14 Facts About Peter Landrock

Peter Landrock is known for his contributions to data encryption methods and codes.

Peter Landrock has been visiting professor at Oxford University, Leuven University and Princeton University.

Peter Landrock obtained a diploma in mathematics and physics in 1972 from the University of Aarhus.

In 1975, Peter Landrock became associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Aarhus University, then full Professor.

From 1982 until 1983, Peter Landrock was visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.

Peter Landrock has been member of the Danish IT Security Council as adviser to the Danish Government from 1999 to 2007.

From 1997 until 2010, Peter Landrock was as a Member of Microsoft's Technical Advisory Board in Cambridge and has served as a member of the board of the Villum Foundation in Copenhagen since 2008.

In 2014 Peter Landrock became Member of the Technical Advisory Board of the Turing Gateway of Mathematics at Cambridge University.

Peter Landrock was President of the International Association for Cryptologic Research from 1992 to 1995 and General Chair at the Eurocrypt conference for cryptography research in 1990.

Peter Landrock contributed to more than twenty entries to the Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security including articles on PKCS, SSH, public key infrastructure and certificate authorities.

Peter Landrock's research focus since the late 1980s included subject areas as Key management systems, EMV and Card Payment Solutions and Authentication.

Peter Landrock has lectured on cryptography at more than 150 Universities.

In 1991 Peter Landrock was awarded the Danish Data Security Prize, and in 2004, Peter Landrock received the BIT Price for engineering entrepreneurship from the Danish Engineers.

In July 2019, Peter Landrock was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa for his lifetime achievement in cryptographic technology.