# Programmable Cryptography and d/acc

- Speakers: [Wei Dai](https://streameth.org/speakers/wei-dai), [Muthu Venkitasubramaniam](https://streameth.org/speakers/muthu-venkitasubramaniam)
- Channel: [Devcon 7 SEA](https://streameth.org/devcon_7_sea)
- Date: 2024-11-14
- Duration: 20:23
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/6735d0a79dbb7a90e146832f

## Description

This short panel will explore the role of advanced programmable cryptography, beyond ZK and MPC, in d/acc. Programmable cryptographic primitives like functional encryption (FE), witness encryption (WE), and indistinguishability obfuscation (iO) have become theoretically feasible and even moving towards real-world practicality. This panel will explore how these primitives can be used to improve trust-minimized infrastructure and applications.

## About the speakers

### Wei Dai

Wei is a research partner at 1kx, where he focuses on research and investment around crypto deep tech and infrastructure. Before joining 1kx, he was a research partner at Bain Capital Crypto and served as technical advisor to numerous crypto startups. Prior to his investment career, he has published over a dozen academic papers around Cryptography and blockchains. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from University of California San Diego.