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	Kayal graduated with a [[B.Tech]] from the [[Computer Science]] Department of the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]] (IITK), India in 2002. In that year, Neeraj along with [[Manindra Agrawal]] and [[Nitin Saxena]] proposed the AKS ~~Primality Test~~,<ref>Bornemann, F. [https://www.ams.org/notices/200305/fea-bornemann.pdf Primes is in P: A Breakthrough for "Everyman"]. Notices of the AMS, May 2003.</ref> which attracted worldwide attention, including an article in the ''[[New York Times]]''.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Robinson \|first=S. \|title=New Method Said to Solve Key Problem in Math \|newspaper=New York Times \|date=8 August 2002 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/08/us/new-method-said-to-solve-key-problem-in-math.html }}</ref>		Kayal graduated with a [[B.Tech]] from the [[Computer Science]] Department of the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]] (IITK), India in 2002. In that year, Neeraj along with [[Manindra Agrawal]] and [[Nitin Saxena]] proposed the [[AKS primality test]],<ref>Bornemann, F. [https://www.ams.org/notices/200305/fea-bornemann.pdf Primes is in P: A Breakthrough for "Everyman"]. Notices of the AMS, May 2003.</ref> which attracted worldwide attention, including an article in the ''[[New York Times]]''.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Robinson \|first=S. \|title=New Method Said to Solve Key Problem in Math \|newspaper=New York Times \|date=8 August 2002 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/08/us/new-method-said-to-solve-key-problem-in-math.html }}</ref>

	Kayal received his PhD in [[theoretical computer science]] from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, [[Kanpur]]. He did [[postdoctoral research]] at the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] in [[Princeton University\|Princeton]] and at [[Rutgers University]]. Since 2008, he has been working with the [[Microsoft Research]] Lab India as a researcher.		Kayal received his PhD in [[theoretical computer science]] from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, [[Kanpur]]. He did [[postdoctoral research]] at the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] in [[Princeton University\|Princeton]] and at [[Rutgers University]]. Since 2008, he has been working with the [[Microsoft Research]] Lab India as a researcher.

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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Neeraj Kayal
| doctoral_advisor = [[Manindra Agrawal]]
| workplaces = [[Institute for Advanced Study]]
| alma_mater = [[IIT Kanpur]]
}}

'''Neeraj Kayal''' ({{lang-hi|नीरज कयाल}}) is an Indian [[computer scientist]] and [[mathematician]] noted for development of [[AKS primality test]], along with [[Manindra Agrawal]] and [[Nitin Saxena|Nitin Saxena]]. Kayal was born and raised in [[Guwahati]], [[India]].

==Early life and education==

Kayal was born and raised in [[Guwahati]], [[India]].

Kayal graduated with a [[B.Tech]] from the [[Computer Science]] Department of the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]] (IITK), India in 2002. In that year, Neeraj along with [[Manindra Agrawal]] and [[Nitin Saxena]] proposed the AKS Primality Test,<ref>Bornemann, F. [https://www.ams.org/notices/200305/fea-bornemann.pdf Primes is in P: A Breakthrough for "Everyman"]. Notices of the AMS, May 2003.</ref> which attracted worldwide attention, including an article in the ''[[New York Times]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Robinson |first=S. |title=New Method Said to Solve Key Problem in Math |newspaper=New York Times |date=8 August 2002 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/08/us/new-method-said-to-solve-key-problem-in-math.html }}</ref>

Kayal received his PhD in [[theoretical computer science]] from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, [[Kanpur]]. He did [[postdoctoral research]] at the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] in [[Princeton University|Princeton]] and at [[Rutgers University]]. Since 2008, he has been working with the [[Microsoft Research]] Lab India as a researcher.

==Awards==

Neeraj Kayal was given the Distinguished [[Alumnus]] Award of the IITK,<ref>IIT Kanpur Alumni Association, [http://www.iitkalumni.org/daa/DAAProfile2.asp?id=40 Distinguished Alumnus Award Profile: Neeraj Kayal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050909041645/http://www.iitkalumni.org/daa/DAAProfile2.asp?id=40 |date=9 September 2005 }}</ref> for his work in [[computational complexity theory]]. He is also a recipient of the [[Gödel prize]]<ref>European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS) announcement of 2006 Godel prize [http://www.eatcs.org/index.php/component/content/article/502]</ref> and the [[Fulkerson Prize]]<ref>[https://www.ams.org/profession/prizes-awards/ams-prizes/fulkerson-prize Fulkerson Prize Announcements]</ref> for the same along with his co-authors. In 2012, he was awarded the Young Scientist Award from the [[Indian National Science Academy]] (INSA) for contributions to the development of arithmetic complexity theory including the development of a deterministic algorithm for primality testing, the resolution of the constant fan-in conjecture for depth three circuits, and a reconstruction algorithm for arithmetic formulas.<ref>[http://insaindia.org/pdf/INSA_YoungScientists2012.pdf Young Scientists 2012 Award Announcement]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/people/neeraka/ Neeraj Kayal homepage].
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050909041645/http://www.iitkalumni.org/daa/DAAProfile2.asp?id=40 Distinguished Alumnus Award Profile: Neeraj Kayal] at the IIT Kanpur Alumni Association.

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