longtime contributor to the computer privacy debate, and has applied risk analysis to a potential failure of nuclear deterrence.

Hellman was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2002 for contributions to the theory and practice of cryptography.

In 2016, he wrote a book with his wife, Dorothie Hellman, that links creating love at home to bringing peace to the planet (A New Map for Relationships: Creating True Love at Home and Peace on the Planet).

  1. ^ Martin Hellman 2011 Fellow Archived 2013-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Martin E. Hellman, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering". Stanford. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  3. ^ "Martin E. Hellman". DBLP. Retrieved 2016-11-04.