#  Cynthia Dwork wins National Medal of Science! 

 





January 14, 2025

 

 

Professor Cynthia Dwork received the [National Medal of Science](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/03/president-biden-honors-nations-leading-scientists-technologists-and-innovators/) at the White House on January 3.

Cynthia was cited for “visionary contributions to the field of computer science and secure public-key cryptography” and how her “innovative research, analyses, and discoveries on differential privacy, fairness in algorithms, and statistical validity in adaptive data analysis help guide cutting-edge technologies across modern society and play a critical role in advancing the global public good.”

Only a handful of computer scientists have received this honor, with the most recent being in 2007. Cynthia among only 37 Harvard faculty members to have ever received the medal. You can read more in the Harvard SEAS news [here](https://seas.harvard.edu/news/2025/01/pioneer-modern-data-privacy-cynthia-dwork-wins-national-medal-science).



 

 

 



 

 

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