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and explain the work.

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Devcon SEA

Anon-Aadhaar: a privacy-preserving identity protocol using Halo2 and Noir

Hridam Basu
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Hackathons, panels,
lectures and workshops.

  1. IEM Impetus

    Open innovation hackathon · Final round · 12 Jan 2026

    A seat at the judges' table for the final round, then the good part: handing the trophies to the teams that earned them.

    A few words to the roomSee the photographs

  2. Times of India Teachers' Conclave

    The Times of India · Panel discussion

    On the panel for “Role of Artificial Intelligence in School Education”, in front of a room of people who teach for a living.

    The topic on the screen behind the panelSee the photographs

  3. Calcutta <Hacks/>

    Apex Circle · Techno India

    A talk on zero-knowledge proofs, starting from the three pillars, then prizes for the teams that shipped.

    On the micSee the photographs

  4. Stellar Build-a-thon

    Stellar · Kolkata · Judging

    Judging in Kolkata: table to table through what the teams built on Stellar, then on stage to hand over the prizes.

    A word to the buildersSee the photographs

  5. Blockchain Summit 2.0

    IIT Kharagpur · 17–18 January · Invited talk

    An invited talk, “Zero-Knowledge Proofs 101: How Cryptography Shapes Blockchain”, plus two days mentoring the hackathon teams.

    Title slide up, hall filling inSee the photographs

  6. Youngpreneurs AI Panel

    IIT Kharagpur Research Park · Panel discussion

    A panel on what AI changes about education, and what it should leave alone.

    The panel, seatedSee the photographs

  7. Heritage Agentic AI

    Heritage Institute of Technology · Workshop · 28 Sep 2026

    A department-industry workshop for third-year computer science students: one afternoon in the lab, building a first AI agent.

    Starting the sessionSee the photographs

  8. ISI Kolkata Invited lecture

    Indian Statistical Institute · ISEA short-term course

    “Arithmetization Schemes in ZKP”, delivered at a short-term course and hackathon on privacy-preserving cryptographic security.

    At the desk, mid-lectureSee the photographs

  9. Hacker House Goa

    Goa · 4–9 August 2024 · Talk and mentoring

    Presenting Anon-Aadhaar for the Ethereum Foundation's PSE team, then mentoring the hackathon teams building on it.

    Presenting Anon-AadhaarSee the photographs
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