Circle STARK GPU Acceleration: An Analysis of Performance and Implementation | Devcon SEA

The session will cover the overview of GPU acceleration for ZK-SNARK/STARK proof systems, focusing on the GPU implementation of Circle STARK. It will address challenges and solutions in implementation, delving into parallelizing computations in provers. We'll compare CPU and GPU performance. Finally, we'll explore future directions for hardware acceleration (ie. FPGA).

Speaker(s): Daniel, Julian Arnesino
Skill level: Beginner
Track: Applied Cryptography
Keywords: ZKP, Zero-Knowledge, STARK, gpu

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Devcon SEA was held in Bangkok, Thailand on Nov 12 - Nov 15, 2024.