Web3 Randomness
Workshop

June 18 & 19, 2024 | 9AM - 1PM EST
Introduction
GameFi is driving major growth across Web3, and it has put a spotlight on verifiable randomness. There are quite a few challenges, issues, and needs that on-chain randomness services to address, and this workshop brings together the brightest minds to discuss all of this and more. Cryptography is at the heart of the randomness challenges and solutions, so join the leading blockchain cryptographers to explore the full spectrum of the past, present, and future for on-chain randomness solutions. 
Organizers

Pratyay Mukherjee

Sr. Director of Research

Supra

Aniket Kate

Chief Research Officer

Purdue University / Supra

Speakers

Sourav Das

PhD Student

UIUC

Luis Brandao

Researcher

NIST/Strativia

Yashvanth Kondi

Principal Scientist

Silence Labs

Guru Vamsi Policharla

PhD Student

UC Berkeley

Pratik Sarkar

Research Scientist

Supra

Sriram Sridhar

PhD Student

UC Berkeley

Jacob Gorman

Applied Researcher

Supra

Kostas Chalkias

Chief Cryptographer

Mysten Labs

Patrick McClurg

CTO

Randamu

Joseph Bonneau

Asst. Professor

a16z Crypto Research / NYU

Akhil Bandarupalli

PhD Student

Purdue University

Adithya Bhat

Research Scientist

Visa Research

Arnab Roy

Research Scientist

Mysten Labs

Alin Tomescu

Research Scientist

Aptos Labs

Vinny Chen

V.P of Ecosystem

Supra

Vishal Bhushan

CEO

LYNC

Sherri Cuono

CTO

LuckyBit Casino

Nicholas Kneuper

CEO

Tiltyard

Jia Liu

Cryptography Consultant

Enya Labs

Ke Wu

Assistant Prof

University of Michigan

Agenda
Day 1 - June 18
9:00 AM
Introduction
Pratyay Mukherjee
Session 1
Randomness Services in Practice
9:15 AM
Pulses of unpredictability: Notes on the NIST Reference for Randomness Beacons
Luis Brandao
9:30 AM
Experience from DRand
Patrick McClurg
10:00 AM
Findings in Deployed Services
Jacob Gorman
10:30 AM
Break
10:45 AM
Industry-focused Panel: Demand of Randomness in Web3
Vinny Chen
Patrick McClurg
Vishal Bhushan
Sherri Cuono
Nick Kneuper
11:45 AM
Break
Session 2
Randomness Generation in Special Settings
12:00 PM
STROBE: Stake-based Threshold Random Beacons
Arnab Roy
12:15 PM
Aptos’ Weighted VRF
Sourav Das
12:45 PM
Timelock Encryption with Silent Setup
Guru Vamsi Policharla
01:15 PM
Game-theoretically Fair Randomness Generation
Ke Wu
Day 2 - June 19
Session 3
Randomness Beacons
09:00 AM
Cornucopia: Distributed Randomness Beacons at Scale
Joseph Bonneau
09:15 AM
HashRand: Efficient Asynchronous Random Beacon without Threshold Cryptographic Setup
Akhil Bandarupalli
09:30 AM
OptRand: Optimistically Responsive Distributed Random Beacons
Adithya Bhat
09:45 AM
Break
Session 4
Future of Decentralized Randomness and Related Topics
10:00 AM
Instarand: Instantly Verifiable dVRFs
Pratik Sarkar
10:30 AM
Insta-Pok3r: How to play Poker Instantly on Web3
Sriram Sridhar
11:00 AM
zkRand: Fast Non-interactive Distributed Verifiable Random
Jia Liu
11:30 AM
Verifiable Randomness and Threshold Signing
Yashvanth Kondi
11:45 AM
Break
12:00 PM
Research-focused Panel: Emerging Research in On-chain Randomness
Aniket Kate
Joseph Bonneau
Luis Brandao
Kostas Chalkias
Alin Tomescu

FAQ

Who is this workshop for?

We urge all curious minds to join the workshop and share your questions, curiosities, thoughts, and ideas with us. This workshop will dive deep into the protocols, cryptography, and research around randomness, and is bound to be a goldmine of insights for anyone exploring this area.

Who can join this workshop?

This workshop welcomes everyone and anyone interested in blockchains technology and on-chain randomness. You can join in from any country or area, however you will need an internet connection (and a keen interest in randomness too).

How can I join the 3-rand workshop?

Simply sign up here to block your spot in the workshop. You will then receive a video call link via email before the workshop begins, likely Zoom or a similar video conferencing application. All the necessary directions will be provided via email before the workshop.

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