Vadim made a long way from a solid-state physics student to a distributed systems architect. His career path included working as an independent Linux sysadmin, an IT department head, a cryptography researcher at ISDCT SB RAS (Irkutsk), a Ph.D. student in the field of GPU code optimization at ITMO University (St. Petersburg), and a distributed systems programmer/researcher at TU Delft.

Personal achievements:

• Refactoring and redesigning a distributed system consisting of 15 years of student code to modern standards, resulting in up to 100x performance increase (the Tribler project, TU Delft)
• Pioneering works on logic-solver-based cryptanalysis using GPUs
• Various works on code optimization methods for cryptanalysis and all kinds of data-intensive algorithms

Bulat’s research is focused on two things: the fundamental limitations and tradeoffs of blockchain systems, and the design of manipulation-resilient reputation functions.
Bulat has worked on many DLT-related projects in both industry and academia.

Personal achievements:

• Since 2016, he was a part of the Hyperledger initiative as a core developer for Soramitsu.
• participated in the creation of systems such as Hyperledger Iroha, Filecoin (Fuhon), Polkadot, D3Ledger.
• From 2018 to 2019 Bulat was a researcher in the Chinese Academy of Sciences for project ChainSQL.

Alexander’s journey in IT began with Basic programming for ZX Spectrum in middle school. At the time, programs were loading from audiotapes. His career mostly revolved around systems integration, enterprise processes automatization, and designing fault-resilient cloud services. Lately, he got fascinated with mobile applications development with Flutter.

Personal achievements

• Transitioned a regional TV studio production from analog to digital technologies, establishing an IT department along the way.
• Built a country-scale IT infrastructure for Helix, one of the top Russian medical diagnostics companies. During his term there, the IT department expanded from one person (Alexander himself) to three distinct units.
• As an IT department head in “Redmond” - one of the biggest Russian ODM companies established a fault-tolerant IT infrastructure. Later, the system saved the day during a disaster in the company’s main datacenter.
• Moved to the Smart Things department of Redmond company, where he replaced the whole technology stack with a modern, social networks-integrated solution.

At first, it started as a passion then fully developed into a professional carrier.

Personal achievements:

• YORSO. Amal designed the "YORSO" website, personal workspace and application - a B2B platform to provide distributors and restaurants with an opportunity to make wholesale online orders for fish and seafood.
• LGDeal application - a B2B platform for the sale of diamonds, which has received much positive feedback from users.
• Featly - a platform for musicians collaborations. The project at the moment is in the fundraising stage.

Began career as a system administrator, learning Linux, and became inspired by networking and systems administration which awakened her interest in building decentralized systems. Then switched to full-stack Web, discovering Javascript and enjoying the immediate results of her work. Later, learned about the complex and mysterious blockchain system. Since then, Alina has been writing and breaking blockchain programs. Loves when her car goes fast, and code works.

Personal achievements & highlights

• Singlehandedly built video stories-like widget that is able to integrate and position itself in the page on its own.
• Built an architecture of pull’n’push batch scheduled payment system and implemented it on a NEAR blockchain.
• Built and implemented the architecture of ERC-20 batch token auction inspired by Gnosis with user control flow on a chain.
• Spearheaded a successful initiative in her district to secure a new children's playground and road improvements from local authorities, demonstrating her capability in community organization and local governance.
• Active in blockchain development since 2015, Alina has experienced the inception of Ethereum and the crafting of its earliest contracts. She now specializes in various blockchain platforms, with a focus on nodes in Ethereum, Polygon, and NEAR.

Started his professional journey as a freelance copywriter and community manager in 2009, focusing on crafting creative content and fostering community engagement. His proficiency encompasses diverse content types, including blogs, commercials, media publications, guidelines, White Papers, and technical assignments. He has explored Flutter development in recent years, applying his logical and systematic thinking to this new domain.

Personal Achievements:

• Authored dozens of publications for Forbes Russia and other top media outlets, demonstrating his ability to conduct thorough information research, audience analysis and interact efficiently with editors.
• Contributed as a content creator and community chief in numerous gaming communities over a span of 12 years, where he developed marketing, motivational, and educational materials, analyzed user feedback, and implemented improvements to enhance community engagement.

With over a decade of experience in studying cryptography and blockchain architecture, I have developed unique protocols for identification and access management, reflecting my deep expertise in this field. My experience in automating government administration and digital justice, as well as in designing decision-making systems within communities, allows me to make a significant contribution to the development of crypto projects, combining innovations in social technologies with transparency and efficiency. All this I do with the aim of creating a more equitable society, where collective methods of self-organization and decision-making prevail.

Education:
Graduated from the National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI", Moscow, specializing in Artificial Intelligence.

Professional Experience:

• Current Position: Project Manager at European Legal Service, focusing on the application of neural networks in legal and medical practices, website development, and full-cycle automated solutions.
• Career Span: Over 15 years of diverse experience in project management, automation, and neural network application.

Personal Skills:

• Demonstrates strong capabilities in leading comprehensive projects and implementing innovative technologies.
• Proven expertise in managing complex tasks, from concept to execution, with a focus on AI and business process design.

I am an inspired designer and researcher with a passion for digital harmony and reducing the distance between people and digital products. My interest in understanding social processes and the peculiarities of constructing intergroup interaction at one time led me to sociology.

I am now excited to be part of a project that combines innovative ideas and social responsibility and to play my part in creating a service that promotes positive social change.