IEEE

Fama : An FPGA-Oriented Multi-Scalar Multiplication Accelerator Optimized via Algorithm-Hardware Co-Design

Abstract: Multi-scalar multiplication (MSM) is the primary computational bottleneck in zero-knowledge proof protocols. To address this, we introduce FAMA, an FPGA-oriented MSM accelerator developed ...
Governing

Fight Over Math Standards Emerges in South Dakota

This story about math standards was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Susan Gilkerson, a math teacher and ...
Chalkbeat

After fights over social studies standards, conservative activists turn to math

This story about math standards was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter ...
manilastandard

The algorithm and the flood

EVERY rainy season in the Philippines tells the same story. Water rises. Streets disappear. Children wade through murky currents where roads used to be. Entire neighborhoods become rivers. Now, the ...
The Boston Globe

When high school grads can’t do math

Chad Aldeman is an adviser to the Collaborative for Student Success, a national nonprofit focused on K-12 practices and policies, and writes for EduProgress.org and WeAreAllSolvers.org. Massachusetts ...
IEEE

Improved Modular Multiplication Algorithms Using Solely IEEE 754 Binary Floating-Point Operations

Abstract: In this paper, we propose three modular multiplication algorithms that use only the IEEE 754 binary floating-point operations. Several previous studies have used floating-point operations to ...