147 - Intern Insights: Dr. Josh Benaloh with Anunay Kulshrestha and Karan Newatia

In this episode of the Microsoft Research Podcast series, PhD students Anunay Kulshrestha and Karan Newatia talk to Senior Cryptographer Josh Benaloh about their work on the ElectionGuard project during their internship at Microsoft. ElectionGuard is a free, open-source toolkit that enables voters to verify that their votes have been accurately counted. Kulshrestha and Newatia discuss their respective contributions to extending ElectionGuard to include mail-in voting and rank-choice voting, and the importance of verifiable election technology. The project has been handed over to the nonprofit Election Technology Initiative to further its development and adoption. The podcast offers insights into the work of interns at Microsoft and the opportunities available to students looking for real-world experience in the research community.