kalpitamandal

- Contributing to the development of Marlin Protocol with a focus on blockchain infrastructure, zero-knowledge systems, and confidential computing (Rust, TypeScript, Solidity, Circom, Leo, Python). - Served as one of the core engineers for Kalypso, the ZK Prover Marketplace (https://kalypso.org/), contributing to the project from research and planning to full-scale development and delivery. Designed and implemented the matching engine that assigns proof tasks to operators based on compute capacity and performance metrics, including a slashing mechanism to penalise invalid or missed proofs, ensuring marketplace integrity and reliability. - Led R&D for AI-driven assistants leveraging ChatGPT’s Assistants API and Custom GPTs, securely deployed within trusted execution environments to automate crypto trading strategies and enhance operational efficiency. - Contributed to partner integrations for Oyster CVM (Confidential Virtual Machines), enabling secure, privacy-preserving computation in untrusted environments through hardware-based encryption and enclave execution. - Onboarded multiple projects utilising diverse proving systems onto the Kalypso ZK Prover Marketplace, optimising interoperability and ecosystem growth. - Authored and refined onboarding and technical documentation for symbiotic operators, streamlining integration and participation in the Kalypso ecosystem.

Majorly involved in smart contract design, optimizations and testing for under-collateralized lending and borrowing protocol. Designed and maintained subgraphs for the entire protocol using GraphQL. Exhaustive research on new features including zero knowledge proofs and commitment standards.