“Pioneering Contributions to a New Theory of Computation and Communication and a Fundamental Theory for Its Security” by Prof. Andrew Chi-Chih Yao

Andrew Chi-Chih Yao will be introduced by Prof. Russell Impagliazzo, Professor of Computer Science, UC San Diego

About Andrew Chi-Chih Yao (Advanced Technology):

Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, Ph.D. is a computer scientist and computational theorist. He is Professor and the Dean of Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences (IIIS) at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Prof. Yao created new trends in computer science and made great contributions to cryptography, computer security and complexity-based approaches to security. His cutting-edge research in security, secure computing, and quantum computation established innovative fundamental theories for computation and communication. His achievements are continuing to influence current real-world problems such as security, secure computing and big data processing.

Prof. Yao received a BS in Physics from National Taiwan University, a Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University, and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Illinois. From 1975 onward, Prof. Yao served on the faculty at MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and for 18 years at Princeton University before his position at Tsinghua University.

Prof. Yao received the A.M. Turing Award in 2000 – the highest honor in computer science, and is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Virtual Event Access: A link to view this virtual presentation will be emailed closer to the event date.

San Diego’s Kyoto Prize Symposium is a three-day celebration of the lives and works of those receiving the Kyoto Prize, a lifetime achievement award presented annually to individuals and groups worldwide. Thanks to a grant from the Inamori Foundation, and the many generous supporters of the Benefit Gala, presentations are open to the public at no charge.

The symposium provides an opportunity for an international audience to learn about the achievements of the current Kyoto Prize Laureates and to discuss the relationship between their accomplishments and the common quest for peace and harmony in our world.

Each year, the Symposium features lectures by the latest Kyoto Prize Laureates and esteemed scholars in the Laureates’ fields. This year, laureate lectures include (from left to right in picture): Andrew Chi-Chih Yao of Tsinghua University, Robert G. Roeder of Rockefeller University and Bruno Latour of the Paris Institute of Political Studies.

The Kyoto Prize Symposium is co-hosted by University of California San Diego & Point Loma Nazarene University.