Johannes Buchmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Johannes Buchmann

German mathematician

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1953

Place of Birth: Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Profession: computer scientist, mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Johannes Alfred Buchmann (born November 20, 1953 in Cologne) is a German computer scientist, mathematician and professor emeritus at the department of computer science of the Technische Universität Darmstadt. He is known for his research in algorithmic number theory, algebra, post-quantum cryptography and IT security.
In 1993, he received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize together with Claus-Peter Schnorr for his work in algorithmic number theory and cryptography.
Buchmann also developed the stateful hash-based signature scheme XMSS, the first future-proof secure and practical signature scheme with minimal security requirements, which was declared the first international standard for post-quantum signature schemes in 2018.
In addition, he further developed IT security research in Germany.
His efforts led to the creation of ATHENE, the largest research center for IT security in Europe.
For this he received the Konrad-Zuse-Medal for Services to Computer Science of the Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI) in 2017.