Lenore Blum | |
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![]() Lenore Blum, Berkeley, California, 1998 | |
Born | New York City | December 18, 1942
Nationality | American |
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Spouse | Manuel Blum |
Children | Avrim Blum |
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Fields | mathematics, computer science |
Thesis | Generalized Algebraic Theories: A Model Theoretic Approach (1968) |
Doctoral advisor | Gerald Sacks |
Doctoral students | Carol Frieze |
Lenore Carol Blum (née Epstein,[2] born December 18, 1942) is an American computer scientist and mathematician who has made contributions to the theories of real number computation, cryptography, and pseudorandom number generation. She was a distinguished career professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University until 2019 and is currently a professor in residence at the University of California, Berkeley.[1] She is also known for her efforts to increase diversity in mathematics and computer science.