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Join us in Denver on Feb 28 for the Future Computing Research Workshop! Connect with computing pioneers as we dive into the latest industry breakthroughs and explore new tools and constructions. lu.ma/5m5y8dri
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BaseFold's recording is available on YouTube now: youtu.be/4Rj3fTuIDHQ?si=GytS…
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SMT + finite field: a foundation for ZKP verification. Paper links: 1. finite-field reasoning in an SMT solver: eprint.iacr.org/2023/0912 2. applying it to verify a finite-field-blaster in a ZKP compiler: eprint.iacr.org/2023/778 youtu.be/WFlBwhw42DA
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Sangria: a folding scheme for PLONK arithmetization, based on the folding scheme for R1CS of Nova. youtu.be/DYdK3jgUE7k
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Today, Alan joined us for an open discussion on one of his recent work Tip5. Paper link: eprint.iacr.org/2023/107.pdf youtu.be/6kAKgt1UkJQ
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Last week, Srinath and Abhiram joined us for an open discussion on one of their recent work SuperNova. youtu.be/BiKMCNKwaec
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In this talk, Max questions whether a new zkVM-friendly instruction set architecture should be developed to target widely adopted programming languages. Optimal zkVM Design: youtu.be/cpCZLHeWRWQ
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In this talk, Daniel discusses ideas for a faster prover, in particular how we can use smaller and faster fields despite their lack of smooth subgroups. Brainstorming Plonky3: youtu.be/giFA3UXbu_s
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This week: Customized gates for the Anemoi hash function with Weikeng Required paper: eprint.iacr.org/2022/1487.pd… youtu.be/i5_TE5vXKFE
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Last week, Eli, Dan and David joined us for an open discussion on one of their recent work "Scalable and Transparent Proofs over All Large Fields, via Elliptic Curves". Paper links: 1. eprint.iacr.org/2022/1542 (required) 2. arxiv.org/abs/2107.08473 youtu.be/QWPesJd1_N8
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We are hosting a research workshop on Mar 1 in Denver. The workshop will feature keynote speeches, interactive sessions, and a working group session where attendees can present their proposals and receive feedback from peers. delendum.xyz/2023/01/24/intr…
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Last week, Chris joined us for an open discussion on the feasibility of lattice-based SNARKs. Paper link: eprint.iacr.org/2022/1368.pd… Those who want more lattice foundations can read through Chris survey “A Decade of Lattice Cryptography” on his webpage. youtu.be/4-TJMHI3tYw
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This week Justin joined us for an open discussion on Brakedown, linear-time encodable codes and SNARKs. Paper link: eprint.iacr.org/2021/1043 youtu.be/KctW1wEfkhs
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Introducing zk system benchmarking in collaboration with @0xPolygonMiden @RiscZero - standard benchmarks for comparing the performance of different zero-knowledge proof libraries. delendum.xyz/2023/01/11/zk-s…
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Last week Daniel @dlubarov and Jordi @jbaylina hosted a seminar on “optimizations of zkEVM” (or bignum arithmetic for zero-knowledge proofs). Paper links: 1. eprint.iacr.org/2022/1470 2. eprint.iacr.org/2022/1050 youtu.be/LSFOZ3K6CtI
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This week in Delendum Research: zk-SNARK Aggregation - popular zk-SNARK aggregation constructions and some potentially interesting approaches (PlonkPack & Multilinear Polynomials). delendum.xyz/2022/11/22/zk-s…
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The schedule for fellowship 1 has been confirmed: Jan 15 - Mar 15 2023. The application deadline has been extended to Dec 15. You can check more details in this updated article: delendum.xyz/2022/11/22/intr…
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This week Ariel @rel_zeta_tech joined us for an open discussion about lookup tables, its advantages and disadvantages, and its applications. In the second part, Ariel posted an open research question and the group discussed some potential solutions. youtu.be/rOZTQ-18YJY
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This week in Delendum Research: an on-going list of development and research ideas. We welcome everyone to contribute to this list, improve on and build upon the existing ideas, and propose potential solutions to some of the open problems. delendum.xyz/2022/11/22/what…
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