Irit Dinur facts for kids
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Irit Dinur
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| אירית דינור | |
Dinur in 2014
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| Alma mater | PhD Tel Aviv University |
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| Fields | Computer Science, Complexity Theory |
| Institutions | Weizmann Institute of Science Institute for Advanced Study |
| Thesis | (2001) |
| Doctoral advisor | Shmuel Safra |
Irit Dinur (in Hebrew: אירית דינור) is a smart computer scientist from Israel. She is a professor of computer science at the Weizmann Institute of Science. In 2024, she also became a permanent teacher at the School of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study. Her work focuses on how computers solve problems and how to make them more efficient. She also studies combinatorics, which is about counting and arranging things.
About Irit Dinur
Irit Dinur earned her advanced degree, called a doctorate, in 2002. She studied at Tel Aviv University in the computer science department. Her teacher was Shmuel Safra.
Before joining the Weizmann Institute, she visited other important places. These included the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, and the University of California, Berkeley.
In 2006, Irit Dinur created a new way to prove something called the PCP theorem. This new proof was much simpler than older ones. The PCP theorem is a big idea in computer science. It helps us understand how hard it is for computers to solve certain problems.
Awards and Special Recognition
Irit Dinur has received many important awards for her work. These awards show how much her research helps the field of computer science.
- In 2007, she received the Michael Bruno Memorial Award. This award was given by Yad Hanadiv.
- She was a main speaker at the 2010 International Congress of Mathematicians. This is a very important meeting for mathematicians.
- In 2012, she won the Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics. The Israel Mathematical Union gives out this prize.
- She was a special fellow at Harvard University from 2012 to 2013.
- In 2019, she won the Gödel Prize. She received this prize for her paper called "The PCP theorem by gap amplification." The Gödel Prize is one of the highest honors in theoretical computer science.
See also
- In Spanish: Irit Dinur para niños
