alexkampa

Head Of Research

Experienced researcher and consultant specializing in blockchain technology, cryptography, and financial systems. Proven track record in leading research teams in cryptography, ZK proofs and verifiable computing, privacy-preserving voting systems, and consensus protocols.


Experience: 11 years

Yearly salary: $0

Hourly rate: $0


Experience

Head of Research
Aragon Association
2022 - 2023
Scaled team from 2 to 9 FTEs in one year, hiring 4 PhDs and driving research strategy. Focus on privacy-preserving voting systems and recursive ZK proofs. Research on simplifying soundness proofs.
Blockchain Governance Expert
European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI)
2019 - 2020
Drafted EBSI’s governance rules and worked on tokenisation concepts.
Research Director
Sikoba Research
2019 - 2019
Managed development of the isekai verifiable computation / ZK framework (Fantom Foundation grant). Research on ZK proofs, consensus protocols and anonymous voting systems. Organised ZK conference.
Technical Expert
European Commission DIGIT, Blockchain Competency Center
2017 - 2018
Delivered a data notarization prototype on an EVM PoA chain. Wrote Solidity smart contracts.
Managing Consultant
Lombard Risk, Luxembourg/London
2007 - 2016
Developed regulatory reporting solutions and Basel modules for Luxembourg and UK banks.
Basel II Consultant
FERMAT, Paris
2006 - 2006
Advised Fortis (Brussels), Delta Lloyd Bank (Brussels) and Delta Lloyd Holding (Amsterdam).

Skills

cryptography
math
research
zk-snark
product-manager
english
french
german