RSAC™ Conference Award for Excellence in the Field of Mathematics
Shai Halevi, Victor Shoup, Adi Shamir
RSA Conference 2025 · Day 2 · West Stage
The RSAC 2025 Conference Award for Excellence in the Field of Mathematics, co-sponsored by the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR), was presented jointly to Dr. Shai Halevi of Amazon Web Services and Dr. Victor Shoup of Offchain Labs. Presented by cryptography legend Adi Shamir — the "S" in RSA — the ceremony recognized decades of foundational work in public-key cryptography, homomorphic encryption, and the translation of advanced cryptographic theory into practical, deployable software. ---
AI review
A cryptography award ceremony conducted by Adi Shamir with actual substance — Halevi on FHE and obfuscation, Shoup on CCA-secure systems — and a genuinely important framing from Halevi about building systems resistant to their own operators, not just external attackers. Short, well-executed, and a necessary counterweight to the vendor keynote circuit.