Tom Berson
{{One source|date=January 2025}}{{Short description|American cryptographer & computer science researcher (born 1946)}}
Thomas Alan Berson (born 1946) is a cryptographer and computer security researcher. His notable work includes several cryptanalytic attacks, and research in the practical use of cryptographic protocols, particularly in computer networks.
A founding member of the International Association for Cryptologic Research, Tom Berson has been one of its officers since 1983, and was the first person selected as an IACR Fellow.[https://www.iacr.org/fellows/2004/berson.html IACR Fellow citation] He served as editor of the Journal of Cryptology from 1986 to 2001. At ASIACRYPT 2000, he delivered the IACR Distinguished Lecture, Cryptography Everywhere.
Berson was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2020 for contributions to cybersecurity in the commercial and intelligence communities. He serves on the advisory board of Salesforce.com.
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- [http://www.anagram.com/berson/ Tom Berson's home page at Anagram Laboratories]
- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-berson-13734961/ Tom Berson on LinkedIn]
- [https://www.shareandstocks.com/bret-taylor-the-likely-successor-to-marc-benioff-has-quietly-taken-over-important-parts-of-salesforces-business-heres-who-reports-to-whom-at-the-highest-levels-of-the-company/ Bret Taylor, the likely successor to Marc Benioff, has quietly taken over important parts of Salesforce’s business — here’s who reports to whom at the highest levels of the company]
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Category:Modern cryptographers
Category:American computer security academics
Category:International Association for Cryptologic Research fellows
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