Whitepaper Reading Club @ SBC

Join us for an insightful session of the Whitepaper Reading Club where we dive deep into the latest research in blockchain technology! 🌐✨

Papers We Will Discuss:

1. Constellation: Multiple Concurrent Proposers (Solana)

   • A transformative approach to Solana's block production that enhances efficiency and reduces censorship and revenue variance through a new multi-proposer model with advanced features such as 256 attesters and parallel execution lanes.
   • 🧠 Session Lead: Max Resnick, Lead Economist at Anza, with expertise in Solana fee markets and MV research.

2. Cadence: Extreme Pipelining with Multiple Concurrent Proposers (Monad)

   • This paper discusses a BFT redesign of block production that improves consensus by implementing extreme pipelining. It ensures short-term censorship resistance while optimizing latency.
   • 🧠 Session Lead: TBD

3. ZK Acceleration: Cryptography's XLA Moment

   • An exploration of a domain-specific MLIR compiler for cryptography that aims to enhance efficiency by compiling Python code across multiple GPU targets.
   • 🧠 Session Lead: Ryan Kim, co-founder of Fractalyze, specializing in ZK compilers and ML infrastructure.

Format:

• Short introduction and context setting.
• Silent reading of the paper summary.
• 5-10 minute presentation to discuss key ideas.
• A moderator-led discussion with no promotions.

About IC3:

IC3 is a collaborative research initiative involving prestigious institutions like Cornell, EPFL, ETH Zurich, and more, dedicated to advancing blockchain, smart contract, and cryptographic research.

About Whitepaper Reading Club:

Our community spans major cities across Asia, the US, and beyond, dedicated to reading, discussing, and exploring the latest in blockchain research. With over 80 sessions held since June 2023, we cover various innovative topics.

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Location: Computing and Data Science (CoDa)

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