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Build strong foundations
Blockchain basics, cryptographic primitives, and the mathematics behind elliptic curves and commitments.
Cohort starts January 2026Zero-knowledge
Zero-knowledge
proofs,
taught properly.
A ten-week certification course taking you from blockchain fundamentals to writing your own ZK circuits. No prerequisites. No prior coding knowledge required.
Live sessions, recorded. Group projects, presented. Certificate on completion.
- 10 weeks
- Two live lectures every week
- Sat & Sun
- 11:00–13:00 IST, two hours each
- Recorded
- Every session, yours to rewatch
NO PREREQUISITESLIVE + RECORDEDGROUP PROJECTSCIRCOM · HALO2 · NOIRGROTH16 · PLONK · STARKSZK-ROLLUPS & ZK-EVMSCOMPLETION CERTIFICATEPROJECT PRESENTATIONSINTERNSHIP TRACKNO PREREQUISITESLIVE + RECORDEDGROUP PROJECTSCIRCOM · HALO2 · NOIRGROTH16 · PLONK · STARKSZK-ROLLUPS & ZK-EVMSCOMPLETION CERTIFICATEPROJECT PRESENTATIONSINTERNSHIP TRACK
The syllabusEight modules.
Eight modules.
Fundamentals to circuits.
Zero-knowledge proofs in blockchain, theory and applications — a hands-on route from first principles to the systems running in production today.
02
Core ZKP protocols
Interactive proofs like Schnorr and Bulletproofs, and how privacy is achieved without revealing the underlying data.
03
Modern proof systems
Groth16, PLONK and STARKs, plus recursive frameworks including Halo2, Nova and SuperNova.
04
Cutting-edge techniques
Lookup arguments, sum-check protocols, and polynomial commitments such as KZG.
05
ZK in production
ZK-Rollups, ZK-EVMs, ZK-VMs and ZK-Bridges, with case studies from zkSync, StarkNet, Polygon and Succinct Labs.
06
Tools and DSLs
Write your own circuits using Circom, Halo2, Noir, Leo and ZoKrates.
07
Privacy-preserving contracts
Build confidential applications on Ethereum using Aztec and comparable ecosystems.
08
Ship and present
Hands-on project work, concluding with a presentation of a full ZK-based blockchain application.
Who this is for
You don't need
a cryptography
background.
Where we start
Week one assumes nothing. We build the mathematics you need — elliptic curves, commitments, the primitives — as we go, in the order you need them. Engineers, students and career-switchers have all started here without a cryptography background.
Where you finish
By week ten you will have written your own circuits in Circom or Noir, understood why one proof system is chosen over another, and presented a working ZK application you built with your group. Not a certificate of attendance — something you can show.
What you getNine things
Nine things
in the box.
01
Ten-week structure
Two live lectures a week, sequenced so each builds on the last.
02
Two hours per lecture
Saturdays and Sundays, 11:00–13:00 IST.
03
Session recordings
Every lecture recorded. Miss one and nothing is lost.
04
Group projects
Collaborative build work, not solo exercises.
05
Project presentations
You present what you built at the end of the cohort.
06
Completion certificate
Issued by Rump Labs on finishing the cohort.
07
Job referrals
Referrals into crypto and blockchain roles where we can make them.
08
Internship track
Internship opportunities at Rump Labs based on performance.
09
Course materials
Slides, circuits and reading, yours to keep afterwards.
Who teaches it
Hridam Basu
Founder, Rump Labs · Cryptography researcher and engineer
Over a decade of cryptography research and engineering in the blockchain industry, building systems based on zero-knowledge proofs and secure multiparty computation.
His work spans confidential transactions, privacy-preserving identity, supply-chain traceability and blockchain gaming wallets. He has been an invited speaker at Devcon and at universities internationally.
Web3
Ethereum Foundation PSE · Polygon · Aztec · Findora · Circularise · Bolt Labs
Research
AT&T Labs · NTT Labs · TCS Labs
Education
M.S. Computer Science, Northeastern University · B.E. Information Technology, Jadavpur University
Speaking
Devcon, plus university lectures worldwide
EnrolmentTen weeks.
Ten weeks.
Starting January.
Duration
10 weeks, two lectures per week
Schedule
Saturdays & Sundays, 11:00–13:00 IST
Format
Live online, recorded, with hands-on project work
Prerequisites
None. No prior coding or cryptography needed
Certificate
Official completion certificate from Rump Labs
After the cohort
Job referrals and internship opportunities
Course fee
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