Anna Lysyanskaya, assistant professor of computer science at Brown University, has been recognized by Technology Review magazine as one of the world’s top innovators under the age of 35 for her work in cryptography, identity verification, and privacy protection.

Selected from more than 300 nominees by a panel of expert judges and the editorial staff of Technology Review, the TR35 List of Young Innovators is an elite group of accomplished young innovators who exemplify the spirit of innovation in business, technology and the arts.

In collaboration with Jan Camenisch at IBM, Lysyanskaya laid out the theory that allows authentication without identification...

“Loss of confidence in online privacy and security poses a growing threat to Internet commerce, information exchange and even civic involvement,” said Roberto Tamassia, chair of computer science at Brown University. “Anna’s creative approach to identity verification helps restore an expectation of privacy to our online lives.”