<html><head><title>2023-07-17 Vac weekly</title><metacharSet="utf-8"/><metaname="viewport"content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"/><metaproperty="og:title"content="2023-07-17 Vac weekly"/><metaproperty="og:description"content="Last week vc Vac day in Paris (13th) vc::Deep Research working on comprehensive current/related work study on Validator Privacy working on PoC of Tor push in Nimbus: setting up goerli nim-eth2 node working towards comprehensive current/related work study on gossipsub scaling vsu::P2P Paris offsite Paris (all CCs) vsu::Tokenomics Bugs found and solved in the SNT staking contract attend events in Paris vsu::Distributed Systems Testing Events in Paris QoS on all four infras Continue work on theoretical gossipsub analysis (varying regular graph sizes) Peer extraction using WLS (almost finished) Discv5 testing Wakurtosis CI improvements Provide offline data vip::zkVM onboarding new researcher Prepared and presented ZKVM work during VAC offsite Deep research on Nova vs Stark in terms of performance and related open questions researching Sangria Worked on NEscience document (Nescience-WIP-0645c738eb7a40869d5650ae1d5a4f4e) zerokit: worked on PR for arc-circom vip::RLNP2P offsite Paris This week vc vc::Deep Research working on comprehensive current/related work study on Validator Privacy working on PoC of Tor push in Nimbus working towards comprehensive current/related work study on gossipsub scaling vsu::P2P EthCC &amp; Logos event Paris (all CCs) vsu::Tokenomics Attend EthCC and side events in Paris Integrate staking contracts with radCAD model Work on a new approach for Codex collateral problem vsu::Distributed Systems Testing Events in Paris Finish peer extraction, plot the peer connections; script/runs for the analysis, and add data to the Tech Report Restructure the Analysis script and start modelling Status control messages Split Wakurtosis analysis module into separate repository (delayed) Deliver simulation results (incl fixing discv5 error with new Kurtosis version) Second iteration Nomos CI vip::zkVM Continue researching on Nova open questions and Sangria Draft the benchmark document (by the end of the week) research hardware for benchmarks research Halo2 cont’ zerokit: merge a PR for deployment of arc-circom deal with arc-circom master fail vip::RLNP2P offsite paris blockers vip::zkVM:zerokit: ark-circom deployment to crates io; contact to ark-circom team ."/><metaproperty="og:image"content="https://roadmap.logos.co/static/og-image.png"/><metaproperty="og:width"content="1200"/><metaproperty="og:height"content="675"/><linkrel="icon"href="../../static/icon.png"/><metaname="description"content="LastweekvcVacdayinParis(13th)vc::DeepResearchworkingoncomprehensivecurrent/relatedworkstudyonValidatorPrivacyworkingonPoCofTorpushinNimbus:settingupgoerlinim-eth2nodeworkingtowardscomprehensivecurrent/relatedworkstudyongossipsubscalingvsu::P2PParisoffsiteParis(allCCs)vsu::TokenomicsBugsfoundandsolvedintheSNTstakingcontractattendeventsinParisvsu::DistributedSystemsTestingEventsinParisQoSonallfourinfrasContinueworkontheoreticalgossipsubanalysis(varyingregulargraphsizes)PeerextractionusingWLS(almostfinished)Discv5testingWakurtosisCIimprovementsProvideofflinedatavip::zkVMonboardingnewresearcherPreparedandpresentedZKVMworkduringVACoffsiteDeepresearchonNovavsStarkintermsofperformanceandrelatedopenquestionsresearchingSangriaWorkedonNEsciencedocument(Nescience-WIP-0645c738eb7a40869d5650ae1d5a4f4e)zerokit:workedonPRforarc-circomvip::RLNP2PoffsiteParisThisweekvcvc::DeepResearchworkingoncomprehensivecurrent/relatedworkstudyonValidatorPrivacyworkingonPoCofTorpushinNimbusworkingtowardscomprehensivecurrent/relatedworkstudyongossipsubscalingvsu::P2PEthCC&amp;LogoseventParis(allCCs)vsu::TokenomicsAttendEthCCandsideeventsinParisIntegratestakingcontractswithradCADmodelWorkonanewapproachforCodexco
<li>working on comprehensive current/related work study on Validator Privacy</li>
<li>working on PoC of Tor push in Nimbus: setting up goerli nim-eth2 node</li>
<li>working towards comprehensive current/related work study on gossipsub scaling</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>vsu::P2P</em>
<ul>
<li>Paris offsite Paris (all CCs)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>vsu::Tokenomics</em>
<ul>
<li>Bugs found and solved in the SNT staking contract</li>
<li>attend events in Paris</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>vsu::Distributed Systems Testing</em>
<ul>
<li>Events in Paris</li>
<li>QoS on all four infras</li>
<li>Continue work on theoretical gossipsub analysis (varying regular graph sizes)</li>
<li>Peer extraction using WLS (almost finished)</li>
<li>Discv5 testing</li>
<li>Wakurtosis CI improvements</li>
<li>Provide offline data</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>vip::zkVM</em>
<ul>
<li>onboarding new researcher</li>
<li>Prepared and presented ZKVM work during VAC offsite</li>
<li>Deep research on Nova vs Stark in terms of performance and related open questions</li>
<li>researching Sangria</li>
<li>Worked on NEscience document (<ahref="https://www.notion.so/Nescience-WIP-0645c738eb7a40869d5650ae1d5a4f4e"class="external">Nescience-WIP-0645c738eb7a40869d5650ae1d5a4f4e</a>)</li>
<li>zerokit:
<ul>
<li>worked on PR for arc-circom</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>vip::RLNP2P</em>
<ul>
<li>offsite Paris</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>This week</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>vc</em></li>
<li><em>vc::Deep Research</em>
<ul>
<li>working on comprehensive current/related work study on Validator Privacy</li>
<li>working on PoC of Tor push in Nimbus</li>
<li>working towards comprehensive current/related work study on gossipsub scaling</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>vsu::P2P</em>
<ul>
<li>EthCC & Logos event Paris (all CCs)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>vsu::Tokenomics</em>
<ul>
<li>Attend EthCC and side events in Paris</li>
<li>Integrate staking contracts with radCAD model</li>
<li>Work on a new approach for Codex collateral problem</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>vsu::Distributed Systems Testing</em>
<ul>
<li>Events in Paris</li>
<li>Finish peer extraction, plot the peer connections; script/runs for the analysis, and add data to the Tech Report</li>
<li>Restructure the Analysis script and start modelling Status control messages</li>
<li>Split Wakurtosis analysis module into separate repository (delayed)</li>
<li>Deliver simulation results (incl fixing discv5 error with new Kurtosis version)</li>
<li>Second iteration Nomos CI</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>vip::zkVM</em>
<ul>
<li>Continue researching on Nova open questions and Sangria</li>
<li>Draft the benchmark document (by the end of the week)</li>
<li>research hardware for benchmarks</li>
<li>research Halo2 cont’</li>
<li>zerokit:
<ul>
<li>merge a PR for deployment of arc-circom</li>
<li>deal with arc-circom master fail</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>vip::RLNP2P</em>
<ul>
<li>offsite paris</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>blockers</em>
<ul>
<li><em>vip::zkVM:zerokit</em>: ark-circom deployment to crates io; contact to ark-circom team</li>