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We introduce a technology to formally verify that a software system satisfies a temporal specification of functional correctness, without revealing the system itself. Our method combines a deductive approach to model checking to obtain a…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-04 Pascal Berrang , Mirco Giacobbe , Jacob Swales , Xiao Yang

In principle, explanations are intended as a way to increase trust in machine learning models and are often obligated by regulations. However, many circumstances where these are demanded are adversarial in nature, meaning the involved…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-02 Chhavi Yadav , Evan Monroe Laufer , Dan Boneh , Kamalika Chaudhuri

Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) are an emergent paradigm in verifiable computing. In the context of applications like cloud computing, ZKPs can be used by a client (called the verifier) to verify the service provider (called the prover) is in…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2024-08-13 Alhad Daftardar , Brandon Reagen , Siddharth Garg

Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) have emerged as an important cryptographic technique allowing one party (prover) to prove the correctness of a statement to some other party (verifier) and nothing else. ZKPs give rise to user's privacy in many…

As large language models (LLMs) are used in sensitive fields, accurately verifying their computational provenance without disclosing their training datasets poses a significant challenge, particularly in regulated sectors such as…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-12-22 Mina Namazi , Alexander Nemecek , Erman Ayday

Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKP) are protocols which construct cryptographic proofs to demonstrate knowledge of a secret input in a computation without revealing any information about the secret. ZKPs enable novel applications in private and…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Tarunesh Verma , Yichao Yuan , Nishil Talati , Todd Austin

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly utilized in domains such as finance, healthcare, and interpersonal relationships to provide advice tailored to user traits and contexts. However, this personalization often relies on sensitive…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-04-25 Hiroki Watanabe , Motonobu Uchikoshi

The integration of machine learning (ML) systems into critical industries such as healthcare, finance, and cybersecurity has transformed decision-making processes, but it also brings new challenges around trust, security, and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-27 Jonathan Gold , Tristan Freiberg , Haruna Isah , Shirin Shahabi

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly deep learning, have led to widespread adoption across various applications. Yet, a fundamental challenge persists: how can we verify the correctness of AI model inference when…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-11-26 Yunxiao Wang

As AI models become ubiquitous in our daily lives, there has been an increasing demand for transparency in ML services. However, the model owner does not want to reveal the weights, as they are considered trade secrets. To solve this…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-14 Bing-Jyue Chen , Lilia Tang , Daniel Kang

Zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) is a fundamental cryptographic primitive that allows a prover to convince a verifier of the validity of a statement without leaking any further information. As an efficient variant of ZKP, non-interactive…

Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) are increasingly deployed in domains such as privacy-preserving authentication, verifiable computation, and secure finance. However, authoring ZK programs remains challenging: unlike conventional software…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Zhantong Xue , Pingchuan Ma , Zhaoyu Wang , Yuguang Zhou , Xiaoqin Zhang , Shuai Wang , Juergen Rahmel

Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) are the cornerstone of programmable cryptography. They enable (1) privacy-preserving and verifiable computation across blockchains, and (2) an expanding range of off-chain applications such as credential…

Performance · Computer Science 2026-01-23 Thomas Gassmann , Stefanos Chaliasos , Thodoris Sotiropoulos , Zhendong Su

In the thesis we focus on designing an authentication system to authenticate users over a network with a username and a password. The system uses the zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) system as a password verification mechanism. The ZKP protocol…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-05-13 Jakob Povsic , Andrej Brodnik

Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) have emerged as a powerful tool for secure and privacy-preserving computation. ZKPs enable one party to convince another of a statement's validity without revealing anything else. This capability has profound…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-27 Alhad Daftardar , Jianqiao Mo , Joey Ah-kiow , Benedikt Bünz , Siddharth Garg , Brandon Reagen

Zero-knowledge and multi-prover systems are both central notions in classical and quantum complexity theory. There is, however, little research in quantum multi-prover zero-knowledge systems. This paper studies complexity-theoretical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-03-01 Yusuke Kinoshita

We live in an era of information and it is very important to handle the exchange of information. While sending data to an authorized source, we need to protect it from unauthorized sources, changes, and authentication. ZKP technique can be…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-11-22 Lavish Saluja , Ashutosh Bhatia

In last years, there has been an increasing effort to leverage Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), including blockchain. One of the main topics of interest, given its importance, is the research and development of privacy mechanisms, as…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-07-16 Eduardo Morais , Tommy Koens , Cees van Wijk , Aleksei Koren

Large language models are often adapted through parameter efficient fine tuning, but current release practices provide weak assurances about what data were used and how updates were computed. We present Verifiable Fine Tuning, a protocol…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-12-30 Hasan Akgul , Daniel Borg , Arta Berisha , Amina Rahimova , Andrej Novak , Mila Petrov

This paper presents a framework for securing blockchain-based IoT systems by integrating Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) within a Hyperledger Fabric environment. The proposed framework leverages PUFs…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-05-22 Daniel Commey , Sena Hounsinou , Garth V. Crosby