Who is Indian-origin Eshan Chattopadhyay who won the prestigious Godel Prize in Maths? Why is the award so important?

Eshan Chattopadhyay, an Indian-origin professor at Cornell, will receive the 2025 Godel Prize. He solved a decades-old problem related to generating random numbers from weak sources. This breakthrough has implications for data security and cryptography. His work builds upon the mentorship of David Zuckerman. Chattopadhyay's achievement highlights India's growing contribution to theoretical computer science.