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Dr. Whitfield Diffie

Name : Dr. Whitfield Diffie

(1944-)

Childhood :

  • Whitfield Diffe Spent his childhood in Queens New York where he had an interest in Mathematics from an early age.
Education :
  • Studied Mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and recieved a Bachelor of Science degree in 1965.
  • Studied as a graduate student on proof of correctness of computer programs at Stanford University
  • He was awarded a Doctorate in Technical Sciences (Honoris Causa) by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 1992.
Current position :
  • Distinguished Engineer, PUC / Security Group, Sun Microsystems Laboratories