Shimon Even
Encyclopedia
Shimon Even was an Israel
i computer science
researcher. His main topics of interest included algorithm
s, graph theory
and cryptography
. He was a member of the Computer Science Department at the Technion since 1974. Shimon Even was the PhD advisor of Oded Goldreich
, a prominent cryptographer.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i 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...
researcher. His main topics of interest included algorithm
Algorithm
In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is an effective method expressed as a finite list of well-defined instructions for calculating a function. Algorithms are used for calculation, data processing, and automated reasoning...
s, graph theory
Graph theory
In mathematics and computer science, graph theory is the study of graphs, mathematical structures used to model pairwise relations between objects from a certain collection. A "graph" in this context refers to a collection of vertices or 'nodes' and a collection of edges that connect pairs of...
and cryptography
Cryptography
Cryptography is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties...
. He was a member of the Computer Science Department at the Technion since 1974. Shimon Even was the PhD advisor of Oded Goldreich
Oded Goldreich
Oded Goldreich is a professor of Computer Science at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. His research interests lie within the theory of computation...
, a prominent cryptographer.
Books
- Algorithmic Combinatorics, Macmillan, 1973.
- Graph Algorithms, Computer Science Press, 1979. ISBN 0-7167-8044-5.