Moni Naor
Encyclopedia
Moni Naor is an Israeli computer scientist
, currently a professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science
. Naor received his Ph.D. in 1989 at the University of California, Berkeley
. His adviser was Manuel Blum
.
He works in various fields of computer science
, mainly the foundations of cryptography
. He is especially notable for creating non-malleable cryptography
, Visual cryptography
(with Adi Shamir
), and suggesting various methods for verifying that users of a computer system are human (leading to the notion of CAPTCHA
).
His brother Seffi Naor is also a computer scientist.
He was named an IACR
fellow in 2008.
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
, currently a professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Weizmann Institute of Science , known as Machon Weizmann, is a university and research institute in Rehovot, Israel. It differs from other Israeli universities in that it offers only graduate and post-graduate studies in the sciences....
. Naor received his Ph.D. in 1989 at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. His adviser was Manuel Blum
Manuel Blum
Manuel Blum is a computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1995 "In recognition of his contributions to the foundations of computational complexity theory and its application to cryptography and program checking".-Biography:Blum attended MIT, where he received his bachelor's degree and...
.
He works in various fields of computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
, mainly the foundations of cryptography
Cryptography
Cryptography is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties...
. He is especially notable for creating non-malleable cryptography
Malleability (cryptography)
Malleability is a property of some cryptographic algorithms. An encryption algorithm is malleable if it is possible for an adversary to transform a ciphertext into another ciphertext which decrypts to a related plaintext...
, Visual cryptography
Visual cryptography
Visual cryptography is a cryptographic technique which allows visual information to be encrypted in such a way that the decryption can be performed by the human visual system, without the aid of computers....
(with Adi Shamir
Adi Shamir
Adi Shamir is an Israeli cryptographer. He is a co-inventor of the RSA algorithm , a co-inventor of the Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme , one of the inventors of differential cryptanalysis and has made numerous contributions to the fields of cryptography and computer...
), and suggesting various methods for verifying that users of a computer system are human (leading to the notion of CAPTCHA
CAPTCHA
A CAPTCHA is a type of challenge-response test used in computing as an attempt to ensure that the response is generated by a person. The process usually involves one computer asking a user to complete a simple test which the computer is able to generate and grade...
).
His brother Seffi Naor is also a computer scientist.
He was named an IACR
International Association for Cryptologic Research
The International Association for Cryptologic Research is a non-profit scientific organization whose purpose is to further research in cryptology and related fields...
fellow in 2008.