Manindra Agrawal

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Manindra Agrawal

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Manindra Agrawal
Born (1966-05-20) May 20, 1966 (age 45)
Allahabad, India
Residence Kanpur
Nationality Indian
Fields Computer Science
Institutions Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Alma mater Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Doctoral advisor Somenath Biswas
Doctoral students Neeraj Kayal
Nitin Saxena
Known for AKS primality test
Notable awards Clay Research Award (2002)
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (2003)
ICTP Prize (2003)
Fulkerson Prize (2006)
Gödel Prize (2006)
G D Birla Award (2009)

Manindra Agrawal (born 20 May 1966 in Allahabad) is a professor at the department of computer science and engineering and the Dean of Resource, Planning and Generation (DRPG) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He is also the recipient of the first Infosys Prize for Mathematics.[1]

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Early life

Manindra Agrawal obtained a B.Tech. and a Ph.D. at IIT Kanpur. He attained his undergraduate degree between 1982 and 1986.

Career

He co-created the AKS primality test with Neeraj Kayal and Nitin Saxena, for which he and his co-authors won the 2002 Clay Research Award, the 2006 Fulkerson Prize, and the 2006 Gödel Prize. The test is the first deterministic algorithm to test an n-digit number for primality in a time that has been proven to be polynomial in n.[2]

In September 2008, Agrawal was chosen for the first Infosys Mathematics Prize for outstanding contributions in the broad field of mathematics.[3]

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