# EPF Cohort 6 - Week 0 Project Update

## Project Vision

I'm looking forward to working on Cohort 6. Given my interest in tooling and scaling, I want to dedicate time to a project that matches my passion for infrastructure work. With my experience in Go, I'm keen to contribute to something that needs those skills.

My background in systems engineering has shown me where performance bottlenecks usually hide, and I think this perspective could be useful for tackling some of Ethereum's scaling challenges.

## Project Selection

I'm interested in working on **Erigon's RISC-V Executable Proof Sourcing** project. The idea of generating more efficient proofs by transpiling directly to RISC-V instead of compiling entire EVM implementations seems like a solid approach to reducing proof overhead.

### Initial Plan

For the first couple weeks, I'm planning to:

**Weeks 1-2: Research and Foundation**
- Look into current proof generation approaches and where the inefficiencies are
- Compare transpilation vs compilation strategies for zkVM integration
- Assess how feasible inline RISC-V generation would be during execution

I want to understand the challenge properly before jumping into implementation.

## Alternative Option

I'm also looking into the broader **Scaling L1** projects to see if there's something that might be a better fit. The scaling landscape is moving fast, and I want to make sure I pick the project where I can actually contribute something meaningful.

I'll spend some time evaluating the different options and see which one aligns best with what I can bring to the table.

## Next Steps

- Finish researching the technical details by end of Week 1
- Get in touch with the relevant mentors
- Make a final decision on which project to commit to