Alexander Skidanov is a prominent entrepreneur and software engineer best known as the Co-Founder and CEO of NEAR Protocol, a decentralized application platform built on a sharded blockchain.
Details:
- Organization: NEAR Protocol
- Location: United States
- Education: Master's degree, in Computer Science fromIzhevsk State Technical University (ISTU)
- Skills: Software Engineering and Distributed System
Experience:
- Co-Founder at Pagoda from Jun 2017 - Present
- Director Of Engineering at MemSQL from Aug 2013 - Jul 2016
- Senior Software Developer at MemSQL from May 2011 - Jul 2013
- Software Developer at Microsoft from Oct 2009 - Apr 2011
FAQ's
1.What are the projects handled by Alexander?
Advanced algorithms class at the University of Washington.
2. When did Alexander co-found the Near Protocol?
Alex co-founded Near Protocol in 2017 alongside Illia Polosukhin Originally called "Near.ai"