Victor Shoup
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Victor Shoup is a prominent computer scientist and cryptographer known for his foundational work in public-key cryptography, provable security, and the development of widely used cryptographic libraries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Victor Shoup canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3945343 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Victor Shoup Context triple: [Mihir Bellare, coAuthor, Victor Shoup]
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A.
Daniel J. Bernstein
Daniel J. Bernstein is an American mathematician, cryptographer, and computer scientist known for designing influential cryptographic algorithms and advocating for high-security, efficient public-key and symmetric cryptography.
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B.
Daniele Micciancio
Daniele Micciancio is a computer scientist known for his influential work in lattice-based cryptography and computational complexity.
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C.
Phillip Rogaway
Phillip Rogaway is a prominent cryptographer known for his influential work on the theory and practice of encryption and for advocating the ethical and social responsibilities of cryptography.
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D.
Neal Koblitz
Neal Koblitz is an American mathematician best known for pioneering elliptic curve cryptography and contributing significantly to number theory and algebraic geometry.
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E.
Hugo Krawczyk
Hugo Krawczyk is a prominent cryptographer known for foundational contributions to modern cryptographic protocols and standards, including the design of HMAC and key exchange mechanisms used in Internet security.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Victor Shoup Target entity description: Victor Shoup is a prominent computer scientist and cryptographer known for his foundational work in public-key cryptography, provable security, and the development of widely used cryptographic libraries.
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A.
Daniel J. Bernstein
Daniel J. Bernstein is an American mathematician, cryptographer, and computer scientist known for designing influential cryptographic algorithms and advocating for high-security, efficient public-key and symmetric cryptography.
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B.
Daniele Micciancio
Daniele Micciancio is a computer scientist known for his influential work in lattice-based cryptography and computational complexity.
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C.
Phillip Rogaway
Phillip Rogaway is a prominent cryptographer known for his influential work on the theory and practice of encryption and for advocating the ethical and social responsibilities of cryptography.
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D.
Neal Koblitz
Neal Koblitz is an American mathematician best known for pioneering elliptic curve cryptography and contributing significantly to number theory and algebraic geometry.
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E.
Hugo Krawczyk
Hugo Krawczyk is a prominent cryptographer known for foundational contributions to modern cryptographic protocols and standards, including the design of HMAC and key exchange mechanisms used in Internet security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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computer scientist ⓘ cryptographer ⓘ |
| affiliation |
New York University
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surface form:
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU
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| coAuthorWith |
John Kelsey
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surface form:
Ronald Cramer
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| coInventorOf | Cramer–Shoup cryptosystem ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in computer science ⓘ |
| developed |
HElib homomorphic encryption library
ⓘ
NTL (Number Theory Library) ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Eric Bach ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| employer | New York University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer science
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cryptography ⓘ number theory ⓘ provable security ⓘ public-key cryptography ⓘ |
| hasRole |
software library author
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theorist in cryptography ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
research papers on number-theoretic algorithms
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research papers on provable security ⓘ research papers on public-key cryptography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
complexity theory
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number theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
HElib homomorphic encryption library
ⓘ
NTL (Number Theory Library) ⓘ cryptographic library design ⓘ provable security ⓘ public-key cryptography ⓘ textbook "A Computational Introduction to Number Theory and Algebra" ⓘ work on Cramer–Shoup cryptosystem ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
contributions to practical implementations of homomorphic encryption
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formalization of security models in public-key cryptography ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"A Computational Introduction to Number Theory and Algebra"
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HElib homomorphic encryption library ⓘ
surface form:
HElib
NTL (Number Theory Library) ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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researcher ⓘ |
| researchArea |
design and analysis of cryptographic schemes
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efficient algorithms for number theory ⓘ security proofs for cryptographic protocols ⓘ |
| teaches |
cryptography
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number theory ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
New York University
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surface form:
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Victor Shoup Description of subject: Victor Shoup is a prominent computer scientist and cryptographer known for his foundational work in public-key cryptography, provable security, and the development of widely used cryptographic libraries.
Referenced by (1)
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