Elliptic Curve Accelerator for zkSNARKs
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Short Description
WIP: Zero Knowledge Proofs are one of the fastest moving fields in cryptography and security currently. They can be used in many different circumstances and they allow us to build systems that were impossible before. ZCash is a cryptocurrency that uses Zero Knowledge Proofs to keep the users privacy protected. A shielded ZCash transaction does neither reveal the amount transfered nor the participating parties. However these Zero Knowledge Proofs require a lot of computational power and energy and software implementations take 10s of seconds on a current Intel processor.
Status: Available
- Looking for 1-2 Semester/Master students
- Contact: Moritz Schneider
Prerequisites
- VLSI I
- VLSI II (recommended)
- Experience with elliptic curve cryptography
Character
- 50% Theory
- 50% Digital Design
