Presentations & Lectures

Talks

Watch presentations from Before Midnight Foundation team members on cryptography, arms control verification, and global security challenges.

Featured Talks

Ideas that shape policy

These presentations share our research and insights with policymakers, academics, and the public.

Presentation

Applying Cryptography to National Security

James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

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This presentation explores how modern cryptographic techniques can be applied to enhance national security, particularly in the context of arms control verification. It discusses practical applications of zero-knowledge proofs, secure multi-party computation, and other privacy-preserving technologies for sensitive international agreements.

Thesis Defense

PhD Thesis Defense

Stanford University

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Neil Perry's doctoral thesis defense covering three areas: the security of AI-generated code, helping protesters communicate safely in sensitive settings, and cryptographic approaches to nuclear arms control verification.

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