Personal Information

Full Name: Manindra Agrawal

Nickname: No public nickname found

Country/State: India

Date of Birth: 1966-05-20

Languages Known: English, Hindi

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Food Habit: Not Publicly Known

Religion: Not publicly stated

Hobbies: Academic reading, research

Education

School: Details not publicly available

College: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ,University of California, Berkeley

Degrees Obtained: BTech in Computer Science and Engineering (IIT Kanpur) PhD in Computer Science (University of California, Berkeley)

Physical Stats

Height: 160 cm

Weight: 68 kg

Family Information

Parents: Not publicly available

Siblings: Not publicly available

Marital Status: married

Wife: Not publicly available

Children:

Career

Current Position: Computer Scientist, Academic Leader

Skills:

Net Worth: Not Publicly Available

Awards & Achievements: Gödel Prize (2006) for the AKS Primality Test Fulkerson Prize (2006) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Mathematical Sciences Padma Shri (2008), Government of India

Biography Details

Manindra Agrawal is a globally respected Indian computer scientist best known for co-developing the AKS Primality Test, the first deterministic polynomial-time algorithm to determine whether a number is prime. This breakthrough resolved a long-standing open problem in theoretical computer science and number theory, placing India prominently on the global research map.

An alumnus of IIT Kanpur and UC Berkeley, he has spent decades shaping computer science education and research in India. Beyond research, he has played a pivotal role in academic administration and policy, contributing to curriculum reform, institutional growth, and research excellence at IIT Kanpur.

His work continues to influence cryptography, algorithmic mathematics, and advanced computing research worldwide.

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