Here we trace Taher’s education, beginning at Cairo University and then as he moves on to Stanford and starts working on cryptography, the discipline that eventually made him famous. SM: At Cairo University? TE: Yes, Cairo University. It is quite large and a very good school. When I came to the United States I was
Dr. Taher Elgamal is a tremendously successful and talented cryptographer turned entrepreneur. He is the designer of the ElGamal signature scheme which has served as the basis for the Digitial Signature Algorithm. He holds a doctorate degree in Computer Science from Stanford University. I had the pleasure of talking with Taher, discussing not only his