PROOF OF HUMAN WORK — RESEARCH & FUTURE WORK

Challenge:

Current cryptographic signatures (Ed25519) may be vulnerable to quantum computing attacks in the future.

Research Areas:

• Lattice-based signatures (Dilithium, SPHINCS+)
• Hash-based signatures
• Isogeny-based cryptography
• Migration strategies for existing proofs

Goal:

Ensure PoHW attestations remain secure beyond the quantum era while maintaining compatibility with existing infrastructure.

Publications:

• [Pending] Post-Quantum Migration Strategy
• [Pending] Performance Analysis of PQ Signatures

Challenge:

Enable verification of human authorship without revealing any information about the content or signer.

Research Areas:

• zk-SNARKs for authorship proofs
• zk-STARKs for verification
• Privacy-preserving attestations
• Selective disclosure mechanisms

Goal:

Enhance privacy while maintaining verifiability.

Publications:

• [Pending] ZK-Proofs for Authorship Verification
• [Pending] Privacy Analysis of PoHW

Challenge:

Detect and verify human presence in creation process without biometric surveillance.

Research Areas:

• Behavioral analysis (typing patterns, cadence)
• Hardware attestation (secure enclaves)
• Rate limiting strategies
• Liveness detection methods

Goal:

Improve confidence in human authorship while preserving privacy.

Publications:

• [Pending] Human Presence Verification Methods
• [Pending] Privacy-Preserving Liveness Detection

Challenge:

Ensure proofs remain verifiable for 100+ years despite technological changes and platform obsolescence.

Research Areas:

• Format migration strategies
• Protocol versioning
• Archive substrate evaluation
• Redundancy optimization

Goal:

Guarantee proof persistence across technological generations.

Publications:

• [Ongoing] Durability Assessment Report
• [Ongoing] Archive Substrate Comparison

Research Areas:

• Anonymous credentials
• Unlinkable attestations
• Differential privacy
• Metadata minimization

Goal:

Maximize privacy while maintaining verification capability.

Short-Term (2026):

• Multi-signature support
• Key rotation protocols
• Enhanced Merkle tree structures
• Improved SDK ecosystem

Mid-Term (2027):

• Advanced ZK-proof integration
• Post-quantum signature adoption
• Enhanced attestor framework
• Community reputation systems

Long-Term (2028+):

• Full protocol maturity
• Global adoption
• Integration with other standards
• Interoperability frameworks

We collaborate with:

• Academic institutions
• Cryptography research groups
• Standards organizations (W3C, IETF)
• Privacy advocacy groups
• Open source communities

If you're interested in collaborating: research@proofofhumanwork.org

Academic Papers:

• [Forthcoming] Proof of Human Work: A Cryptographic Protocol for Authorship Verification in the Synthetic Era

Technical Reports:

• Protocol Specification v1.0.0
• Security Analysis Report
• Privacy Assessment

Research Papers:

• [In Review] Post-Quantum Migration Strategies
• [In Preparation] ZK-Proofs for Authorship

We welcome research contributions on:

• Cryptography and security
• Privacy-preserving technologies
• Distributed systems
• Long-term preservation
• Human-computer interaction
• Ethics and governance

Submit research proposals: GitHub Repository | Research Repository (coming soon)

PoHW Foundation offers research grants for:

• Post-quantum cryptography research
• Privacy enhancement projects
• Durability studies
• Protocol improvements

Grant Application: Grant Application & Information