ZK Workshop Vietnam - Ethereum Foundation ZKET x ZKP Labs

​Overview

​Join us for a two-day hands-on ZK training class hosted by the ZKP Labs (Orochi Network) and Ethereum Foundation ZK Education Team (ZKET). This program is designed for developers and students who are new to Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) but have a technical background.

​​By the end of this class, participants will have a strong foundational understanding of ZKPs, experience with ZK tooling, and insights into career opportunities in cryptography and blockchain.

Languages: Vietnamese

​Who Should Join

• ​​STEM students interested in cryptography and privacy technologies

• ​Early-career developers looking to explore ZK and blockchain

• ​Developers already in web3 who want to expand into ZK

​​No prior ZK experience is required, but familiarity with basic programming (JavaScript, Rust, or Solidity) will be helpful.

​What You’ll Learn

• ​Collaborative Kickoff: Group formation and icebreaker circuit in first 30 minutes

• ​Hands‑On Circuits: Build, prove, and verify “Hello ZK” in Circom scaffold

• ​Core ZK Primitives: Commitments, hashes, Poseidon vs SHA256, MiMC, Pedersen

• ​Applied Math Intuition: Field arithmetic, ECC, PIOP/PCS, Sigma protocols

• ​Modern SNARK & STARK: PlonK arithmetization, FRI, STARK by hand

• ​ZK Databases: Private queries, proofs of consistency

​Community & Careers: Local use‑cases, project demos, panel & resume review

Mentors:
1. Chiro Hiro - Founder Orochi Network
2. Nam Ngo - Researcher , Ethereum Foundation
3. Vu Vo - SWE - Native
4. Mo - EF ZKET
5. Hy Ngo - Independent researcher
6. Chung Nguyen - ZK Researcher, Orochi Network

Program Schedule

​Day 1 — May 10, 2025

​Block 1 | 9:00 AM – 10:00–10:30 AM

• ​Welcome, purpose & agenda

• ​Group formation & intros

• ​ZK high‑level intro (Nam Ngo, 15 min)

• ​Exercise: "Hello ZK Circuit" in Circom scaffold (Vu Vo)
  Goals: write → build → prove → verify — everyone generates first proof

​Block 2 | 10:00–10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

• ​Deep Dive: Commitments & hashes (Vu Vo)

• ​Tooling: Circom + zkrepl

• ​Basic circuits: Sudoku & comparison examples

• ​Advanced circuits: circomlib, constraint metrics

• ​Commit + prove demos (Poseidon(v) vs v)

• ​Guided Debugging & group exercises

​Lunch Break | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

​Block 3 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

• ​Math Intuition: Field & ECC → PIOP/PCS (Hy Ngo)

• ​Exercise: Schwartz–Zippel lemma

• ​Sigma protocols fun: “Explain SNARKs with emojis” challenge

​Day 2 — May 11, 2025

​Block 1 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

• ​PlonK & FRI PCS: Theory & examples (Hy Ngo & Chung)

• ​Hands‑On Challenge: Build PlonK‑ish circuit or STARK by hand

• ​Cross‑group presentations

​Lunch | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

​Block 2 | 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

• ​ZK Databases (Chiro): principles, use cases, design patterns

​Block 3 | 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM

• ​Project Demos & Mentorship (All mentors)

• ​Panel & Breakouts: Local ZK use‑cases & brainstorm

• ​Group Presentations & Feedback

• ​Wrap‑up & community next steps

​Prerequisites & Setup

• ​No formal theory prerequisites

• ​Recommended: install Node.js, Circom, zkrepl

• ​Pre‑work tutorials available (optional)

​Location

​ZKP Labs, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
We will send location via approved email.

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