Shafi Goldwasser

Shafi Goldwasser is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley, and Director of the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing. She holds affiliations with the Berkeley Center for Responsible, Decentralized Intelligence (RDI) and the Center for the Theoretical Foundations of Learning, Inference, Information, Intelligence, Mathematics and Microeconomics at Berkeley (CLIMB). Her research focuses on cryptography, computational number theory, complexity theory, and probabilistic proof systems. Goldwasser has received numerous accolades, including the ACM A.M. Turing Award (2012) and multiple Test of Time Awards (2021). Her educational background includes a Ph.D. (1984), M.S. (1981) in Computer Science from UC Berkeley, and a B.S. in Mathematics and Science from Carnegie Mellon (1979).

Research Contributions: Goldwasser’s work spans foundational areas in theoretical computer science, with emphasis on cryptographic protocols, distributed computing reliability, and algorithmic efficiency. Her research has influenced modern security frameworks and computational complexity theory.

Awards & Honors:

• ACM A.M. Turing Award (2012)
• Multiple Gödel Prizes (1993, 2001)
• FOCS/STOC Test of Time Awards (2021)

Labs/Teams: Active leadership at the Simons Institute, fostering collaborations in theoretical computing and interdisciplinary research.