At the 24th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and
Communications (TrustCom 2025), Yalan Wang (University of Surrey) presented the paper
“An Improved Vector Commitment Construction with Applications to Signatures”.
The work introduced an efficient batched vector commitment scheme, called BACON, based
on the half-tree technique and relying solely on hash functions. As the transition toward post-
quantum cryptography accelerates, this post-quantum batch vector commitment approach
provides valuable insights that may inform future cryptographic developments within
CASTOR.
