Prof. Dr. Jonathan Katz

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietTheoretische Informatik
Keywordscryptography, security, theory of computation
Auszeichnungen

2019: IACR Fellow

2017: UMD Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award

2015: Alexander von Humboldt Research Award

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtCollege Park
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Maryland at College Park
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Computer Science

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Michael BackesDepartment of Computer Science, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.02.2015

Programm(e)

2014Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Katz is an international authority in cryptography as well as in security community. He has made seminal contributions to security in distributed systems, public-key cryptography, authentication and key exchange protocols, functional encryption, hardware-based cryptography and foundations of cryptography. During his stay in Germany, he intends to further explore cutting-edge research questions on cryptographic foundations and security problems.