701Course · Master

Zero-Knowledge Proofs

The most consequential cryptographic idea of the decade.

The Course

The most consequential cryptographic idea of the decade. SNARKs, STARKs, and the working circuit languages — with a Lab of writing a small real circuit.

Outcomes
  • 01

    Explain SNARKs and STARKs at a working level.

  • 02

    Implement a simple circuit.

  • 03

    Read a modern ZK paper.

Prerequisites
  • Cryptography Foundations.
Pacing

~5 hours including the Lab.

A Note from the Faculty

ZK is now a working technology, not only a research subject.