Ronald Cramer
Cramer's work on public-key encryption and secure computation shows how algebraic theory can yield schemes with stronger, explicitly stated protections against chosen-ciphertext attacks.
Ronald Cramer is head of the Cryptology Group at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) and a professor at Leiden University. His research ranges from foundational cryptology to applications of secure computation.
Public-key security
The Cramer-Shoup encryption system is a landmark construction because it provided an efficient public-key scheme with a formal chosen-ciphertext security proof under standard assumptions.
Academic leadership
His work and institutional roles have supported research into encryption, digital signatures, secure computation, and post-quantum security questions.
Timeline
- 1997Completes a Ph.D. at the University of Amsterdam.
- 1998Introduces the Cramer-Shoup encryption scheme with Victor Shoup.
- 2004Becomes head of CWI's Cryptology Group and professor at Leiden University.
- 2013Named an IACR Fellow.
Ronald Cramer
- Type
- Person
- Era
- 1990s-Present
- Known for
- Cramer-Shoup cryptosystem; Secret sharing; Secure multiparty computation; Cryptology
- Tags
- cryptography, public-key-cryptography, secure-computation, academic-research
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