Eray Ack
Experience
Semiotic Labs / The Graph
June 2023 - June 2024
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