Cryptic Labs and its Chief Scientist, Dr. Whitefield “Whit” Diffie recently confirmed that they have signed research agreement with NKN to accelerate innovation in cryptography research. As part of the agreement, NKN is honored to enlist Dr. Diffie as its technical advisor.
As part of the agreement, Dr. Diffie will oversee the research effort by the joint team between NKN Labs and Cryptic Labs. There will be regular research review meetings, as well as ongoing email discussions. The researchers in Cryptic Labs, lead by Dr. Diffie, will carry out NKN’s 2018 Research Plan. For example, one of the first research topics that Dr. Diffie and his team are working on is a better signature chain for the Proof of Relay work.