LONG
Ian F. Blake is a world-leading authority in the areas of coding theory and cryptography, two key technologies of the information age. His pioneering research in the application of mathematical methods to engineering problems has led to combinatorial constructions of new error-correcting codes, to a deeper understanding of the implementation of finite-field arithmetic, to advances in the communications applications of dense packings of spheres in multidimensional lattices, to the applications of the methods of algebraic geometry in cryptography and in coding. As a noted author of textbooks and research monographs, he has influenced generations of researchers in information theory.

SHORT
Ian F. Blake is a leading authority in the areas of coding theory and cryptography, two key technologies of the information age. His pioneering research in the application of mathematical methods to engineering problems has led to combinatorial constructions of new error-correcting codes and to advances in the communications applications of dense packings of spheres in multidimensional lattices.