Cynthia Dwork(1958)
Cynthia Dwork is an American computer scientist renowned for her contributions to cryptography, distributed computing, and algorithmic fairness. She is one of the inventors of differential privacy and proof-of-work.
United States
2
Major Awards
253
Publications
51,883
Citations
68
h-index
141
i10-index
205.1
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
From the Real Towards the Ideal: Risk Prediction in a Better World
Symposium on Foundations of Responsible Computing(2023)
3
citations
#3
Reply to Sanchéz et al.: Multiplicity does not protect privacy
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(2023)
1
citations
#4
HappyMap : A Generalized Multicalibration Method
Information Technology Convergence and Services(2023)
23
citations
#5
14th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference, ITCS 2023, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, January 10-13, 2023
Information Technology Convergence and Services(2023)
0
citations
#6
From Pseudorandomness to Multi-Group Fairness and Back
Annual Conference Computational Learning Theory(2023)
16
citations
#7
Confidence-ranked reconstruction of census microdata from published statistics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(2022)
42
citations
#8
Improved Generalization Guarantees in Restricted Data Models
Symposium on Foundations of Responsible Computing(2022)
1
citations
#9
Beyond Bernoulli: Generating Random Outcomes that cannot be Distinguished from Nature
International Conference on Algorithmic Learning Theory(2022)
17
citations
#10
31
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksFrom the Real Towards the Ideal: Risk Prediction in a Better World
Symposium on Foundations of Responsible Computing2023
3citations
New Insights into Multi-Calibration
arXiv.org2023
2citations
Open AccessReply to Sanchéz et al.: Multiplicity does not protect privacy
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2023
1citations
Open AccessHappyMap : A Generalized Multicalibration Method
Information Technology Convergence and Services2023
23citations
14th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference, ITCS 2023, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, January 10-13, 2023
Information Technology Convergence and Services2023
0citations
From Pseudorandomness to Multi-Group Fairness and Back
Annual Conference Computational Learning Theory2023
16citations
Confidence-ranked reconstruction of census microdata from published statistics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2022
42citations
Open AccessImproved Generalization Guarantees in Restricted Data Models
Symposium on Foundations of Responsible Computing2022
1citations
Beyond Bernoulli: Generating Random Outcomes that cannot be Distinguished from Nature
International Conference on Algorithmic Learning Theory2022
17citations
31citations
Open AccessCareer History
Professor of Computer Science
Harvard University
Cambridge, US
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Education
Princeton University(Bachelor of Science)
Cornell University(Doctor of Philosophy)
Doctoral Advisor
Career Timeline
IBM Almaden Research Center1985–2000
Microsoft Research2001–2023
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences2017–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Top Publications
Content Moderation and the Formation of Online Communities: A Theoretical Framework
Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference 202420242 citations
Complexity-Theoretic Implications of Multicalibration
Proceedings of the 56th Annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing20242 citations
Evaluating the Impacts of Swapping on the US Decennial Census
Proceedings of the Symposium on Computer Science and Law on ZZZ20251 citations
Synthetic Census Data Generation via Multidimensional Multiset Sum
Journal of Privacy and Confidentiality20250 citations
Equilibria, Efficiency, and Inequality in Network Formation for Hiring and Opportunity
Proceedings of the 25th ACM Conference on Economics and Computation20240 citations
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