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www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
Tech industry

Computer Theorist Wins $1 Million Turing Award

Randomness plays a crucial role in various aspects of computing, from applications to cryptography to analyzing complex situations like the stock market.
Researchers, like Avi Wigderson, specialize in randomness within theoretical computer science, demonstrating its significance in solving complex problems in technology. [ more ]
Ars Technica
2 months ago
Data science

Computer scientist wins Turing Award for seminal work on randomness

Avi Wigderson wins 2023 A.M. Turing Award for contributions to computational theory.
Wigderson recognized for reshaping understanding of randomness in computation and decades of leadership in theoretical computer science. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
Tech industry

Computer Theorist Wins $1 Million Turing Award

Randomness plays a crucial role in various aspects of computing, from applications to cryptography to analyzing complex situations like the stock market.
Researchers, like Avi Wigderson, specialize in randomness within theoretical computer science, demonstrating its significance in solving complex problems in technology. [ more ]
Ars Technica
2 months ago
Data science

Computer scientist wins Turing Award for seminal work on randomness

Avi Wigderson wins 2023 A.M. Turing Award for contributions to computational theory.
Wigderson recognized for reshaping understanding of randomness in computation and decades of leadership in theoretical computer science. [ more ]
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Nature
2 months ago
Data science

Randomness in computation wins computer-science 'Nobel'

Avi Wigderson wins the A. M. Turing Award for foundational contributions to the theory of computation and leadership in theoretical computer science.
Wigderson's work on computational complexity and randomness in computation reshaped understanding around the efficiency of deterministic and randomized algorithms. [ more ]
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