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Experience

Semiotic Labs / The Graph June 2023 - Current

Research Engineer

  • Designed and implemented verified blockchain data pipeline PoC for EVM chains data extraction and streaming.
  • Architecht and built Era file service to serve historical data to execution layer clients like Nethermind.
  • Developed VFH (Verifiable Firehose) solutions to ensure the integrity of extracted blockchain data and explored zk-compute technologies like DSLs, zkVMs, and co-processors for Substreams computation verification.
  • Contributed to The Graph’s evolution in offering decentralized data solutions, including JSON-RPC and SQL, by developing bespoke verifiable solutions tailored to specific security needs.

Primev Nov 2023 - Feb 2023

Research Collaborator

  • Contributed the mev-commit to facilitate exchange of execution bids and credible commitments between MEV actors.
  • Pioneered solutions in preconfirmations, inclusion lists, hooks, CR and other MEV primitives for mev-commit.

Protocol Fellow Oct 2022 - Feb 2023

Ethereum Foundation

  • Researched and focused on PBS, MEV, Cryptoeconomics, Encrypted Mempools, Based Rollups and Mechanism Design under the mentorship of the Robust Incentives Group.
  • Completed the cadCAD Masterclass for comprehending Ethereum Validator Economics and the EIP-1559.

Education

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Department of Computer Science, Master’s Degree

Istanbul Technical University

Systems Engineering and Operation Research, Bachelor of Science

Honors, Awards & Grants

  • Axiom ZK Intensive Cohort 2
  • Fenbushi Capital Research Fellow
  • Blockcircus, Turkey’s first Blockchain Hackathon Winner & Special Award Winner