Kristin Lauter

Kristin Lauter is a mathematician whose research applies algebraic geometry and number theory to cryptography. The University of Washington lists her areas of interest as algebraic geometry, cryptography, and number theory.

At Microsoft Research, Lauter led cryptography research and worked on practical security and privacy problems, including elliptic-curve cryptography and encrypted computation. Microsoft’s research archive describes her work on making cryptographic techniques relevant to cloud-security and privacy needs.

She later joined Meta’s FAIR organization, where her profile describes work on cryptography, private AI, and AI4Crypto. The profile also records her support for the Women in Numbers Network.

Lauter belongs in this archive as a researcher whose work bridges mathematical methods, deployed privacy technology, and research-community leadership.

Timeline

• 1996Receives a PhD in mathematics from the University of Chicago.
• 1999Joins Microsoft Research to work in cryptography.
• 2021Joins FAIR after more than two decades at Microsoft Research.