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Justin Thaler – Milestones
Key milestones and important events in Justin Thaler's history.
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Introduced Lasso and Jolt
Thaler and his collaborators introduced the Lasso and Jolt research projects, a new approach to designing and building high-performance SNARKs for zkVMs.
a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/unlocking-the-lookup-singularity-with-lasso-and-jolt/Announced Joining a16z Crypto
Thaler announced that he would join Andreessen Horowitz's crypto division (a16z crypto) as a Research Partner, while retaining his tenured position at Georgetown.
x.com/SuccinctJT/status/1593301019688439809Authored "Proofs, Arguments, and Zero-Knowledge"
Thaler authored the textbook "Proofs, Arguments, and Zero-Knowledge," an accessible introduction to the theoretical foundations of ZK proofs.
people.cs.georgetown.edu/jthaler/proofsargsandzk.pdfJoined Georgetown University Faculty
Thaler joined the computer science faculty at Georgetown University as an Associate Professor, focusing on algorithms, complexity theory, and cryptography.
a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/justin-thaler/Graduated from Harvard University
Justin Thaler received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Harvard University, where he was advised by Professor Michael Mitzenmacher.
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