Zero knowledge proofs - from novice to master
10-02, 13:00–13:45 (Europe/Prague), Studio 1

Zero-knowledge proofs have become a central tool for blockchain privacy and scalability. I will give a few examples of such proofs, starting from toy examples requiring no math, and ending with the state of the art zk-SNARK constructions based on elliptic curve pairings.


Zero-knowledge proofs have become a central tool for blockchain privacy and scalability. I will give a few examples of such proofs, starting from toy examples requiring no math, and ending with the state of the art zk-SNARK constructions based on elliptic curve pairings. I will aim to have something for everyone in this talk, regardless of their background.

Chief scientist at Aztec network. Co-creator of the widely used PlonK zk-SNARK. Participated in the first production deploymnet of zero-knowledge proofs at Zcash.