@abhvious

Northeastern prof, cryptographer

Joined March 2012
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There has been FUD around how the recent amazing proximity gaps results affect current implementations of ZK. STARKs and Ligero use proximity gap theorems. At @ligero_inc, we have *NOT* relied on any unproven conjectures on proximity gaps. Google's ZK implementation by @abhvious and @MatteoFrig60839 *DO NOT* rely on any unproven conjectures. Both us and the Google team provide the best possible security and are *NOT BROKEN* by any of the amazing recent results. Thank your for your attention!
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My new review on the Raphael architecture show in Vicenza (a gift link), 1/2 wsj.com/articles/raphael-bor…
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I noticed @chamath + crew had all the clues to short Credit Suisse a few weeks ago (when they offered him +190 basis points to play). @chamath did you? abhvio.us/posts/credsui/

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Did Chamath Palihapitiya short Credit Suisse?

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My first opinion piece for WSJ, in praise of public libraries (against funding cuts). Oddly, most commentators seem to dislike libraries! Who knew? What the Medicis Could Teach Eric Adams - WSJ wsj.com/articles/what-the-me…

Opinion | What the Medicis Could Teach Eric Adams

New York’s mayor shortsightedly proposes to slash funding for libraries.

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Recap of our stay in Peter Zumthor's wooden house in Leis, Switzerland last year: abhvio.us/posts/oberhus/

Staying in Peter Zumthor's House

Visiting architect Peter Zumthor's wooden house, Oberhus

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Northeastern's @KhouryCollege of Computer Sciences is looking to hire 8(!!) tenure-track faculty this year! Areas of interest include: differential privacy, cryptography, quantum computing. See shorturl.at/afmst and/or reach out to me for more info. 1/?
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My preseason notes on CS faculty hiring: abhvio.us/posts/faculty-job-… #facultycsjobs

Applying for a faculty job in CS

My notes from the past few years

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Neu students reversed the attempt to measure their desk usage. pluralistic.net/2022/10/07/s…
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youtube.com/watch?v=snM1b3PK… My student Jack gives an amazing talk on our Eurocrypt’22 paper for sampling setup parameters for zkSnark and poly commitments.
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#hr97 highlights: How does that damn mathiew @tambiah compute cube roots of 9 digit numbers in his head!? Thrice tested, <15sec! Did @sapna find the loo in holworthy? Why did 55% of our class report unhappiness with their lives?
Verifying my identity for @viamirror sig:0xa2c894f0f9c309ee924fad7311f23a2181acdf9dc86c53e3cbb1cdd53d00be8354aa6a4b284f468c70e5ae8a7d8610765254996b589242ede5ac6681084d211c1b mirror.xyz
Come to our differential privacy summer school June 6-10 in Boston! Features an amazing line up: Dan Kifer, Dan Sheldon, Uri Stemmer, @zstevenwu, @Kobbini, @radcummings, @aloni_bologna! bostondataprivacy.github.io/…
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St. Jerome’s study is looking crowded, cluttered and there’s a lion in it. Challenging work environment.
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A real interaction between two of my lab mates
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On March 25 @ 9am UTC come join @rgennaro67, @ChrisPeikert, @dariofiore0 & others discussing state-of-the-art vector commitments! Our Vector Commitment Research Day is designed to discuss important open problems revolving around vector commitments! cryptonet.vercel.app/
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Me: My book is out today! son: Let’s buy 100! Me: That would cost a lot son: But you’d get the money right? Me: A little son: So why did you write it then? Me: To be part of a scholarly conversation? [Blank looks] daughter, helpfully: It’s an accomplishment! [grateful relief]
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I just watched Amit do an amazing job explaining Zero Knowledge proofs using our classic examples! You should have a look, watch it with your kids, and don't miss Shang-Hua's cameo. wired.com/video/watch/5-leve…

Computer Scientist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty

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Congrats Venkat!
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On receiving a preprint of Cammy’s new book, my kids want to start a YouTube channel in which they unbox academic books instead of toys or gadgets. Bingo!
Cammy Brothers@BrothersCammy16 Nov 2021
Unboxing the book! Brought to you by my social media consultants, also known as our kids
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Same here, but times have changed. Now I send those emails to my students.
Greg Bodwin@GregBodwin13 Nov 2021
When I was a grad student, I would routinely send my advisor long emails declaring that I had solved a problem, and then it would turn out that I added 2+2=5 and everything was broken, and I'd be super embarrassed about it
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