Shafi Goldwasser

Professor; Director of the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing

Division of Computer Science (EECS)

Faculty URL

https://www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Faculty/Homepages/goldwasser.html

Research Group URL

https://simons.berkeley.edu/

Contact

shafi@eecs.berkeley.edu

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Research Expertise and Interest

cryptography, computational number theory, complexity theory, fault tolerant distributed computing, probabilistic proof systems, approximation algorithms, theory(THY)

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UC Noyce Initiative Advances Digital Innovation

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A Race to Converse With, and Save, the Ocean’s Brainiest Eco-Predators

At the University of California, Berkeley, a real and more down-to-earth mission to decode an unknown form of communication is underway. Linguist Gasper Begus and computer scientist Shafi Goldwasser are part of an international team of researchers attempting interspecies communication with sperm whales by deciphering their deafening, 200-plus decibel clicking sounds, or codas.

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Simons Foundation Announces New $35.5 Million Grant to the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing | Press Release

The Simons Foundation has ensured a second decade of research and innovation for the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, based at UC Berkeley, through a $35.5 million grant. The grant, which will begin in 2022, after the conclusion of the Simons Institute's first 10 years, will support the Simons Institute's mission and activities through June 2032.

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February 11, 2021