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STEPS FORWARD: Math geniuses strive to make a pivotal advance — by obfuscating software code

The Last Watchdog

It wasn’t until 2008, after decades of theorizing, that an IBM researcher name Craig Gentry came up with a viable mathematical solution to do this. Alexander now heads up studies to advance “digital twin” technology, focusing on eventual deployment of a virtual human heart. Basic research like this is so vital.