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Israeli Professor Avi Wigderson Wins $1M Turing Prize for Randomness Insights

Avi Wigderson, a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, has been awarded the 2023 A.M. Turing Award for his influential work in incorporating randomness into computer algorithms, earning him the title of the "Nobel Prize for computer science." Wigderson's contributions to theoretical computer science and his leadership in the intersection of math and science were recognized in this prestigious honor.

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Ethernet Co-Inventor Bob Metcalfe Wins Turing Award, Computing's Top Honor.

Robert Metcalfe, a professor emeritus at UT Austin, has been awarded the 2022 Association for Computing Machinery A.M. Turing Award for his invention, standardization, and commercialization of Ethernet. Ethernet is the main conduit of wired network communications around the world, handling data rates from 10 Mbps to 400 Gbps, with 800 Gbps and 1.6 Tbps technologies emerging. The award is named after Alan M. Turing and includes a $1 million prize with financial support provided by Google.

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