Martin Hellman
Dr. Martin E. Hellman, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, is best known for his invention, with Diffie and Merkle, of public key cryptography. Hellman has also been a long-time contributor to the computer privacy debate, starting with DES's key size in 1975 and extending to service (1994-96) on the National Research Council's Committee to Study National Cryptographic Policy. His work in cryptography has been recognized by a number of honors and awards, notably the 1978 IEEE Information Theory Group's Best Paper Award, election as a Fellow of the IEEE (1980), the IEEE's 1981 award for the year's best tutorial paper, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's 1994 Pioneer Award, the 1996 National Computer Systems Security Award, the 1997 Franklin Institute's Levy Medal, the 1997 ACM Kanellakis Award, the 2000 Marconi International Fellow Award, election to the National Academy of Engineering (2002), and election as a Fellow of the International Association for Cryptologic Research (2006). Hellman also has a deep interest in the ethics of technological development.
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