Avi Wigderson, 2023 Turing Award Laureate, Q&A with David Nirenberg | Institute for Advanced Study

On April 10, 2024, Avi Wigderson, Herbert H. Maass Professor in the Institute for Advanced Study’s School of Mathematics, was named by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) as the recipient of the 2023 ACM A.M. Turing Award, often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Computing."

The Turing award recognizes Wigderson’s foundational contributions to the theory of computation, which include reshaping understanding of the role of randomness in computation, and decades of intellectual leadership in theoretical computer science.

With this honor, Wigderson has become the first person to receive both a Turing Award and the Abel Prize, widely considered to be the highest recognition for lifetime achievement in mathematics.

In this video, Wigderson is interviewed by IAS Director and Leon Levy Professor David Nirenberg. The pair discuss Wigderson’s path into computer science and the importance of scholarly community both at IAS and beyond.

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