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Salil Vadhan elected to the National Academy of Sciences!
Salil Vadhan has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences! Salil is among the 120 new members and 25 international members honored by the NAS in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Many...
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Cynthia Dwork awarded the 2026 Japan Prize!
Cynthia Dwork has been awarded the 2026 Japan Prize for her contributions to "leading research for building an ethical digital society, including differential privacy and fairness." The Japan Prize is awarded annually to scientists and engineers from...
Cynthia Dwork, a light-skinned woman with curly auburn hair and glasses, sits at a cafe in front of a bank of windows.

Madhu Sudan wins the FOCS 30-year Test of Time Award!
Congratulations to Madhu Sudan for receiving the FOCS 30-year Test of Time Award for the paper: "Private Information Retrieval" (Authors: Benny Chor, Oded Goldreich, Eyal Kushilevitz, Madhu Sudan)! This remarkable paper introduced a fundamental primitive...
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Salil Vadhan elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences!
Professor Salil Vadhan has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious academic societies. Since 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has honored excellence and convened leaders from across...
Salil Vadhan. Headshot. Salil is in a sunny indoor location. He is bald, with medium-brown skin. He is facing the viewer and smiling broadly.

Cynthia Dwork wins National Medal of Science!
Professor Cynthia Dwork received the National Medal of Science 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...
Cynthia Dwork, a light-skinned woman with curly auburn hair and glasses, sits at a cafe in front of a bank of windows.