Optimizing cryptographic algorithms in gnark


Date
Oct 13, 2022
Location
Bogota, Colombia
Agora Bogotá Convention Center, Bogota, Colombia

This talk is about algorithmic optimizations techniques used in gnark. In particular, we show that the implementation of Multi-Scalar-Multiplication (MSM) is 45% faster compared to competitors libraries. We also explain optimizations in the pairing computations both out-circuit and in-circuit. To the best of our knowledge, these implementations are best-in-class.

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Youssef El Housni
Cryptographer at Consensys (NYC, USA)

My research interests include applied cryptography for blockchain applications.