In an era where secure and transparent voting is crucial, VCAST emerges as a platform for online voting, ready for its official launch in January 2024. Developed by Stéphane Glondu, a research engineer at Inria, and Michael Houalef, a marketing and digital manager, VCAST is designed to enhance the security and transparency of voting processes across various sectors.
Michaël Houalef (left) and Stéphane Glondu (right).
Photo source: Inria
The platform operates on the principle of e-voting, with a strong emphasis on verifiability, compliance, assistance, security, and transparencys. This system facilitates the integration of voter lists and result sharing and ensures that every participant's vote is counted accurately and confidentially.
The genesis of VCAST is based on a program called Belenios, which Glondu and his team launched at Inria in collaboration with Loria. Belenios has proven its efficacy by managing over 5,000 online votes, involving more than 500,000 voters, demonstrating the robustness and reliability of the technology.
VCAST is tailored for use by sports clubs, trade unions, businesses, and homeowners’ associations, reflecting its versatility and broad market appeal. The platform’s design ensures that it remains user-friendly for both organizers and voters, simplifying the election process while maintaining rigorous security standards. This ease of use is backed by a security system developed through the Belenios program, known for its robustness over the years. Also, the VCAST platform was evaluated from an organisational perspective based on recommendations from the CNIL (the French data protection authority) and from an organisational perspective by a laboratory assigned by the ANSSI (France’s national cybersecurity agency).
As VCAST prepares for its launch, it stands out for its technological innovation and commitment to open-source principles, offering transparency and security in digital voting.
More information:
https://www.inria.fr/en/vcast-vote-security-confidentiality
https://www.inriastartupstudio.fr/en/home/
