Nikita Borisov
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Nikita Borisov is a cryptographer and computer security
researcher, currently an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(UIUC). His notable work includes one of the first cryptanalyses
of the WEP
wireless encryption protocol together with Ian Goldberg
and David Wagner, and the design of the Off-the-Record Messaging
protocol with Goldberg.
Borisov received a B. Math in computer science
and pure math in 1997 from the University of Waterloo
. He received an M.S. and a Ph.D.
in computer science
from the University of California, Berkeley
in 2002 and 2005, respectively.
Computer security
Computer security is a branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective of computer security includes protection of information and property from theft, corruption, or natural disaster, while allowing the information and property to...
researcher, currently an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
(UIUC). His notable work includes one of the first cryptanalyses
Cryptanalysis
Cryptanalysis is the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information, without access to the secret information that is normally required to do so. Typically, this involves knowing how the system works and finding a secret key...
of the WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Wired Equivalent Privacy is a weak security algorithm for IEEE 802.11 wireless networks. Introduced as part of the original 802.11 standard ratified in September 1999, its intention was to provide data confidentiality comparable to that of a traditional wired network...
wireless encryption protocol together with Ian Goldberg
Ian Goldberg
Ian Avrum Goldberg is a cryptographer and cypherpunk. He is best known for breaking Netscape's implementation of SSL , and for his role as Chief Scientist of Radialpoint , a Canadian software company...
and David Wagner, and the design of the Off-the-Record Messaging
Off-the-record messaging
Off-the-Record Messaging, commonly referred to as OTR, is a cryptographic protocol that provides strong encryption for instant messaging conversations. OTR uses a combination of the AES symmetric-key algorithm, the Diffie–Hellman key exchange, and the SHA-1 hash function...
protocol with Goldberg.
Borisov received a B. Math in computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and pure math in 1997 from the University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff...
. He received an M.S. and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
in 2002 and 2005, respectively.