Jens E. Groth
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Jens E. Groth is a cryptographer best known for his influential work on succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs and other foundational advances in modern cryptographic protocols.
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| Jens E. Groth canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jens E. Groth Context triple: [Groth, hasNotableBearer, Jens E. Groth]
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Mikkel S. Eriksen
Mikkel S. Eriksen is a Norwegian songwriter and record producer best known as one half of the hit-making production duo Stargate, which has crafted numerous chart-topping pop and R&B songs.
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B.
Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
Mikkel E. G. Nielsen is a Danish film editor known for his work on acclaimed international films, including the war drama "Beasts of No Nation."
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C.
Ingvard Eversen Nielsen
Ingvard Eversen Nielsen was the father of Canadian-American actor and comedian Leslie Nielsen.
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D.
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Peter Aalbæk Jensen is a Danish film producer and co-founder of the influential production company Zentropa, known for his collaborations with prominent directors such as Lars von Trier.
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E.
Carsten Norgaard
Carsten Norgaard is a Danish actor known for his roles in international film and television, often appearing in genre and action-oriented projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jens E. Groth Target entity description: Jens E. Groth is a cryptographer best known for his influential work on succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs and other foundational advances in modern cryptographic protocols.
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A.
Mikkel S. Eriksen
Mikkel S. Eriksen is a Norwegian songwriter and record producer best known as one half of the hit-making production duo Stargate, which has crafted numerous chart-topping pop and R&B songs.
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B.
Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
Mikkel E. G. Nielsen is a Danish film editor known for his work on acclaimed international films, including the war drama "Beasts of No Nation."
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C.
Ingvard Eversen Nielsen
Ingvard Eversen Nielsen was the father of Canadian-American actor and comedian Leslie Nielsen.
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D.
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Peter Aalbæk Jensen is a Danish film producer and co-founder of the influential production company Zentropa, known for his collaborations with prominent directors such as Lars von Trier.
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E.
Carsten Norgaard
Carsten Norgaard is a Danish actor known for his roles in international film and television, often appearing in genre and action-oriented projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer scientist
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cryptographer ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Ivan Damgård ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Aarhus University ⓘ |
| employer |
Aarhus University
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Dfinity Foundation ⓘ
linked to:
Dfinity Foundation (Swiss presence)
University College London ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cryptography
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non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs ⓘ pairing-based cryptography ⓘ public-key cryptography ⓘ secure multiparty computation ⓘ succinct arguments ⓘ verifiable computation ⓘ zero-knowledge proofs ⓘ |
| hasCitizenship | Danish citizenship ⓘ |
| hasContribution |
applications of NIZK to electronic voting
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applications of NIZK to verifiable computation ⓘ construction of very short non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs ⓘ foundational theory for succinct arguments ⓘ improvements in efficiency of pairing-based proofs ⓘ |
| hasRole |
academic researcher
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industry researcher ⓘ |
| influenced |
cryptographic protocols used in blockchain systems
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design of modern zk-SNARK systems ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Groth16 zk-SNARK construction
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linked to:
zk-SNARKs
efficient cryptographic protocols ⓘ foundational work on modern zk-SNARKs ⓘ pairing-based NIZK proofs ⓘ succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Danish
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English ⓘ |
| nationality | Danish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Groth16 zk-SNARK paper
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“Non-interactive zero-knowledge arguments for voting” ⓘ
linked to:
zk-SNARKs
“On the Size of Pairing-based Non-interactive Arguments” ⓘ “Short non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs” ⓘ
linked to:
zk-SNARKs
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| position |
Professor of Cryptology at University College London
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postdoctoral researcher at Aarhus University ⓘ researcher at Dfinity Foundation ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
blockchain-related cryptography
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privacy-preserving protocols ⓘ succinct proofs ⓘ zero-knowledge arguments ⓘ |
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Subject: Jens E. Groth Description of subject: Jens E. Groth is a cryptographer best known for his influential work on succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs and other foundational advances in modern cryptographic protocols.
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