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Douglas R. Stinson

Also known as Doug Stinson, Douglas Robert Stinson

Douglas R. Stinson is a Canadian researcher in cryptography and combinatorial design theory. He studied at Waterloo and Ohio State, held posts at Manitoba and Nebraska–Lincoln, and in 1998 moved to Waterloo as the NSERC/Certicom Industrial Research Chair in Cryptography. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2011 and received the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award from CS-Can | Info-Can. As of October 2026, he is Professor Emeritus at the Cheriton School of Computer Science.

Works
466
Citations
17,446
h-index
56

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1956–1981

    Degrees from Waterloo and Ohio State

    Born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, in 1956, he earns a BMath from Waterloo in 1978 and an MSc from Ohio State in 1980. He completes a PhD in combinatorics and optimization at Waterloo in 1981.

  2. 1981–1986

    Professor at Manitoba

    He begins as an NSERC postdoctoral fellow at the University of Manitoba in 1981 and becomes a full professor there in 1986.

  3. 1990–1998

    Computer science at Nebraska–Lincoln

    He joins the computer science and engineering department at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1990.

  4. 1994

    The Hall Medal

    The Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications awards him the Hall Medal in 1994.

  5. 1998–2003

    NSERC/Certicom chair in cryptography

    He moves to Waterloo in 1998 as the NSERC/Certicom Industrial Research Chair in Cryptography, a post he holds until 2003. His research interests include secret sharing, authentication codes and combinatorial design theory.

  6. 2011–2013

    Fellow and University Professor

    He is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2011. He is named University Professor at Waterloo in 2013.

  7. 2022–2024

    Stanton Medal and a lifetime award

    In 2022 the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications gives him the Stanton Medal. In 2024 he receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from CS-Can | Info-Can.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor Emeritus at Waterloo

    He holds the title of Professor Emeritus at the Cheriton School of Computer Science, a title he has held since 2019.

Sources and credits

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  1. Biographical Information about Doug Stinson cs.uwaterloo.ca. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Doug Stinson receives Lifetime Achievement Award from CS-Can | Info-Can | Cheriton School of Computer Science | University of Waterloo cs.uwaterloo.ca. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Doug Stinson - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. CACR: People: Managing Board: Doug Stinson cacr.uwaterloo.ca. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Stinson named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada | Cheriton School of Computer Science | University of Waterloo cs.uwaterloo.ca. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. The ICA Medals luca-giuzzi.unibs.it. Checked 15 October 2026.