After five fun and stimulating years in the wonderful Microsoft Research New England, I have decided to move on. I will be joining Harvard University as a professor of Computer Science in spring 2016. Moreover, I am thrilled to say that Madhu Sudan will also be joining Harvard. Harvard's Computer Science is on a growth streak and so … Continue reading Joining the new Harvard

A bunch of us hapless cryptographers got the following boilerplate comment from the FOCS'15 PC: "Overall, submissions related to multi-linear maps and indistinguishability obfuscation were held to a somewhat higher standard. The PC expressed some concern with the recent flurry of activities pertaining to multi-linear maps and indistinguishability obfuscation, given how little we understand and … Continue reading Indistinguishability Obfuscation and Multi-linear Maps: A Brave New World – Guest Post by Ran Canetti

It is hard to overestimate the impact of Popular Science books such as “A Brief History of Time” and “Chaos: Making a New Science” on Scientific Research. The indirect impact of popularizing Science and Scientific Education often surpass the direct contribution that most scientists can hope to achieve in their life time. For this reason, … Continue reading Popularizing TOC