Eli Ben-Sasson (Hebrew: אלי בן-ששון) is an Israeli computer scientist known for his work on zero-knowledge proofs.
Ben-Sasson studied theoretical computer science at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, earning his PhD in 2001.
[1] In 2014, Ben-Sasson and other researchers collaborated on Zerocash, a design for a private cryptocurrency based on zero-knowledge proofs.
[2][3][1] In 2018, Ben-Sasson and other researchers invented STARKs, a type of zero-knowledge proof which has applications in blockchain privacy and scalability.
[9] In April 2019, Technion sued Ben-Sasson along with co-founder Michael Riabzev, alleging that StarkWare Industries was based on intellectual property developed at the university.