Cryptographer
James Massey
American information theorist, cryptographer, and scholar (1934 – 2013)
- Life
- 1934 – 2013
- Born
- February 11, 1934
- Died
- June 16, 2013
- Nationality
- United States
James Lee Massey was an American information theorist and cryptographer, Professor Emeritus of Digital Technology at ETH Zurich. His notable work includes the application of the Berlekamp–Massey algorithm to linear codes, the design of the block ciphers IDEA and SAFER, and the Massey-Omura cryptosystem.
