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Overview

Michael Ben-Or is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Their research spans primarily the fields of computer science and physics and astronomy, with a focus on several subfields including artificial intelligence, atomic and molecular physics and optics, as well as electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to quantum information and cryptography, quantum computing algorithms and architecture, quantum mechanics and applications, photonic and optical devices, quantum optics and atomic interactions, and quantum many-body systems.

Recent publications by Michael Ben-Or include the following:

  • The Pursuit of Uniqueness: Extending Valiant-Vazirani Theorem to the Probabilistic and Quantum Settings, 2022, Quantum
  • High-dimensional coherent one-way quantum key distribution, 2025, npj Quantum Information
  • High-dimensional quantum key distribution using a multi-plane light converter, 2025, Optica Quantum
  • High-dimensional quantum key distribution using a multi-plane light converter, 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • High-dimensional coherent one-way quantum key distribution, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

Michael Ben-Or often collaborates with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Kfir Sulimany
  • Yaron Bromberg
  • Rom Dudkiewicz
  • S. É. Korenblit
  • H. S. Eisenberg

Regarding publication venues, the scientist has contributed multiple papers to:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • npj Quantum Information
  • Optica Quantum
  • Quantum
  • Quantum 2.0 Conference and Exhibition

Best Publications

  • Completeness theorems for non-cryptographic fault-tolerant distributed computation

    Michael Ben-Or;Shafi Goldwasser;Avi Wigderson

  • Completeness theorems for non-cryptographic fault-tolerant distributed computation

    Michael Ben-Or;Shafi Goldwasser;Avi Wigderson

  • Verifiable secret sharing and multiparty protocols with honest majority

    T. Rabin;M. Ben-Or

  • Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation with Constant Error Rate

    Dorit Aharonov;Michael Ben-Or

  • Another advantage of free choice (Extended Abstract): Completely asynchronous agreement protocols

    Michael Ben-Or

  • Fault-tolerant quantum computation with constant error

    D. Aharonov;M. Ben-Or

  • Completeness Theorems for Non-Cryptographic Fault-Tolerant Distributed Computation (Extended Abstract)

    Michael Ben-Or;Shafi Goldwasser;Avi Wigderson

  • Lower bounds for algebraic computation trees

    Michael Ben-Or

  • The complexity of elementary algebra and geometry

    Michael Ben-Or;Dexter Kozen;John Reif

  • Multi-prover interactive proofs: how to remove intractability assumptions

    Michael Ben-Or;Shafi Goldwasser;Joe Kilian;Avi Wigderson

  • Probabilistic Algorithms in Finite Fields

    Michael O. Rabin

  • A deterministic algorithm for sparse multivariate polynomial interpolation

    Michael Ben-Or;Prasoon Tiwari

  • Collective coin flipping, robust voting schemes and minima of Banzhaf values

    Michael Ben-Or;Nathan Linial

  • A fair protocol for signing contracts

    M. Ben-Or;O. Goldreich;S. Micali;R.L. Rivest

  • Everything provable is provable in zero-knowledge

    Michael Ben-Or;Oded Goldreich;Shafi Goldwasser;Johan Håstad

  • Verifiable Secret Sharing and Multiparty Protocols with Honest Majority (Extended Abstract)

    Tal Rabin;Michael Ben-Or

  • Collective Coin Flipping.

    Michael Ben-Or;Nathan Linial

  • Asynchronous secure computation

    Michael Ben-Or;Ran Canetti;Oded Goldreich

  • The universal composable security of quantum key distribution

    Michael Ben-Or;Michał Horodecki;Debbie W. Leung;Dominic Mayers

  • Asynchronous secure computations with optimal resilience (extended abstract)

    Michael Ben-Or;Boaz Kelmer;Tal Rabin

Frequent Co-Authors

Dorit Aharonov
Dorit Aharonov Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Danny Dolev
Danny Dolev Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Avinatan Hassidim
Avinatan Hassidim Bar-Ilan University
Shafi Goldwasser
Shafi Goldwasser University of California, Berkeley
Avi Wigderson
Avi Wigderson Institute for Advanced Study
Dexter Kozen
Dexter Kozen Cornell University
Oded Goldreich
Oded Goldreich Weizmann Institute of Science
Nathan Linial
Nathan Linial Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Debbie Leung
Debbie Leung University of Waterloo
Daniel Gottesman
Daniel Gottesman University of Maryland, College Park

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