markodayan

I am a researcher with a strong technical background focused on systems design and engineering within the public blockchain design space. Originating from a Mechatronics engineering background, I have had unique educational and professional experience working across the technology spectrum that has enabled me to contribute and find effective fit within the fairly novel, interdisciplinary landscape of public blockchain infrastructure and applications. 

My core strengths and value offering come from my strong understanding of core blockchain system design and the implementations that seek to practically satisfy design goals within these systems, to guide a delivery of technically-informed insights to help contribute to driving progress in our research and engineering efforts. My research areas of interest include core protocol engineering, decentralized mechanism design (to guide agency - TFMs, P2P networking, PBS etc), consensus protocol design, blockchain scaling (rollups as well as L1-related engineering). My journey within the blockchain industry has led me from independent publishing and development work, internships at the Ethereum Foundation and Nethermind, to publishing in-depth technical research for the likes of Delphi Digital and 2077 Research that has been reviewed and referenced by numerous prominent engineers and researchers across the space. In addition to this, I have had the opportunity to also review several research pieces as well as be invited to participate in several research groups involving core protocol research tasks. More recently I was invited to Devcon 2024 in Bangkok to moderate a discussion on the topic of preconfirmations, block-building, and privacy, involving participants from Flashbots and Gattaca.