Ulrich Haböck

Ulrich Haböck, an applied cryptographer at Polygon Labs, talks about his journey into applied zero-knowledge cryptography, his breakthrough research on Multivariate lookups with logUp, and his innovative approaches to STARKs over finite fields. They discuss FRI low degree test, logarithmic derivative lookups using GKR, and the advantages of the Mer Senn 31 Prime. A deep dive into the complexities and breakthroughs in applied cryptography.