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