Gustavus Simmons
American cryptographer · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1930 · age 96
Gustavus J. Simmons is an American retired cryptographer and former manager of the applied mathematics Department and Senior Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories.
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2005IACR FellowAward1996FellowAward1991Honorary Doctorate of Lund UniversityAward1986Ernest Orlando Lawrence AwardAward1930Born27 October 1930
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He worked primarily with authentication theory, developing cryptographic techniques for solving problems of mutual distrust and in devising protocols whose function could be trusted, even though some of the inputs or participants cannot be.
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United States
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Academics
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Academic
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Born 1930 · age 96
