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Tal Malkin
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| טל מלכין | |
| Born | 1970 |
| Alma mater | Bar-Ilan University, Weizmann Institute of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Cryptography, black-box separations, multiparty computation, tamper resilience |
| Awards | Fellow of the International Association for Cryptologic Research (2020) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cryptography |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
| Doctoral advisor | Shafi Goldwasser |
Tal Geula Malkin (Hebrew: טל גאולה מלכין; born 1970) is an Israeli-American computer scientist. She is a professor at Columbia University. There, she leads the Cryptography Lab and the Data Science Institute Cybersecurity Center.
Cryptography is the study of secure communication. It helps keep information secret and safe.
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About Tal Malkin's Life and Work
Early Life and Education
Tal Malkin was born in 1970. She studied very hard in school. In 1993, she finished her first degree at Bar-Ilan University. She earned a bachelor's degree in both mathematics and computer science. She graduated with very high honors.
She then continued her studies. In 1995, she received a master's degree in computer science. This was from the Weizmann Institute of Science. Her master's project was about a topic called "Deductive Tableaux for Temporal Logic."
Doctoral Studies and Research
Tal Malkin earned her Ph.D. in 2000. This advanced degree was from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Her Ph.D. work focused on how to keep databases secure. It also looked at how two parties can compute something together secretly. Her advisor for this work was Shafi Goldwasser.
While she was a student, she also gained real-world experience. She worked as an intern at IBM Research. She also worked as a research scientist at AT&T Labs. She stayed at AT&T Labs until 2002.
Career at Columbia University
In 2003, Tal Malkin joined Columbia University. She started as an assistant professor of computer science. She worked hard and became a full professor in 2009. Today, she leads important research groups there. These groups focus on making digital information safe.
Awards and Achievements
Tal Malkin is a highly respected expert in her field. In 2020, she received a special honor. She was named a Fellow of the International Association for Cryptologic Research. This award recognized her important work. It also honored her service to the field of cryptography. Her contributions include new ways to separate black-box systems. She also worked on secure multiparty computation and tamper resilience.
