BU CS Professor Awarded Wang Professorship
Ran Canetti, professor of Computer Science at Boston University, has just been awarded the Wang Professorship. The Wang Professorship is a university-level endowed professorship award given to a faculty member who is a distinguished scholar and teacher in the natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, or engineering. This award recognizes Ran’s profound impact on cryptography and deep connections to the computer industry.
The Wang Professorship was established in 1988, and the former chairholder was Professor Stephen Grossberg (until 2019).