Scott Vanstone
Encyclopedia
Scott A. Vanstone is a cryptographer
who co-authored the Handbook of Applied Cryptography. He is currently on faculty at the University of Waterloo
's Faculty of Mathematics
and a member of the school's Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research
. He is also the founder of Certicom. In 1998, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
, Academy of Sciences. Vanstone has a Ph.D. in mathematics
from the University of Waterloo and received the university's award for Excellence in Research.
Cryptography
Cryptography is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties...
who co-authored the Handbook of Applied Cryptography. He is currently on faculty at 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...
's Faculty of Mathematics
University of Waterloo Faculty of Mathematics
The Faculty of Mathematics is one of six faculties of the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario. As of Fall 2010, it has 5,741 undergraduate students and 629 graduate students, 200 full-time professors, and offers over 500 courses in mathematics, statistics and computer science.The Faculty...
and a member of the school's Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research
Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research
The Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research is a group of industrial representatives, professors, and students at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada who work and do research in the field of cryptography....
. He is also the founder of Certicom. In 1998, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
, Academy of Sciences. Vanstone has a Ph.D. in mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
from the University of Waterloo and received the university's award for Excellence in Research.