An interview with Yael Tauman Kalai, a Microsoft cryptographer who won the 2022 ACM Prize in Computing, on cryptography, “post-quantum” security, and more
Yael Tauman Kalai's breakthroughs secure the digital world, from cloud computing to our quantum future. Mastodon: @nancybaym@aoir.social . Twitter: @boazbaraktcs , @andrewf11526574 , @quantamagazine , @quantamagazine , and @quantamagazine LinkedIn: Peter Lee , Peter Lee , Nancy Baym , and Nancy Baym . Forums: r/math Mastodon: Nancy Baym / @nancybaym@aoir.social : This is such a great profile of my brilliant colleague Yael Kalai, “the cryptographer who ensures we can trust our computers.” Plus the video is a terrific intro to cryptography. She is so very good at making difficult technical topics accessible to non-experts like me. — https://www.quantamagazine.org/ ... Twitter: Boaz Barak / @boazbaraktcs : Great interview by @parshallison with star cryptographer Yael Tauman Kalai. “When my parents didn't let me go out, often the only way to get my dad to agree was to tell him, ‘OK, give me a math riddle. As hard as you want, but if I solve, I go.’” https://www.quantamagazine.org/ ... Andrew Fletcher / @andrewf11526574 : A thoroughly enjoyable article by Allison Farshall for @QuantaMagazine understandable even for a biologist https://www.quantamagazine.org/ ... @quantamagazine : When Yael Tauman Kalai was younger, she didn't care for math. In university, however, she uncovered a passion for the subject. “I was in euphoria.” https://www.quantamagazine.org/ ... [image] @quantamagazine : The integrity and security of our devices is crucial to the functioning of our world. Yael Tauman Kalai, a cryptographer and researcher at Microsoft, is responsible for many of the tools that can protect and verify our information. https://www.quantamagazine.org/ ... @quantamagazine : Yael Tauman Kalai is a computer scientist who is dedicated to ensuring we can trust our digital world. @parshallison reports: https://www.quantamagazine.org/ ... LinkedIn: Peter Lee : I'm a believer in the idea that the most beautiful mathematical ideas tend to lead to the most elegant and practical technologies in computing. … Peter Lee : I'm a believer in the idea that the most beautiful mathematical ideas tend to lead to the most elegant and practical technologies in computing. … Nancy Baym : One of the things I love most about working where I do is getting to work with people who have expertise so far from my own. … Nancy Baym : One of the things I love most about working where I do is getting to work with people who have expertise so far from my own. … Forums: r/math : The Cryptographer Who Ensures We Can Trust Our Computers. “I always knew I loved math, but the math in high school wasn't interesting in any way. …