Kristin Lauter

Kristin Estella Lauter is an American mathematician and cryptographer whose research interest is broadly in application of number theory and algebraic geometry in cryptography. She is particularly known for her work in the area of elliptic curve cryptography. She was a researcher at Microsoft Research in Redmond, Washington, from 1999–2021 and the head of the Cryptography Group from 2008–2021; her group developed Microsoft SEAL. In April 2021, Lauter joined Facebook AI Research (FAIR) as the West Coast Head of Research Science. She became the President-Elect of the Association for Women in Mathematics in February 2014 and served as President February 1, 2015 - January 31, 2017.

8 December 1969

Born on the same birth day (8 December): Amir Khan (boxer) • Bob Arum • Bob Love • Chigusa Nagayo • Indrek Allmann • James Tate (writer) • Jen Ledger • John Qualen • Kateryna Yushchenko (scientist) • Larry Martin • Mirosław Okoński • Peter Andreas Hansen • Phil Collen • Vernon Wells • Vladimir Shatalov • Wifredo Lam • Yuliya Krevsun • Óscar Ramírez (footballer, born 1964)

Born in the same month (December 1969): Arthur Numan • Bill Steer • Chantal Petitclerc • December 29 • Emmanuel Clérico • Gintaras Staučė • Isaac Viciosa • Jason Cook (footballer) • Jean-Christophe Boullion • Julie Delpy • Mark Robins • Max Martini • Meredith Monroe • Michelle Smith • Mick Quinn • Pernille Fischer Christensen • Plum Sykes • Raphaël Rouquier • Sergei Fedorov • Ulrika Bergquist • Wilfred Kirochi